London: Hollywood heartthrob Colin Farrell is lending support to an anti-homophobia campaign because he witnessed his own brother endure bullying because of being gay.The `Alexander` star, who acted as best man at his brother Eamon`s same-sex wedding last year, is fronting the anti-bullying drive by gay charity Belong To in his native
Ireland, reported Contactmusic.
"I can`t remember much about the years of physical and
emotional abuse my brother Eamon suffered. I was very small.
The thing I do remember though, quite literally, is blood on
his school shirt when he came home in the afternoon. The beatings and taunting were very frequent for him and a constant part of his school years," says Farrell in the public service announcement.
And Farrell says that he still can`t understand why Eamon was targeted by bullies because of his sexuality.
"People are often afraid of difference. They feel that anything that causes fear, should be turned away from. My brother represented fear for so many people, but caused joy in my life. From a very young age he made me laugh with his intelligence and wit, made me aspire to his strength and goodness. He was to be embraced," said the Irish hunk.
"To many of the students of his school however he was to be feared. He was to be turned away from. I didn`t understand it then, and I still don`t now," he added.
PTI
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