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Exploring the fascinating Celtic roots of Halloween

Queer icon Elvira drops special cookbook filled with Halloween recipes

Meet Violet Psychology, the counselling service for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent people in Ireland

EU LGBTQ+ Equality Strategy is "too little, too late", leading LGBTQ+ organisations say

Irish LGBTQ+ organisations welcome recommendations on inclusive surrogacy law

Meet Marti Mackey, the Black lesbian hero who shook 1980s San Diego

Making a mark: 12 queer Black trailblazers to celebrate

Trans healthcare group partners with Irish universities to expand free injection supply programme

The GALAS 2025 honours Ireland’s LGBTQ+ champions with fantastic awards ceremony

Exploring the legacy of Mr X Toon and his reimagined gay Disney characters

Meet the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the drag nuns fighting for social justice

Same-sex parents could share DNA with children following new scientific discovery

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Exploring the fascinating Celtic roots of Halloween

Queer icon Elvira drops special cookbook filled with Halloween recipes

Meet Violet Psychology, the counselling service for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent people in Ireland

EU LGBTQ+ Equality Strategy is "too little, too late", leading LGBTQ+ organisations say

Irish LGBTQ+ organisations welcome recommendations on inclusive surrogacy law

Meet Marti Mackey, the Black lesbian hero who shook 1980s San Diego

Making a mark: 12 queer Black trailblazers to celebrate

Trans healthcare group partners with Irish universities to expand free injection supply programme

The GALAS 2025 honours Ireland’s LGBTQ+ champions with fantastic awards ceremony

Exploring the legacy of Mr X Toon and his reimagined gay Disney characters

Meet the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the drag nuns fighting for social justice

Same-sex parents could share DNA with children following new scientific discovery

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