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    Competition: Win tickets to Olly Alexander's electrifying Dublin show

    Competitions, Entertainment, Events, Ireland, Music 27 Mar 2025

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    Uncovering the coded language used in queer bars throughout history

    Community 16 Dec 2024

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    How the term "Mother" became an iconic queer staple

    Entertainment, Music, News 19 Dec 2023

  • The image shows the back of a man's jeans with multicoloured handkerchiefs hanging out. The hanky code was a form of coded language adopted by gay men in the 1970s.

    Exploring the secret history of queer coded language

    Community, GCN Current Issue, News 2 Jun 2023

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