GLYNI – Gay and Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland

A man in his 20s has been sexually assaulted near Belfast city centre.

The incident happened in the Donegal Street/Frederick Street area at about 0200 GMT on Thursday.

Police say the man’s attacker was wearing a dark jacket, light trousers and had short grey hair.

They have appealed for anyone who witnessed the attack to contact them at York Road police station or to use the Crimestoppers telephone line.

We would say that it’s always best not to be walking around town alone at nights, especially early in the morning as in this case. Stay safe! You can always get taxis, after all, saving a few pounds isn’t worth your safety! There are also rape alarms available, and given the frequency of cases in Belfast recently, it doesn’t matter if you are male or female, they might keep you safe.

Read the original BBC article using the link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7739838.stm

Tags: attack, cathedral quarter, police

This year GLYNI celebrates its 9th birthday! Hurrah!

(Image from http://cakehead.com)

Since 1999 GLYNI has been working towards creating a better Northern Ireland for LGBT young people by providing a safe space for us to come to and talk about the issues that affect us!

Today its a fast growing safe space for LGBT young people to come along, hang out, learn cool new stuff and enjoy a cup of tea!

Last Friday GLYNI members celebrated with a fairy cake and a Futurama DVD.

This coming Monday GLYNI will be holding a workshop about Bullying and Homophobia facilitated by our very own Drop-in Co-ordinator Adam.

If you fancy coming along to GLYNI and haven’t yet contacted us, why not get in touch by contacting us using the links above!

Anyway, hope y’all have an awesome week!

~Sean’sfirstblogposthiphiphorray…

Tags: birthday, GLYNI Events

Barack Obama will become the first black president on January 21st 2009 after he was elected president on Tuesday!

We will finally see an end to the Bush Republican Administration characterised by Neo-liberal and Neo-Conservative values, whoray! This massive landslide victory for the Democratic candidate has come with a sense of hope among the American people, but although Obama seems to bring inspiration, many Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered people still fear for their civil partnerships. Proposition 8 in California will see the banning of civil partnerships in the state if it is passed. Numerous other bills of the same standard are still sweeping across America. The bill proposes to change the federal constitution to state that marriage is a ceremony between a man and woman rather than between two people.

Yes, Obama has given hope, but we hope, that he gives more than just inspiration, but that he intervenes on the behalf of all L, G, B and T’s across America!

Tags: civil partnerships, lgbt, obama, proposition 8, usa