60% of gay people in Ireland avoid holding hands in public out of fear - survey

Six in 10 gay people in Ireland avoid holding their partners hand in public because they are being afraid of being assaulted or threatened.
60% of gay people in Ireland avoid holding hands in public out of fear - survey

Six in 10 gay people in Ireland avoid holding their partners hand in public because they are being afraid of being assaulted or threatened.

Over 2,300 Irish people took part in the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights survey, with 11% saying they had been attacked at some point in the last five years.

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