In this weekend’s edition of The Guardian, a young woman writes into the paper’s agony aunt – Mariella Frostrup – looking for advice on how to navigate her sexuality, which she is now questioning after breaking up with her boyfriend. The columnist, however, ignores the bulk of the reader’s concern, instead telling her to focus on […]

I have never really been a fan of the word ‘bisexual’. From a purely phonetic point of view it doesn’t roll off the tongue. ‘Bi’ never worked for me either. Though I appreciated its plosive brevity, telling people ‘I’m bi’ often leaves the listener wanting more. Now in my twenties, I have learned that the […]

Traditionally, whenever I have found myself newly single after a break-up, I’ve observed on average a 12 month period of mourning, this often following on from a relationship that has lasted less than six months. I’ve stopped dating throughout this time. I’ve avoided places and situations in which I may encounter an ex for fear of […]

I feel like I have been baptized as a proper gay, having finally sat down and watched a full episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. And I had a lot of thoughts. I’ve watched a couple of episodes before with friends, but never really concentrated on it. Whenever it was on, it would have just been […]

I was born with Cerebral Palsy in my legs and walk with crutches. I kind of fell into being an activist but I do it because when I was younger there was no one disabled I could really look up to in the community. Everyone would put me in a box, feel sorry for me, […]

A couple of weeks ago, Spotify announced that Ariana Grande broke their global record for a single’s biggest release day with her brand new track ‘Thank u, next’ which became the fastest song in history to reach 100 million plays. She dropped this into our playlists overnight, just after her famous split with SNL presenter […]

In a series of discussions, members of our community talk through generational lines about how we grow, adapt and take care of ourselves. In this discussion, Sara R Phillips, Chairperson of TENI, speaks to Alexís Ríva. Sara and Alexís Sara: Mental health has been crucial to me since I started out on this journey 25 years […]

In a series of discussions, members of our community talk through generational lines about how we grow, adapt and take care of ourselves. In this discussion, Senator David Norris speaks to Samuel Riggs. David and Samuel Samuel: You’re credited with kicking off the whole gay liberation movement in Ireland, how did you look after yourself around that time. Was […]

In a series of discussions, members of our community talk through generational lines about how we grow, adapt and take care of ourselves. In this discussion, Ailbhe Smyth, Co Director of Together For Yes, speaks to Emily O’Connell. Ailbhe And Emily Ailbhe: When I came out you really had two options in Ireland – you could […]

“It’s very much the ‘after party’ scene. The word chemsex is a dirty word. It’s not a word that, definitely in Dublin, or Ireland, we’re comfortable using here.” Says Adam Shanley, outreach worker with the Gay Men’s Health Service (GMHS) and manager of KnowNow. Shanley opens our conversation with a primer on definitions: “When we think […]