Homophobia makes Northern Ireland inhospitable

An article reports that gay-bashing is making Northern Ireland an unfriendly place for gays. I was guessing Northern Ireland is unfriendly in general. Is it wishful thinking, but I thought the place that brought an end finally to the war between Unionists and Nationalists and is the home of U2 would be enjoying the peace and respecting others, including members of minority groups.

There has been at least one well received gay themed movie coming out of Ireland (not Northern Ireland though), called 'Cowboys & Angels'. The gay part of the movie was disappointingly toned down quite a bit, but still a gay supportive movie. I imagine gay interest movies actually may make a fair amount of money relative to others because they have a loyal following in the States. (In the supplemental materials for gay-themed Russian film "You I Love", the Australian producer mentions that ironically her film received the greatest worldwide distribution for a Russian film due to it's theme.) Anyway, 'Cowboys & Angels' might prove that the gay bashing is not an Irish thing, it's a Northern Ireland thing.