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Irish queer woman Ciara Foskin shares experience with cancer in new poetry collection

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Gay man reflects on how he avoided 'outing' in 1980s Ireland

Record number of schools across Ireland to take part in campaign against anti-LGBTQ+ bullying

Dublin drag queen Lavender launches bold new mixed-media zine

Trailblazing trans women honoured in Glamour's new Women of the Year issue

Church of Norway issues historic apology to LGBTQ+ community for "great harm"

How JJ Smyth's became a hotspot for Dublin's lesbians in the 1980s

Exploring the life of sexologist, astrologer and Irish Republican Gavin Arthur

Irish kinkster Jamie Ryan crowned Mr Leather Europe 2026

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Irish queer woman Ciara Foskin shares experience with cancer in new poetry collection

Heartlands Pride returns in 2025 with exciting 10-day festival

Gay man reflects on how he avoided 'outing' in 1980s Ireland

Record number of schools across Ireland to take part in campaign against anti-LGBTQ+ bullying

Dublin drag queen Lavender launches bold new mixed-media zine

Trailblazing trans women honoured in Glamour's new Women of the Year issue

Church of Norway issues historic apology to LGBTQ+ community for "great harm"

How JJ Smyth's became a hotspot for Dublin's lesbians in the 1980s

Exploring the life of sexologist, astrologer and Irish Republican Gavin Arthur

Irish kinkster Jamie Ryan crowned Mr Leather Europe 2026

Chappell Roan launches The Midwest Princess Project raising money for trans youth

Exploring the Cyberfeminism Index, a digital resource on techno-queer feminism and dissidence

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