Organisers of a now-postponed youth disco event in Co Wicklow are 'shocked' at being 'targeted' by malicious slurs and social media posts, the Chair of Wicklow Pride has said.
Organisers of a now-postponed youth disco event in Co Wicklow are"shocked" at being"targeted" by malicious slurs and social media posts, the Chair of Wicklow Pride has said.
Commenting on news of the postponement, Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman said on X"what's happened in Wicklow over the past few days has been unacceptable." Posts seen by RTÉ included messages saying"absolute creeps... child grooming at its finest," and"your child grooming is not welcome in ."The ‘Rainbow Disco’ was planned as"a safe space to be you" for teenagers aged 13-16 and was scheduled to take place at the Newtownmountkennedy Community Centre on Sunday.
In recent years, social media and discussion groups across the English-speaking world have increasingly used the slur to target LGBT individuals. "How do you make lesbians and gay men, bi- and trans people dangerous? Well, you say they're a danger to children," Prof Browne said.
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