Being kind to those around you and yourself has never been more important and while the LGBTQ+ community and supporters have been celebrating Pride, slurs and brutal attacks still plague them, even in 2021.
Many people still feel unsafe in their own cities, especially after events such as the murder of 24-year-old nursing assistant Samuel Luiz in Spain recently.
Samuel was beaten to death outside a nightclub in the Galician city of A Coruña after a misunderstanding resulted in an argument that got violent.
When speaking to EVOKE, Tia Kofi explained why Pride is so important and that even in countries that seem progressive, including Ireland, there are still issues. ‘To me, Pride means freedom which is not something that I necessarily feel
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