6 days ago · Support GCN. GCN is a free, vital resource for Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community since 1988. GCN is a trading name of National LGBT Federation CLG, a registered charity - Charity Number: 20034580. GCN relies on the generous support of the community and allies to sustain the crucial work that we do.

3 days ago · Image: Lukasz Kobus / European Commission Audiovisual Service via Wikimedia Commons. With so-called ‘conversion therapy’ still legal in Ireland, Michael Craughwell is urging the LGBTQ+ community and allies to sign a petition, calling for a ban on the practices across EU member states. “I didn’t want to die in that place.”

Jan 20, 2025 · SCENE + HEARD festival returns in 2025 with array of queer highlights. Events, Ireland, News, Theatre, Top News 24 Jan 2025

In 2022, GCN pledged to digitise its entire print catalogue, comprising over 300 issues. For the first time ever, this ambitious project will see the pages of Ireland’s longest-running free LGBTQ+ press preserved and rendered in digital format, making them accessible and freely available to readers anywhere in the world.

6 days ago · SCENE + HEARD festival returns in 2025 with array of queer highlights. Events, Ireland, News, Theatre, Top News 24 Jan 2025

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FIGHTING FIRSTS 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Sexual Liberation Movement, commonly recognised as the start of modern LGBTQ+ activism in Ireland. Since then, the country has experienced a seismic shift in the legal rights afforded to the LGBTQ+ community and the acceptance and visibility of queer culture.

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Stars Rising Earlier this year, the ‘Being the Artist I Am…’ competition was launched in celebration of the life of Northern Irish trans artist, Jordan Howe, who passed away 10 years ago. Young trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people from all over the country entered, with James Hudson speaking to the winner and two shortlistees …

A Show for Sinéad Known for her provocative, often incendiary performances that blend punk aesthetics with raw, confrontational theatre, CHRISTEENE has carved out a unique space in the world of performance art. Ahead of bringing her Sinéad O’Connor tribute show The Lion The Witch and The Cobra to Dublin, she spoke to Swantje Mohrbeck about the legacy of the late Irish singer and what ...