For me, Panti’s Noble Call is one of the most effective pieces of oratory I’ve ever heard. Set against the backdrop of Pantigate, the shameful situation that ensued after Panti’s alter ego, Rory O’Neill called certain pundits homophobes on the The Saturday Night Show in January 2014, the speech sought to reclaim the definition of homophobia which was in danger of being hijacked by homophobes.
In doing so it gave expression to the nature of homophobia, elaborating in perfect detail how insidious it is and the effects it has those who experience it.