Category: Northern Ireland

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Police treating ‘no Irish, no gay’ graffiti in Northern Ireland as hate crime

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Police in Lurgan, Northern Ireland are treating graffiti that said “no Irish no gay” as a homophobic hate crime. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed that they had received a report of criminal damage on 18 August, but that the graffiti has potentially been there “for a number of years”. “Officers attended and spoke with local residents, who advised that the graffiti had been there for a number of years,” a spokesperson told The Belfast Telegraph. “The graffiti is being treated a homophobic hate crime.” The same slogan…

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‘Gay cake’ discrimination case thrown out by European Court of Human Rights

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Gareth Lee has lost a seven-year legal battle over a bakery in Belfast refusing to make him a cake with “support gay marriage” written on it. On 6 January, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Lee’s claim against the bakery was inadmissible. In 2016, a Belfast county court and a court of appeal both reached the outcome that Lee had been discriminated against by the bakery because of his sexual orientation. Two years later, however, the UK Supreme Court overturned the failed appeal by Ashers bakery –…

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Survey reveals 97% of Northern Irish LGBTQ+ youth struggle with anxiety and depression

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A national survey, conducted by BeLong To Youth Services, has shown Northern Irish LGBTQ+ youth are struggling with mental health due to the pandemic. Trigger warning: this article includes mention of suicide and mental health conditions. The pandemic has posed a significant risk to marginalised and vulnerable groups, including LGBTQ+ and POC communities. In 2016, Higgins A. et al conducted a  national study of the mental health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Northern Ireland. The study highlighted the mental health struggles experienced by young LGBTQ+…

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