Gaybourhoods

Big inner

Hi there,

Myself and my partner are in the process of buying a house in Ballycullen/Firhouse. Our concern is that the area is very suburbia and that being a gay couple will mean we may not be overly welcomed into the community? I know society has made huge strides in the last decade but is suburbia ready to accept gay couples as neighbours? We currently live close to city centre and we have never had any issues so we are a bit apprehensive to the move to suburbia.

Are there any gay couples living in Ballycullen/Firhouse/Knocklyon and how do you rate the area for the acceptance of gay couples?

Thanks,
B.

Aard

Dublin suburbs are fine. This isn't Alabama.

amdublin

Just buy your house. What business is it of anyone if you're a couple. Or not.

Annasopra

I think you're worrying too much to be honest.

There was 24 civil partnerships in Dublin 24 from 2011 to 2014.

rainbow kirby

I'm originally from Firhouse. It's fine.

Dial Hard

I'm not gay but I live in Ballycullen/Firhouse and tbh, it's never even crossed my mind what any of our neighbours sexualities/living arrangements are. Why would it

TheBully

What does being gay have to do with anything?
My housemate is a guy, I'm not gay and neither is he! What difference does it make though!
Homophobia is in a lot of gay people's heads, yes it exists but 2 guys living in a house in firhouse are not gonna be ridiculed, this is not a catholic dictatorship anymore!
Nobody cares where u live or who u live with, people just want to get on with their lives, and as for your sexual orientation, people care less about

Big inner

Hi all,

The topic was intended more for gay people who live in the area as I do understand attitudes and behaviour has changed significantly over the last 10 years and most of my concerns are unfounded.

I know the area very well as I have a lot of friends and family living in the region and indeed grew up very near the area, so my query was to get an response from gay people who actually currently live in the area so if you happen to be a 'member', a reponse would be appreciated.

Regards,
B.

Annasopra

Big inner wrote: »

Hi all,

The topic was intended more for gay people who live in the area as I do understand attitudes and behaviour has changed significantly over the last 10 years and most of my concerns are unfounded.

I know the area very well as I have a lot of friends and family living in the region and indeed grew up very near the area, so my query was to get an response from gay people who actually currently live in the area so if you happen to be a 'member', a reponse would be appreciated.

Regards,
B.

I don't understand. If you understand social attitudes have massively changed and you know most of your concerns are unfounded and you know the area very well, whats the issue?

Chunners

If you don't tell them you are a gay couple then how would they know? you could just say nothing and let them assume you are 2 students or something sharing a house you are renting. I mean no one is going to know any different

Big inner

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

I don't understand. If you understand social attitudes have massively changed and you know most of your concerns are unfounded and you know the area very well, whats the issue?

I understand attitudes have changed and I do know the area but I have not lived there, hence my query.

Are you gay and live in the area?

Regards,
B.

Aard

What awful things do you expect might happen? Twitching curtains?

J_E

Big inner wrote: »

Hi all,

The topic was intended more for gay people who live in the area as I do understand attitudes and behaviour has changed significantly over the last 10 years and most of my concerns are unfounded.

I know the area very well as I have a lot of friends and family living in the region and indeed grew up very near the area, so my query was to get an response from gay people who actually currently live in the area so if you happen to be a 'member', a reponse would be appreciated.

Regards,
B.

That's coming across as fairly patronising. We aren't a secret club anymore. Most people just get on with their lives. The gay couple is no longer the funny neighbourhood cliché.

Daith

Big inner wrote: »

Are you gay and live in the area?

If somebody was to say "Yes"

What questions would you ask them?

JH_raheny

don't know the area but living in suburbia with my bf myself and not a problem whatsoever, in fact I can't go to the local pub on my own without being asked ten times where he is and we get invited to the neighbours every x-mas and new year

Ten of Swords

J_E wrote: »

That's coming across as fairly patronising. We aren't a secret club anymore. Most people just get on with their lives. The gay couple is no longer the funny neighbourhood cliché.

Op is planning to drop a couple of hundred grand on a home and is curious to know if it will be a welcoming, indifferent or hostile environment. Seems like a reasonable question to ask so what exactly is the problem?

Big inner

Thanks ToS and JH, those were more along the lines of responses I was expecting.

floggg

Ten of Swords wrote: »

Op is planning to drop a couple of hundred grand on a home and is curious to know if it will be a welcoming, indifferent or hostile environment. Seems like a reasonable question to ask so what exactly is the problem?

Because how many hostile environments are there in Ireland?

Rory28

floggg wrote: »

Because how many hostile environments are there in Ireland?

Ask the Romanian family that got ran out of a town by a mob.

Annasopra

Rory28 wrote: »

Ask the Romanian family that got ran out of a town by a mob.

Not relevant in this discussion at all