Today we #TakeBackPride for Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee. Aidan was a Fine Gael activist and Michael was a retired healthcare worker. The two gay men from Co. Sligo were found dead separately in their own homes in April 2022 after being subjected to horrific homophobic attacks.
Aidan and Michael were targeted for their sexuality, tortured, mutilated and eventually killed.
Yousef Palani was charged with the murders.
Despite the progress we have made, just existing as a gay man can make you the target of violence and murder. May they rest in peace.
The plight of these poor men was not highlighted at all during Dublin Pride 2023.
While gay men are literally being mutilated and tortured in their own homes by vile homophobes, Dublin Pride prioritises centring the non-existent role of trans people in the origins of Pride.
