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'You shouldn’t be assaulted for being different in any way' - Man attacked for being gay

Evan Somers, a young gay man was the victim of a homophobic attack in Dublin City last weekend. Evan was left with a fractured eye socket, 2 fractures in his ankle and a dislocation in his ankle. He joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live from his hospital bed to talk us through what happened to him and what can be done to prevent these attacks in the future...

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12.54 13 Apr 2022


'You shouldn’t be assaulted for being different in any way' - Man attacked for being gay


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Evan Somers, a young gay man was the victim of a homophobic attack in Dublin City last weekend. Evan was left with a fractured eye socket, 2 fractures in his ankle and a dislocation in his ankle.

He joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live from his hospital bed to talk us through what happened to him and what can be done to prevent these attacks in the future...

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