Belfast Pride, it seems, have deleted their tribute to the late ‘Tina’ McCombe, a prominent figure in LGBT advocacy in the North who died ten days ago.

McCombe, a man who sought to change his sex, was described as a “trailblazer”, was remembered as being among those who set up the first Belfast Pride march in 1991. Fast forward some thirty years, and as anyone who visits Belfast in the months of June or July will know, the Pride movement more or less takes over the city. Coffee shops, large chains, and more or less every small business is now decked out in garish rainbow decorations on the weekend of Pride March, marking the city out as some kind of progressive haven. 

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