marriage equality

When Ireland voted for gay marriage last year, it became the first country to do so via public ballot. It was an important moment in Irish history and in LGBTQI+ history. But referenda and marriage equality are rarely good bedfellows.…

It's that time of year again. The end of it. The time when Christmas has already been going on for about four months and we're just waiting for it to finally be over. When we're all trying to convince ourselves that 2016 might just be our…

“…We just always figured getting married would never be an option. We are delighted and slightly saddened at the same time. Delighted that we were able to do it, but saddened that when we cross the border back into our home country, it’s…

This week, Twitter watched Shia LaBeouf watch himself, protested the Abbey's 1916 centenary programme, and celebrated as the marriage equality bill was finally signed into law. We also shared our condolences for the 128 people killed in gun…

Tara Flynn is an absolute legend who appears to be a fan of HeadStuff, which is just very tremendously cool. She joined us on the podcast, but she also wrote this properly excellent article for us. An apology about the first minute…

In 2013, TIME magazine named Pope Francis their Person of the Year. They dubbed him ‘The People’s Pope,’ praised his spiritual embrace of those stricken by poverty, and admired his compassion towards those who arguably needed compassion the…

When it comes to LGBT rights, Ireland’s been having a pretty good year. The gender recognition bill passed, we made the Top 10 list of gay-friendly nations around the world, and the whole country voted in favour of marriage equality. In…

I had to laugh when I saw that #hungoverforequality was trending on twitter in the days after, more accurately the morning after, the success of the Yes campaign. As the global media cast its all seeing eye over Ireland, the Irish were well…

So we did it. Everyone can marry who they want and Jedward can't run for the presidency until 2027. We didn't win Eurovision but we'll never win Eurovision again unless Hozier enters it for us. #Hozier4Europe starts here. Tell your friends.…

As polling day arrives, it is time to stop campaigning and to finally get out and vote. It has been a long referendum campaign, which saw a surge of young people getting involved in Irish politics. It was also one of the more passionate…