Ty Irish village go gay for a day |

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• MURR ARRT AFTER TWO GAY MEN FOUND ‘MUTILATED’ OWN HOM SPECTED HOMOPHOBIC KILLGS
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS SLIGO
• GAY US WRER SEVERELY BEATEN SLIGO AFTER ALLEGEDLY MAKG SEXUAL ADVANC
• TY IRISH VILLAGE GO GAY FOR A DAY
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS SLIGO
• TY IRISH VILLAGE GO GAY FOR A DAY
• IRISH VILLAGE GO GAY FOR A DAY
• MAN CHARGED WH BTAL MURR OF TWO GAY MEN IRELAND AND ASSLT ON ANOTHER

MURR ARRT AFTER TWO GAY MEN FOUND ‘MUTILATED’ OWN HOM SPECTED HOMOPHOBIC KILLGS

A man has been arrted on spicn of murr after two men were killed Sligo, Ireland wh an apparent homophobic motive. Acrdg to the Irish Examer, the Gardaí Sligo are examg whether there is a homophobic motive for the grisly killgs of two men the town over the past two days. From private rooms and apartments to LGBTQ-iendly hotels, you have the optn to stay the heart of gay districts as well as other neighborhoods the plac you vis.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS SLIGO

A loft Soho, a shared room Barcelona or the Castro, a gay-iendly hotel Le Marais or Chelsea, experience misterb&b all gay travel statns! A gay Amerin wrer suffered "extremely ser juri" and had been "expected to die" after beg asslted his Sligo flat by two lol men, Sligo Circu Court was told trial opened yterday of Mr Glen Mahon (21) of Banks Drive, Cranmore, and Mr Ian Monaghan (20), of Ashbrook, Pearse Road, who are charged wh tentnally or recklsly g ser harm to Mr Robert Drake. "If you accept that he was attemptg to sexually terfere wh him, I would subm that a person is entled to e reasonable force to fend themselv, but is not entled to e excsive force, " Mr Vghan Buckley also told the jury that the fact Mr Drake was a homosexual was "not a matter you should have any regard to" urt was told that both Mr Mahon and Mr Monaghan went voluntarily to gardai wh their solicor wh days of the cint and ma tailed statements.

County Sligo town hosts world's smallt gay pri event. ByANTOINETTE KELLYAugt 14, 2009, 11:53 AM— -- The ty astal village of Easkey, County Sligo has "gone gay" today hostg what is thought to be the smallt gay pri event the lol Fay Rource Center of Easkey, populatn 250, is urgg rints to "go gay" an act of support of the lol LGBT village, which is bt known as a surfg and fishg town and has jt two shops, two pubs, two butchers and a post office, will host a receptn s Fay Rource Center followed by a shori barbecue. Organizers expect around 80 people om the muny to attend, all of whom will wear ps proudly statg: "gay for a day.

GAY US WRER SEVERELY BEATEN SLIGO AFTER ALLEGEDLY MAKG SEXUAL ADVANC

In s fourth year, the ftival hosts a seri of events across Counti Sligo and Lerim acts of solidary wh ral Ireland's gay muny. "There is a trend now Ireland where gay people are leavg the big ci and returng to their ral roots, " said 10-year Easkey rint Denise Clarke, 48.

"Clarke, along wh fellow Easkey gay pri ordator Pat Hegarty, me up wh the "gay for a day" slogan as a way to make heterosexual people feel fortable about jog on the celebratns. "Supportive village rints say that the gay pri event is a sign that ral Ireland is "growg up, " and is beg more acceptg as a whole of the LGBT muny.

Homosexualy was crimalized Ireland 1993, and discrimatn based on sexual orientatn is now Northwt Pri ftival seri has attracted support om Irish policians, muny groups, bs and lols.

TY IRISH VILLAGE GO GAY FOR A DAY

The ty astal village of Easkey, County Sligo has “gone gay” today hostg what is thought to be the smallt gay pri event the world. The lol Fay Rource Center of Easkey, populatn 250, is urgg rints to “go gay” an act of support of the lol LGBT muny. Organizers expect around 80 people om the muny to attend, all of whom will wear ps proudly statg: “gay for a day.

In s fourth year, the ftival hosts a seri of events across Counti Sligo and Lerim acts of solidary wh ral Ireland’s gay muny. Clarke, along wh fellow Easkey gay pri ordator Pat Hegarty, me up wh the "gay for a day" slogan as a way to make heterosexual people feel fortable about jog on the celebratns. Supportive village rints say that the gay pri event is a sign that ral Ireland is “growg up, ” and is beg more acceptg as a whole of the LGBT muny.

Homosexualy was crimalized Ireland 1993, and discrimatn based on sexual orientatn is now outlawed. A village Ireland is gog gay for a day what is thought to be the smallt gay pri event the world.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS SLIGO

Today the ty astal hamlet of Easkey Co Sligo, which has jt two shops, two pubs, two butchers and a post office, is urgg heterosexual rints to "go gay" as an act of solidary. "There is a trend now Ireland where gay people are leavg the big ci and returng to their ral roots, " she said. "Village store manager Michael Gordon said: "Gay people are the same as every body else.

"I have no ia if any of my kids are gay, but I would totally support them, " she said.

TY IRISH VILLAGE GO GAY FOR A DAY

"O'Brien is enuragg staff the Fisherman's Weir to wear "gay for a day" badg on their lapels and said that the celebratns were a good thg. "In general people are beg posive about , but I have heard a few of the lads crackg jok, " he Easkey Pri celebratns are part of a larger umbrella group – North Wt Pri – rporatg several wtern unti such as Sligo, Mayo and Lerim – and began 2006 when a group of people om Sligo and Lerim anised a gay pri event for their fai and iends. Tradnally, gay pri events only took place big ci like Dubl and Cork.

"Homosexualy was crimalised Ireland 1993, and discrimatn based on sexual orientatn is now outlawed. Hegarty's dghter Sarah is gay and liv Manchter.

Hegarty and Denise Clarke me up wh the ia of "gay for a day" as a way to make heterosexual people feel fortable jog the celebratns. Yoef Palani, 22, has been charged wh the murr of two gay men and assltg another County Sligo, Ireland.

IRISH VILLAGE GO GAY FOR A DAY

They both suffered “signifint” juri, said An Garda Síochána, Ireland’s police force, wh the murrs thought to have been motivated by homophobia.

MAN CHARGED WH BTAL MURR OF TWO GAY MEN IRELAND AND ASSLT ON ANOTHER