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Worried about Pride?

  • 06-06-2014 4:21am
    #1
    Genegirl83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭


    So... Us gays have had a lot more exposure in Ireland in recent months with marriage equality and Pantigate but with homophobic assaults on the rise in Dublin this year, will you feel very safe at Pride?

    Just interested in thoughts... My gf is a bit weirded out what with the influx of gay bashing a admitted to hospital recently.


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  • #2
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    Strength in numbers. Stay with crowds and it's highly unlikely you will be attacked in such a manner. Wouldn't happen during the day at all. These people skulk around at night looking for easy targets to abuse.

    I don't feel worried, but then again, I have never been in a vulnerable situation. I don't get drunk, stay out late, or walk alone on anywhere but main streets. That's my rule for Dublin city centre in general though.


  • #3
    baby and crumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,512 ✭✭✭baby and crumble


    My attitude is that these people who are attacking us at night are doing so to try and shut us up and intimidate us.

    F*ck that.

    If anything, it's more important than ever to march this year.


  • #4
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,158 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Genegirl83 wrote: »
    So... Us gays have had a lot more exposure in Ireland in recent months with marriage equality and Pantigate but with homophobic assaults on the rise in Dublin this year, will you feel very safe at Pride?

    Just interested in thoughts... My gf is a bit weirded out what with the influx of gay bashing a admitted to hospital recently.

    Theres always a huge police presence. I wouldnt worry at all tbh

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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