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with Eoin Beatty

One Third Of Irelands LGBTQ-Plus Community Avoid Certain Areas

Researchers at the EU Fundamental Rights Agency have examined over 100 thousand survey responses from 30 countries.

Almost a third of Irish people in the LGBTQ-plus community avoid certain areas for fear of being attacked.

Researchers at the EU Fundamental Rights Agency have examined over 100 thousand survey responses from 30 countries.

One bisexual woman in her 20s told the team Dublin city "doesn't feel safe".

Paula Fagan, CEO of LGBT Ireland, says it's time for the Seanad to pass the Government's Hate Crime legislation:

 

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