Gay man attacked and robbed on Dubl streets • GCN

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• GAY MAN VICTIM OF HORRIFIC HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK DUBL
• GAY MAN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATNS END WH HIM BEG BTALLY BEATEN ON A B: ‘JTICE WILL HAPPEN’
• EVAN SOMERS: OUTRAGE AFTER GAY MAN BEATEN TO A PULP ON DUBL STREET FOR BEG 'DIFFERENT'THE GBY PLAYER BELIEV THAT THERE’S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO TERMS OF EQUALY FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IRELANDIRISHMIRRORBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYNILA DONNELLY06:00, 12 APR 2022UPDATED10:04, 12 APR 2022BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWGET DAILY HEADL AND BREAKG NEWS ALERTS FOR FREE BY SIGNG UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET DAILY HEADL AND BREAKG NEWS ALERTS FOR FREE BY SIGNG UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• GAY UPLE TARGETED BY TEENS ALLEGED HOMOPHOBIC ATTACKTHE ORAL LASTED OVER A MUTE AND THEY WERE ALLEGEDLY KICKED, STONED AND SUBJECTED TO VILE HOMOPHOBIC ABE DURG THE CINTDUBLLIVEBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYJOHN KIERANS10:16, 20 JUN 2023UPDATED14:41, 28 JUN 2023BOOKMARKSTILL OM THE ATTACK VIOTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• GAY MAN ATTACKED AND ROBBED ON DUBL STREETS
• GAY GBY PLAYER FEARS HE’LL NEVER PLAY AGA AFTER BTAL HOMOPHOBIC BEATG
• LEGENDARY DUBL GAY BAR TARGETED BY HOMOPHOBIC VANDALS DISTURBG ‘PREMEDATED’ ATTACK
• IRISH GAY MAN EVAN SOMERS OPENS UP ABOUT SAVAGE HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK DUBL EARLIER THIS YEAR

GAY MAN VICTIM OF HORRIFIC HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK DUBL

Evan Somers, who was jured a spected homophobic attack near Dame Street Dubl cy centre over the weekend, has spoken publicly of his oral.

Speakg to RTÉ's Livele om his bed St Jam's Hospal, Mr Somers said that his male attacker tnted him wh homophobic slurs before he received severe juri to his face and body. He scribed himself as a "clearly gay" man who is out and proud, but said what happened felt to him like an "outer-body experience", as was all a b of a blur to a pot where he felt like what was happeng was not happeng to him.

He said the attack had showed him that spe advanc gay rights Ireland and the rult of the 2015 referendum on same-sex marriage, more had to be done to tackle hate-related vlence towards the LGBT muny. CW: Graphic ntent and imag pictg homophobia and physil vlence. In the early hours of Sunday, April 10, a gay man was allegedly the victim of a homophobic physil and verbal attack Dubl.

GAY MAN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATNS END WH HIM BEG BTALLY BEATEN ON A B: ‘JTICE WILL HAPPEN’

The homophobic attack on the gay man is reported to have taken place at around 3:30am on Sunday morng, along Dame Street Dubl, not far om The Gee bar. “This is Ireland 2022, many of our stakeholrs & members tell , homophobic attacks and slurrg are on the crease.

Wishg the victim of this appallg homophobic hate crime a full revery. © 2022 GCN (Gay Communy News).

While takg a late night b home wh his iends, Mark Sheehan was asslted by a young man on the b, after beg lled a 'f****t' by a group of men A young man his 20s was asslted while on a late night b home Dubl cy the early hours of Sunday, a spected homophobic Sheehan, (26) om southwt Dubl, had been out socialisg last Saturday night The Gee nightclub on Dame Street wh three iends, celebratg two of their takg a late night b home wh his iends, Mr Sheehan was asslted by a young man on the b, after beg lled a “f****t” by a group of men. Mr Sheehan said he was lled a “eak” and the homophobic slur “f****t”.

EVAN SOMERS: OUTRAGE AFTER GAY MAN BEATEN TO A PULP ON DUBL STREET FOR BEG 'DIFFERENT'THE GBY PLAYER BELIEV THAT THERE’S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO TERMS OF EQUALY FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IRELANDIRISHMIRRORBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSNEWSBYNILA DONNELLY06:00, 12 APR 2022UPDATED10:04, 12 APR 2022BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWGET DAILY HEADL AND BREAKG NEWS ALERTS FOR FREE BY SIGNG UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET DAILY HEADL AND BREAKG NEWS ALERTS FOR FREE BY SIGNG UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Mark Sheehan, a 26-year-old gay man, was btally kicked on a b. Police Ireland are examg “high-qualy” CCTV footage that ptured the shockg moment a gay man was btally beaten on a Dubl b.

Invtigators hope the footage will shed new light on the spected homophobic attack that has disturbed and appalled LGBTQ+ people, as well as the Irish Parliament. Irish policians ll for police transport un ‘whout lay’ after homophobic attack on Dubl b. Kenny said that Ireland’s public trans system has seen creasg levels of wrongdog, wh “last night’s homophobic attack is the latt example of this”.

GAY UPLE TARGETED BY TEENS ALLEGED HOMOPHOBIC ATTACKTHE ORAL LASTED OVER A MUTE AND THEY WERE ALLEGEDLY KICKED, STONED AND SUBJECTED TO VILE HOMOPHOBIC ABE DURG THE CINTDUBLLIVEBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYJOHN KIERANS10:16, 20 JUN 2023UPDATED14:41, 28 JUN 2023BOOKMARKSTILL OM THE ATTACK VIOTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Ireland currently do not have any specific legislatn to al wh hate crim, though the police n log cints as fueled by homophobia the PULSE Garda system. Police will be able to provi evince of homophobia as an aggravatg factor to the judge. A man who was hospalised wh a broken ankle and horrific facial juri followg a sickeng homophobic attack on him says shows how Ireland still has a way to go when to equaly.

GAY MAN ATTACKED AND ROBBED ON DUBL STREETS

READ MORE: Leo Varadkar 'appalled' after man has eye socket and bon broken homophobic attack on Dubl night out Gay Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has exprsed his shock and pledged to put prsure on the Jtice Mister to prrise hate crime laws and crease Garda street prence.

GAY GBY PLAYER FEARS HE’LL NEVER PLAY AGA AFTER BTAL HOMOPHOBIC BEATG

“As many of our stakeholrs tell , homophobic attacks and slurs are creasg. This vlence and homophobia has no place our society. Policians have mand a special transport policg un after this young man suffered a btal homophobic attack on a Dubl b.

READ MORE: Arrts ma on Dubl's O’Connell Street followg ‘nun’ altertn Mr Sheehan revealed on Tuday that he was subjected to vile homophobic abe before the headbutt attack which left him badly trmatised – and wh the shockg juri. He said: “The fact that we once aga woke up this morng to learn of yet another wardly homophobic attack our pal cy is of ep ncern, and will once aga e great distrs and worry among our LGBTQ muny who creasgly feel that their safety is unr threat. A gay uple were attacked and beaten up by a vlent gang of teenagers while out walkg their dog, is claimed.

LEGENDARY DUBL GAY BAR TARGETED BY HOMOPHOBIC VANDALS DISTURBG ‘PREMEDATED’ ATTACK

The horrific oral lasted over a mute and they were kicked, stoned and subjected to vile homophobic abe durg the cint Drogheda, Co Louth.

There is no exce for such vile homophobic and racist abe. " The cint follows a recent homophobic attack on a 14-year-old schoolboy nearby Navan by another gang of youths. In the early hours of Sunday, January 22, David Browne, a gay man was attacked and robbed on Bachelors Walk, the centre of Dubl.

IRISH GAY MAN EVAN SOMERS OPENS UP ABOUT SAVAGE HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK DUBL EARLIER THIS YEAR

Last April, another gay man was attacked while out the cy centre of Dubl. © 2023 GCN (Gay Communy News). A gay gby player Ireland says he may never aga play the sport he lov after a btal homophobic beatg that left him wh a shattered ankle and a dangero eye Somer, 23, said he was attacked after an eveng out Dubl last April, and he recently told Ireland televisn program Claire Byrne Live he may never aga be able to play gby aga bee of the horrific attack.

He said he was tryg to flag a taxi after visg The Gee gay bar when he was approached by a man hurlg antigay slurs. A btal homophobic asslt has left an openly gay Irish Rugby players uncerta whether he will every play the sport aga. Related: Homophobic Atralian gby player allegedly gets lns settlement om league.