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Over 500 Apartheid Free Zones established across Ireland in solidarity with Palestine

Ireland & News & Top News 21 Aug 2026

How new queer graphic novel The Victors balances magic and realism

Books & Entertainment & Opinion 21 Aug 2026
Meet Obsession star Michael Johnston, the gay actor taking over Hollywood

Entertainment & Film & TV 21 Aug 2026

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Split screen of HIV activist from Northern Ireland and drag performers Tailor Maid Colby and Cherrie Ontop.

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Positive change: Meet the drag performers championing HIV activism in Northern Ireland

Community & Interviews & Ireland 11 Aug 2026

“I’m not surviving with HIV, I’m thriving,” said Tailor Maid Colby, an HIV activist and drag artist from Northern Ireland.

Written by Sarah Fitz

Promotional image for Jordan Firstman's new film Club Kid.

Watch: Trailer drops for Jordan Firstman's new queer film Club Kid

20 Aug 2026

Competition: Win tickets to Irish premiere of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Competition 29 Jul 2026

Anna Nolan steps down as Chair of the National LGBTQ+ Federation

Community & Ireland & News & Top News 21 Aug 2026
The complexity of passing culture in the trans community

Community & Opinion 21 Aug 2026
Watch: Trailer drops for Jordan Firstman's new queer film Club Kid

Entertainment & Film & News & Top News & Videos 20 Aug 2026
Palestinian students face Irish visa refusals despite university offers and scholarships

Ireland & News & Top News 20 Aug 2026
New Irish-made sapphic web series Fruity premieres on social media

Entertainment & News & Online & Top News & Videos 20 Aug 2026
Irish choreographer receives VMA nomination for work on KATSEYE's ‘PINKY UP’

Entertainment & Music & News & Top News 20 Aug 2026
Joe Caslin’s trans mural drawing shortlisted for prestigious Irish portrait prize

Community & Ireland & News & Top News 20 Aug 2026
Original Gilbert Baker rainbow flag arrives in Cork as new permanent LGBTQ+ exhibition opens

Ireland & News & Top News 20 Aug 2026
Exciting queer events to check out this Culture Night 2026

Community & Ireland & Online 19 Aug 2026
Elska magazine marks 11 years of celebrating queer men worldwide

Books 19 Aug 2026
Exploring the nightmare logic and dreamlike strangeness of cult horror novel Cruddy

Books 19 Aug 2026
Heated Rivalry Season 2: Everything we know about the new cast and characters

Books & Entertainment & News & Top News & TV 19 Aug 2026
Gay Olympic champion Maria Pérez makes history with new world record

News & Sport & Fitness & Top News 19 Aug 2026
Bisexual icons Kit Connor and Indie Navarette to star in new X-Men film

Entertainment & Film & News & Top News 18 Aug 2026
New treatment for rare drug-resistant HIV rolled out in England

Health & Science & News & Top News 18 Aug 2026
Russian LGBT Network shuts down after court rules it "extremist”

News & Top News & World 18 Aug 2026
Queer horror film Leviticus promises "enjoyable yet unnerving ride" ahead of Irish release

Entertainment & Film & Opinion 18 Aug 2026
50 years at full throttle: Dykes on Bikes' enduring legacy as protectors of the community

Community & Interviews & World 18 Aug 2026
30 LGBTQ+ celebs and allies join campaign supporting UK LGBTQ+ youth

Entertainment & News & Top News 17 Aug 2026
Watch: Queer sitcom Adults drops new trailer and prequel episode ahead of second season

Entertainment & News & Top News & TV & Videos 17 Aug 2026
Queer club night Dance to the Underground returns to Dublin for 5th anniversary

Events & Ireland & News & Top News 17 Aug 2026
How queer love challenges the traditions of marriage

Opinion 17 Aug 2026
Tributes pour in after Heroes actor Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36

Film & News & Top News & TV 17 Aug 2026
How queer performance thrived during the 1920s 'Pansy Craze'

Entertainment & Theatre & World 14 Aug 2026
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Michael Johnston as his character Bear in horror film Obsession. He is bloody and bruised.

Meet Obsession star Michael Johnston, the gay actor taking over Hollywood

Entertainment 21 Aug 2026

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GCN is a free, vital resource for Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community since 1988.

GCN is a trading name of National LGBT Federation CLG, a registered charity - Charity Number: 20034580.

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