Tag: Belfast
Online Trolls Say Belfast Primark Fire Was Caused By God’s Wrath Against Gays
Homophobes and the religious intolerant are using a recent fire to spread homophobic rhetoric.
On Tuesday (August 29), a sudden blaze broke out at the Primark building in Belfast, North Ireland. The 233-year-old building went up in smoke, but 80 firefights fought to make sure that the fire didn’t spread to any other buildings, according to Metro.
While the building didn’t entirely burn down, experts are currently investigating what caused the fire and if the building’s structure is damaged beyond repair.
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Young man stoned in the street by homophobic ‘gang’
Paula Devine, 52, says that her 25-year-old son has repeatedly been the target of homophobic attackers in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the past three years.
“It started with slurs about six months after he moved in, the name calling, it’s all homophobic abuse, once they found out he was gay that was it,” she told Belfast Live.
The abuse escalated until one night, when the victim was leaving his mother’s house to go home, the attackers threw stones at him and...
Thousands march in Belfast for marriage equality in Northern Ireland
The DUP has blocked equal marriage legislation multiple times.
Thousands of equal marriage campaigners took to the streets of Belfast on Saturday (July 1) to urge the government of Northern Ireland to introduce equal marriage.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where same-sex marriage is not legal.
Marriage equality in Northern Ireland is back under the spotlight after Theresa May struck a deal with the DUP to continue governing. The DUP, the largest party in Northern Ireland, and its...
