A young person, who decided to remain anonymous, speaks to GCN about the struggle of not being able to come out to their homophobic family and how their friends helped them feel accepted. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve had to come out to someone at some point. And if you haven’t, that’s okay. […]

In February of this year, I wrote an opinion piece for GCN, asking for the LGBT+ Community to support adopted people in opposing a draconian piece of legislation called the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill. Minister Zappone was attempting to rush the Bill through the Seanad, without consulting the stakeholders, or even acknowledging their ongoing […]

Privilege was once a word that most people associated with someone being honoured to do something; ‘It would be my privilege’. Now, it’s a word we cower from when it is directed at us, a word used to describe a majority of people who receive more than a minority of people. We have grown to […]

As an LGBT+ young person, I believe that the work done by youth workers is integral, especially in the LGBT+ community. However it often goes unnoticed. I believe that one of the reasons that youth workers are so important is that they introduce people to our community and educate many people on it. They educate […]

Coming from the tiny village of Rooskey in the famed ’No’ county of Roscommon, it was scary being an outsider. I remember the marriage referendum being made into a class discussion in school and the embarrassment I felt hearing the stifled laughs at the mention of the word ‘gay’. I remember how I felt at […]

The newly emerging body of queer criminological research which seeks to explain and understand the lives of LGBT+ who have encountered the criminal justice system is important in terms of shedding light on hidden communities which fall under the LGBT+ umbrella. However, in Ireland, we remain almost completely clueless about the situations of sexual minorities […]

Mary Robinson was President of Ireland, Charles Haughey was Taoiseach, and it was still illegal to be gay in Ireland the year Rob Kenny was born. The 28 year-old grew up in the era of the Celtic Tiger in Howth in Dublin and by the time he was 13, had told those closest to him […]

Overfired is making it’s grand return to the Project Arts Centre with a show packed full of campy and heartfelt renderings of classic pop songs.  The exceptionally talented duo, Lady K and Stefan Fae, are back with their award-winning show and it is better than ever. After the success of their shows initial run, they […]

Street 66 is celebrating its third birthday with an exciting week of fun activities and incredible tunes. From Drag and Draw to Vinyl Thursdays as well as some birthday cake and prosecco, the week long festivities will be epic.  Originally known as the Front Lounge Bar, the space underwent a renovation in 2016. Though there […]

The premise of the show focuses around a young writer, whose name is Cliff Bradshaw who comes to Berlin, to find something to write about having previously been in both London and Paris. On arrival in Berlin, he meets a nightclub entertainer, called Sally Bowles, who works in the Kit Kat Club, of where I […]