There was a time back in the good old days, when men were men and women had to travel when you didn’t have to concern yourself with providing rationalisations for your bigotry. Gay people were disgusting, gay sex was gross and society could proceed happily from this unquestioned starting point and arrange it in such […]

Over the last few years Graham Linehan the TV writer behind Father Ted and The IT Crowd- has established a reputation for himself for having a problematic attitude when it comes to the transgender community. Recently it has exploded into the mainstream after he pinned a tweet to his profile insisting he is not transphobic. […]

What is striking about these films is Hughes’ representation of the outsider, which is largely shown through his ‘queer’ characters, and how he aligns them with the insiders, the popular kids, by the final reel. Think of Allison in The Breakfast Club (1985) or Duckie in Pretty in Pink (1986), both on the outside, both […]

According to the FAI the incorporation of the rainbow flag into the Irish team’s football kit is a statement of support for LGBT+ people. It has been broadly welcomed by many supporters who praised the fact that LGBT+ people and Pride were being celebrated at such a traditionally straight yet high profile event. The soccer […]

35 years after the so-called ‘Pro-Life’ 8thAmendment was inserted into the Irish Constitution following one of the most socially divisive chapters in the history of the State, Irish voters, in overwhelming numbers, have now voted to expunge this deeply damaging clause rooted in theocratic thinking. The contrasts between the 1983 and 2018 campaigns say much […]

Defying the exhortations of Church leaders and their proxies, Irish people voted by a landslide to repeal the 8th amendment of the constitution, and to top off what has been a spectacularly bad few weeks for the church, legislation was passed in The Dáil to halt their long-standing practice of institutionalised religious discrimination in schools. […]

Lee, formally Lisa, didn’t have the best start in life. Immediately plunged into a broken home, Lisa drifted into a life of despair, drugs, abuse, crime, and imprisonment. Terrified of sharing the truth about his identity with the world, forming meaningful relationships was near impossible. Lee had always known, since the age of five, that […]

One of the first out gay men to stand for election in Britain, our latest guest on the GCN Queer and Alternative Podcast, Peter Tatchell has been campaigning vociferously and courageously for human rights for nearly half a century so far. Peter began his gay activism by joining the Gay Liberation Front in England in 1971, and […]

Despite undertones dealing with the human struggle for acceptance ‘Good Intentions’ encapsulates all the ingredients of a classic pop anthem. Layers of slick beats and spangly, driven electronics are complimented by Bishop’s powerhouse and emotive vocal as it explodes to form a well constructed snap-shot into the mind of the emerging artist. Here’s ten questions […]

Under-representation of queer women in media has been around for a long time and Berlin-based duo Evvol look to remedy this in the visuals for their latest track Release Me. Evvol are a dark wave duo consisting of Irish woman Julie Chance and her Australian partner Jane Arnison. “The inspiration for the video came as […]