“When are the straight games on?” – so went the comment on my boyfriend’s Facebook post in which I was tagged. The post in question featured photos of us, along with other members of Team Ireland at a reception hosted in Áras an Uachtaráin by President Michael D. Higgins. Not being a major fan of […]

“The world will be waiting for whatever statement Pope Francis is going to make as he lands in an Ireland that has unbound itself from the dominion of the Catholic Church through voting for gay marriage and access to abortion.”

“A significant turning point for the Disney corporation would be to include real depictions of LGBT+ people instead of ‘comedic’ stereotypes.”

“By and large, the ‘how’ and the ‘who’ of attainment of LGBT+ rights have not featured corporate interests or political parties.”

“Too many of us are being targeted simply on account of our identity and who we are.”

After being invited to attend by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Conor McGregor flew to Moscow to watch the game and see France overcome Croatia. “Today I was invited to the World Cup final as a guest of Russian President Vladimir Putin,” McGregor wrote on his social media. “This man is one of the greatest leaders […]

Last January 35 year-old Evgeny Shtorn arrived in Ireland, having upended his entire life to flee Russia after he found himself in an impossible and possibly life-endangering situation. Before he was forced to leave his home, Evgeny worked at the Centre for Independent Social Research, a think tank which provides sociological research in areas that […]

Popping up as part of the Workman’s Comedy Club  this Sunday at the Vodafone Comedy Festival, Aoife O’Connor is bound to take home the gold medal for funniest comedian. By winning or stealing. Either or. A finalist in the Irish stage of the 2018 Funny Women Competition and set to play the upcoming first ever all-female stage at Electric […]

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 […]