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US Vice President Mike Pence cannot be "anti-gay" because he want to a lunch with the Irish prime minister and his boyfriend while on an official state visit to the country, a White House spokesman claimed. Matthew Barrett for lunch in Ireland. The lunch on Tuesday was part of Pence's official visit to Ireland, of which Tuesday is the second and final day.

The official schedule describes an event in which "the vice president and the second lady have lunch with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Dr. Matthew Barrett. Pence, a conservative Christian, has voiced deep opposition to same-sex marriage, and once said on the floor of the US House of Representatives : "Societal collapse was always brought about following an advent of the deterioration of marriage and family.

As a member of Congress, Pence also voted against protections for LGBT people against discrimination and voted against the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" US military policy.

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Varadkar also brought his partner, Dr Matthew Barrett, to meet Pence on his state visit to the Washington DC in March, where many online were quick to point out Pence's past statements. And Varadkar also gave a speech in front of Pence, in which he said that people should not be judged by their sexual orientation.

He said: "I stand here leader of my country, flawed and human but judged by my political actions and not by my sexual orientation, my skin tone, gender or religious beliefs. Varadkar also said in that he raised the issue of LGBT rights with Pence in a closed-door meeting.

The Irish leader has also repeatedly emphasised a positive relationship between the two, and tweeted on Tuesday that it was "a pleasure to welcome Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen to Ireland. The tweet from Deere, who is also gaywas met with heavy criticism on Twitter, where people pointed out that the group was meeting for an official event which Pence was attending as part of his job.

Ireland's branch of the human rights charity Amnesty International also responded to Deere, tagging Pence repeatedly writing "Your policies still discriminate. Read more: Mike Pence is staying at a Trump resort in Ireland — despite it being more than miles away from his meetings in Dublin. Pence also met with Irish President Michael D Higgins, where they were expected to talk about human rights and equality issues.

Pence has come under fire for staying at Trump's golf club during the trip even though it is on the other side of the country to Dublin, where his meetings are scheduled. Business Strategy. Real Estate. Small Business. The Better Work Project. Personal Finance. Tech Science. Markets Stocks.

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