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Contents:

• GAY MAN ATTACKED BY GROUP LIVERPOOL
• AS A GAY MAN LIVERPOOL RIGHT NOW I'M SRED BUT WE WON'T LET FEAR W
• GAY MAN ATTACKED LIVERPOOL AS WAVE OF HATE CRIME NTU
• THE 5 BEST LIVERPOOL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LIVERPOOL
• GAY MAN FEARED HE WOULD DIE VLENT HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK WHICH LEFT HIM VERED BLOOD
• YOUNG GAY MEN SHARE HORRIFYG STORI AMID RISG UK HATE CRIM
• LIVERPOOL GAY SNAS
• THE 5 BEST LIVERPOOL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LIVERPOOL
• GAY UNED KGDOM

GAY MAN ATTACKED BY GROUP LIVERPOOL

A gay man feared for his life while he was attacked Liverpool, England, over the after midnight on Saturday, a group of men attacked Aodhan Benson, a 24-year-old om Belfast, while hurlg homophobic slurs. "If this is what beg gay means, then I don't want to be gay, " Benson told The Liverpool Echo. "Lerally, if this is what my sexualy rults , then I'll not be gay then, if you jt leave me alone.

"He add that thori believed the homophobic slurs were directed at the victim, so they are treatg the se as a hate crime. A recent rise reported hate crim and a seri of vlent homophobic and transphobic attacks the cy centre left Liverpool's LGBT+ muny wonrg who would be next.

AS A GAY MAN LIVERPOOL RIGHT NOW I'M SRED BUT WE WON'T LET FEAR W

Josh Ormrod, a 19-year-old bisexual stunt who was beaten a homophobic attack last week, told me: “I shouldn’t have to act like I'm iends wh my boyiend whilst we’re walkg through the streets. I rent that my boyiend told me, to allay his own fears: "I'm glad you don't look stereotypilly gay. And the next time that I’m standg at a pestrian crossg, I hate myself for , but I check myself to see what is about me that giv the gay away, and I check myself to see that I’m not dog this time.

GAY MAN ATTACKED LIVERPOOL AS WAVE OF HATE CRIME NTU

Kola Ladipo leadg chants at the prott agast homophobic attacks Liverpool, June 22.

It’s so long sce I was a 14-year-old walkg along a dark street alone when a r full of lads drove by wh rolled down wdows shoutg homophobic slurs at me. So g out to prott such huge numbers agast homophobia and transphobia, seeg faiar fac a real-life ‘Gus Who’ of Liverpool’s queer scene, watchg the anisers fearls full drag leadg the way, ma me feel powerful. The lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr ( LGBTQIA+) muny is a val part of Liverpool's wir muny.

From clubs and bars Liverpool’s Gay Quarter to the annual Pri In Liverpool event anised by LCR Pri, our cy has a rich and vibrant LGBT+ history.

THE 5 BEST LIVERPOOL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LIVERPOOL

Police England have arrted two men for a btal attack on a gay universy stunt that took place Liverpool last Benson, 24, origally om Belfast, Ireland, but attendg Liverpool Hope Universy, was btally asslted by three men as he walked home on Bold Street the early morng hours last Saturday, July 10.

"'Faggot gay cunt' was what I heard before four men asslted me Liverpool not far om where someone died a siar attack, " Benson posted to Twter posted to Instagram that he was out celebratg the end of studi for the summer when the asslt occurred. ""Only faggots would say 'love, '" Benson relled the man man grew creasgly agated when Benson revealed he was gay, then threw a punch when Benson fally told the homophobic man to "fuck off.

"RELATED | Man Tri to Kill & Gouge Out Ey of a Stranger He Thought Was Gay. A 21-year-old gay man was left “vered blood” after a “btal” homophobic attack on Seel Street, Liverpool.

GAY MAN FEARED HE WOULD DIE VLENT HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK WHICH LEFT HIM VERED BLOOD

It was there that a man began harassg Ladipo wh homophobic slurs, to which he rpond “Y I am”. After the perpetrators ceased, Ladipo relled sayg: “‘Jt bee I’m gay, lerally jt bee I’m gay’…Everyone uld hear me. He ntued: “And ’s like, ‘I’m stood here vered blood, screamg, ‘It’s bee I’m gay’, and no one is g to my aid.

” Liverpool has seen a rise anti-LGBTQ+ vlence durg the past few months, wh Reclaim Pri Liverpool sayg: “Merseysi figur sce 2014 have gone up over 943%, and we have seen a large spate of vlet homophobic and transphobic attacks the cy over the past two months. Every year July, thoands of people - lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, bary and alli - e to Liverpool cy centre to spend two days a wonl, rabow flag-ftooned celebratn of all beg ee to live our liv as ourselv. It is easy to believe over that weekend that equaly has been achieved, that homophobia has been vanquished and that nobody is beg judged, bullied or discrimated agast bee of their sexualy.

YOUNG GAY MEN SHARE HORRIFYG STORI AMID RISG UK HATE CRIM

Ahead of Liverpool Pri this weekend, the ECHO is celebratg the achievements of the cy's lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people this list of 59 spiratnal LGBTQ people workg hard to make real change throughout the other 363 days of the year. Warren Ward was elected Labour uncillor for Bromborough, Port Sunlight and New Ferry when he was only 18 - jt a few months after he publicly me out as beg gay. Sce 2001, she has been the chair of the Merseysi Police Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Staff Support Network and -chair of the Natnal LGBT+ and Police Network sce 2015.

As velopment director for Homotopia she produced the April Ashley exhibn wh the Mm of Liverpool, and was prevly velopment director at Stonewall, the anisatn that mpaigns for the equaly of lbian, gay, bi and trans people across Bra.

LIVERPOOL GAY SNAS

Sadly he still fac portatn to Malaysia, where homosexual acts are illegal and punishable unr feral law, bee officials do not believe he is a gay man.

THE 5 BEST LIVERPOOL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LIVERPOOL

Kty's Show Bar, named after the rint drag artist Kty Lter, who Billy performs as, pris self on beg a place where everyone the muny is wele and providg a safe haven for the gay muny. Billy told the ECHO last year: "Our clientele rang om lols, those om out of town, Kty fans, the gay muny, the LGBT muny and the trans.

The ial premise was for "Fairi across the Mersey" to gather together and jo the natnal 5-a-si tournaments, promotg health and fns and providg a social group for gay and bisexual football supporters and players and around the Liverpool area. An applitn to jo the GFSN (Gay Football Supporters Network) Natnal League was approved March 2012 and they stormed to a League and Cup double. Ey, who says she was dumped by her partner for beg 'too disabled', started a worldwi nversatn about beg gay.

Ian Usher and Shn Duggan are creded by some wh helpg to save Liverpool's gay scene. The club nights are aimed as a haven for “homos, heteros, drag shows and don’t knows” and have been celebrated for their unique atmosphere. It's a plete meltg pot of young, old, between, gay, straight, drag...

GAY UNED KGDOM

Ms Eagle, who has reprented Wallasey sce 1992, has mpaigned for gay rights and genr equaly parliament. Charr Bns - Interim director at Homotopia & a director of Liverpool Queer Collective. Char is the head of Homotopia, the UK's longt nng LGBTQ+ arts and cultural ftival, where she has been the role of terim director sce January and, prr to that, for two years as ftival manager.

The tr lead a team of volunteers who n queer and trans-iendly events Liverpool as an alternative to the mastream gay 'scene', as well as wrg about queer culture on their blog. Chris and Pl's rol clu nng GYRO (Gay Youth 'r' Out) - a youth group for young people intifyg as Lbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans (LGBTQ+) or qutng their sexualy. She started her journey as a role mol volunteer speaker for Diversy Role Mols, a chary tacklg homophobic and trasphobic bullyg schools.

It also exists to give a voice to LGBTQ+ people and to offer an alternative to mastream gay club culture. Now aged 76, Sandi Hugh' life reflects the changg attus to gay people the UK. The marriage proved to be short-lived and Sandi beme part of Liverpool's fledglg gay scene.