Tag: fire

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. As...

Jules lost practically everything he owned in today’s Grenfell Tower fire – but he could have lost so much more. 12 people have so far been confirmed dead in the blaze, which started shortly before 1am and has destroyed the huge 24-storey block of flats in west London. Commander Stuart Cundy of the Metropolitan Police has said he anticipates “that the number of fatalities will increase beyond those 12,” according to the Guardian. Were it not for an extremely fortunate series of...

'It has been the thriving heart of the gay scene for more than a decade'. A fire on Sunday night caused serious damage to four businesses in Taipei’s first openly gay area, including some of the most famous and visited gay bars in the city. Firefighters rushed to the scene at the Red House Theater in the Ximending district but by the time the fire was extinguished the damage had already been done. Gay Star News spoke to Café Dalida owner, Alvin Chang who says the...

A man who was allegedly fired from a retirement home owned by the Catholic Diocese of Richmond has filed a federal lawsuit claiming discrimination. John M. Murphy was fired in April 2015, just eight days into his job as executive director of the St. Francis Home, according to court papers filed this month. He says two diocese officials visited his office, Chief Financial Officer Michael McGee and Human Resources Officer Dorothy Mahanes, who told him they had learned he was gay. When...