The events at the Rainbow and Dove some weeks ago were tragic, almost fatal. Someone went in and allegedly threw a combustible liquid at two of the customers. One is still in hospital but is now reported to be conscious. At first the Rainbow and Dove was named as a gay bar. Then, the the police and the media appeared to stop calling it a gay bar. It was reported quite soon after the event that the police thought it unlikely that the crime was 'homophobic'. In the absence of evidence, of course, it is hard to know one way or the other. 'Intentions' are always problematic.
A number of people seem to have been questioned but no one, so far, has been charged. I wonder why the Rainbow and Dove is no longer called 'a gay bar'? If the attack had been on any other minority social space I am pretty certain it would have been so named. Why not in this case?
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