The two men in question are aged around 21 and 35 years old respectively, pretend to be gay (and possibly are gay but not out) and have been seen on the gay scene before. The older man claims to be an ex-soldier and both men have self-harming scars in parallel lines on their lower arms.

Please be on your guard. If you have any information about the incident that took place, please contact The Rainbow Project directly so that it may be passed to the PSNI.

-Posted on behalf of the Police and TRP

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