A football sits on a stadium pitch - this article covers concerns raised over the World Cup Pride march between Iran and Eygpt

2026 World Cup assigns Pride Match to Iran and Egypt despite severe LGBTQ+ rights abuses

News, Sport & Fitness, Top News 9 Dec 2025

Pattie Gonia posing as she continues her hike to raise money for non-profits

Drag queen Pattie Gonia raises over $1 million for charity by hiking 100 miles in full drag

News, Sport & Fitness, Top News 8 Dec 2025

Two people are gaming infront of computers this article covers the exclsuion of gamers who are trans women

Gamers boycott Women's World Cup tournament over exclusion of trans women

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This article is about warnings that a single-sex spaces guidance could impact trans people's mental health. In the photo, people protesting and marching with a sign that reads "Trans rights are human rights".

UK single-sex spaces guidance poses risk to trans people’s mental health, charities warn

Health & Science, News, Top News

A protest sign reads "Protect Trans Lives" Trans healthcare crisis sparks heated Dáil debate as Labour party calls for reform

Trans healthcare motion sparks Dáil debate amid calls for reform

Health & Science, Ireland, News, Top News 4 Dec 2025

New campaign launches to reclaim Irish tricolour and challenge far-right appropriation

Community, Ireland, News, World 1 Dec 2025

A person wearing a red ribbon in support of HIV and AIDS. The UK government has announced a major new HIV prevention and treatment programme

HIV testing at A&Es announced as part of UK prevention programme

Health & Science, News, World

This article is about HIV cases among women in Ireland. In the photo, a doctor wearing a scrub and an AIDS ribbon.

Ireland sees sharp rise in new HIV cases among women, report shows

Health & Science, Ireland, News, Top News

T-shirt of The Gym designed by Brian Teeling

New tee by artist Brian Teeling revives legacy of one of Ireland’s first gay saunas

Ireland, Lifestyle 28 Nov 2025

The image shows a red ribbon pinned onto a white shirt, with light shining on the ribbon creating pockets of shadow. The image is chosen to represent HIV, given the article's discussion of diagnoses in Ireland.

Ireland had second-highest rate of HIV diagnoses in EU in 2024, report finds

Health & Science, Ireland, News

A screengrab from the new documentary showing Poz Vibe Tribe member Adrian and his father

Irish queer man challenges HIV stigma with his dad in powerful video

Community, Entertainment, Events, Ireland, Lifestyle, World 27 Nov 2025

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Meet Lil Lesbian Nan, the 67-year-old TikTok style icon winning hearts online

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2026 World Cup assigns Pride Match to Iran and Egypt despite severe LGBTQ+ rights abuses

Drag queen Pattie Gonia raises over $1 million for charity by hiking 100 miles in full drag

Gamers boycott Women's World Cup tournament over exclusion of trans women

UK single-sex spaces guidance poses risk to trans people’s mental health, charities warn

Trans healthcare motion sparks Dáil debate amid calls for reform

New campaign launches to reclaim Irish tricolour and challenge far-right appropriation

HIV testing at A&Es announced as part of UK prevention programme

Ireland sees sharp rise in new HIV cases among women, report shows

New tee by artist Brian Teeling revives legacy of one of Ireland’s first gay saunas

Ireland had second-highest rate of HIV diagnoses in EU in 2024, report finds

Irish queer man challenges HIV stigma with his dad in powerful video

Meet Lil Lesbian Nan, the 67-year-old TikTok style icon winning hearts online

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2026 World Cup assigns Pride Match to Iran and Egypt despite severe LGBTQ+ rights abuses

Drag queen Pattie Gonia raises over $1 million for charity by hiking 100 miles in full drag

Gamers boycott Women's World Cup tournament over exclusion of trans women

UK single-sex spaces guidance poses risk to trans people’s mental health, charities warn

Trans healthcare motion sparks Dáil debate amid calls for reform

New campaign launches to reclaim Irish tricolour and challenge far-right appropriation

HIV testing at A&Es announced as part of UK prevention programme

Ireland sees sharp rise in new HIV cases among women, report shows

New tee by artist Brian Teeling revives legacy of one of Ireland’s first gay saunas

Ireland had second-highest rate of HIV diagnoses in EU in 2024, report finds

Irish queer man challenges HIV stigma with his dad in powerful video

Meet Lil Lesbian Nan, the 67-year-old TikTok style icon winning hearts online

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