Richard Hogan: Sexuality should never be a reason to hate
Richard Hogan: Pride - Celebrate everyone for who they are.
The recent hospitalisation of Evan Somers, and the killing of two men in Sligo have stunned us all. They have woken us all to a terrible truth about our society — that it’s not as progressive as we would like to think. Evan, a young man going about his life, was attacked because of his sexuality. Evan is all of us. He wrote on Twitter: “Last night a stranger called me a faggot before beating the shit out of me.” Evan was left with a fractured eye socket, two fractures, a dislocation in his ankle, and other injuries — all because of who he loves.
The pictures from his hospital bed were particularly disturbing, but essential for us all to see. That a beautiful young man, minding his own business, would be attacked because of his orientation should not sit well with any of us. I clearly remember the sense of relief in 2015 when Ireland voted in significant numbers to push forward with same-sex marriage.
