Rory O'Neill

Panti Bliss was born Rory O'Neill in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, in 1968, a small western town where a Catholic boy became Ireland's foremost drag queen and gay rights activist. He first performed in 1989, danced with Cyndi Lauper in Japan in 1994, hosted Dublin Pride for years, and opened Pantibar on Capel Street in 2007. A place that sounds quiet and green produced a voice loud enough to carry through parades, televisions and bars across two countries.