4. Sean Vail

Sean is a 62 year-old retired physio & farmer, he has been livening West Cork in Skibbereen since 1991. Born in Michigan, near the Canadian border to an Italian mother, and a Scottish father in to a military family. When he was 19 he joined the Navy and was one of the first service members to be honourably discharged when he revealed his identity to his superior following the death of his partner. He moved to Ireland in 1991 where he worked with one of his sisters on a family farm in Ballylickey.

In this eight-part series, we meet 8 older members of the LGBT community to reflect on the journey to finding your identity and the courage it takes to be yourself.

• No. of episodes: 11
• Latest episode: 2021-12-01
• Society & Culture

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