Belfast: Being Young in a Divided City: Belfast_BYiaDC_17

Best friends Demi (right), 17, and Briege-Anne, 16, get ready for a party, in Demi's home in the Protestant enclave of Suffolk in west Belfast. The two friends come from different communities and frequent each other's houses, still a rather exceptional situation. {quote}It's safer for girls than for boys {quote}said Briege-Anne who lives in the neighboring Catholic Lenadoon area and often visits her best friend. {quote}Boys are seen as threats, girls get away with more{quote}.

Best friends Demi (right), 17, and Briege-Anne, 16, get ready for a party, in Demi's home in the Protestant enclave of Suffolk in west Belfast. The two friends come from different communities and frequent each other's houses, still a rather exceptional situation. "It's safer for girls than for boys "said Briege-Anne who lives in the neighboring Catholic Lenadoon area and often visits her best friend. "Boys are seen as threats, girls get away with more".