She said: “...The sad reality is after the pride parades are over and after the bars close their pride nights, when the glitter is being swept out of the streets, a lot of people get on those trains, get on those buses, and try to wash the rainbows off their bodies and peel the stickers off their clothes.

“Because when pride is over, it’s not safe to be gay anymore, they’re worried that someone is going to viciously assault them or viciously attack them."