Sarah Harte: Legislation alone isn’t enough to bring an end to homophobia

Sometimes, so-called ‘debate’ is a dog whistle for the ‘othering’ or dehumanising of other people

This year’s Cork Pride event is going ahead as planned from July 30 to August 6. 

Last Sunday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar reportedly spoke about the importance of the Pride festival particularly against the backdrop of the increase in “violent attacks on LGBT people”.

And homophobia and transphobia are indeed on the rise globally.