LGBT

Ireland has produced many famous females who have made their mark in culture, politics and the arts. Many become household names, some are remembered and forgotten simultaneously, and others fall into obscurity. Jennie Hodgers could be…

When it comes to LGBT+ rights, Ireland has come a long way in the past couple of years. Marriage equality and gender recognition are now both realities, and considering Ireland’s dire record of LGBT+ support in the past, these are brilliant…

In our first episode I speak to Dr. Conor Vaughan Buggy, UCD lecturer and Irish contestant for the 2016 International Mister Leather competition. We discuss the history of the gay men’s leather scene from it’s post WWII American roots all…

The GAZE Film Festival has come and gone, showcasing once more the best in LGBTQ+ cinema on both international and indigenous fronts. Audiences were entertained, educated, stunned and most importantly, enlightened by the frank and…

The annual GAZE International Film Festival has been a flagship event for Dublin’s LGBT community since its inception in 1992. Now in its 24th year, the festival will continue to highlight LGBT cinema for all its diversity, or so programmer…

May 17th marks the annual observation of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, or as it is otherwise known – IDAHOT. Since 2004, people from all over the globe have been using this day to celebrate the…

Last month, the Independent published an article that boasted the title 'Young, well educated - and permanently offended.' It would be monumentally ironic if I were to say that I was offended by this article. I was not. I was, however,…

“When you’re a minority, you know what it feels like to be a minority. And the majority will always see you that way. Somewhere like (The George) changes that. It gives us the space that we need to be the majority.” That’s what Declan…

Before I begin, I need to make something clear. I am a cis woman. I am a cis woman who, up until about three months ago, thought the word ‘cis’ was pronounced “size.” But the issue here is not that I did not read the word ‘cis’ correctly,…

Last week, Dutch pro-choice organisation Women on Waves stated that they had plans to use a drone to deliver abortion pills to Ireland. Soon afterwards, pro-life supporter Cora Sherlock condemned the project, claiming that it demonstrated…