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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Naomi DeSouza & Adam Maidment

Brianna Ghey vigil ‘disrupted’ after vile homophobic abuse hurled at gatherers

A vigil held in memory of Brianna Ghey was temporarily disrupted after a group of young men hurled shocking homophobic abuse at hundreds of gatherers.

The men were seen spewing expletive-filled slurs, including ‘f*** LGBT rights’, at those in attendance at the vigil in Birmingham city centre on Friday evening (February 17).

A sea of mourners, which included members of the LGBTQ+ community, had poured into Birmingham's Gay Village to pay their respects to the 16-year-old girl from Warrington.

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