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Ninety-four people from US sought asylum in Ireland last year, none were successful
Ninety-four people from United States sought protection here last year, up from 22 the year before
A police raid on a gay bar, in Asia’s most liberal jurisdiction
Mayor’s apology did little to cushion the shock that such an action could take place in Taiwan, the most liberal jurisdiction in Asia for LGBTQ+ rights
The Irish experience of making England home
Mammy’s House is a play that tells the untold story of Irish in London during the 1980s Aids crisis
Lesbian Lines review: Cara Holmes’ fine film is much at home to retrospective joy
Holmes takes us back to the establishment of the titular helpline towards the close of the nation’s damp, grey 1970s
Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis: ‘It’s not for everyone. But I feel very alive when I watch it’
Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: Sarah Kane’s final play is a dispatch from the frontline of human experience, according to Tom Creed and Marty Rea
Naomi Klein: The super rich need to be abolished and ‘prescribed a middle-class life’
End Times Fascism by noted author and her collaborator Astra Taylor contains a hopeful prescription for neighbourly resistance
‘Lourdes is like a holy Blackpool or divine Las Vegas. We’re not in angelic land’
Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: Writer Xnthony’s new musical was transformed by the illness and death of his best friend
Changing Gender by Susan Stryker: A work of extraordinary energy, hope and emotional force
Through the seemingly dry framework of grammar, the author takes us on an intellectually stunning and thrillingly alive journey
‘It was my saviour’: Dublin gay dining club celebrates 25 years
Dining Out Ireland meets regularly in the capital’s restaurants and organises trips abroad, providing a supportive environment and social outlet for its members
The Castle by Jon Ronson: A great attempt to unpick modern masculinity in the digital age
This insightful exploration of how masculinity is being shaped by current trends will linger long after you’ve closed the final chapter
‘We Were Always Here’: Ireland’s first permanent LGBTQ museum exhibition opens in Cork
‘Too often the history of the LGBT community has been invisible, ignored or erased,’ said curator Orla Egan
Shapechangers: Essays from Irish women quietly challenging how literary history is written
The anthology is a radical account of how Irish literature, and Ireland itself, was changed
A Day in May review: A celebration of a joyful referendum with a bitter aftertaste
Television: A poignant look back at the 2015 marriage equality referendum – and a heartfelt homage to journalist-turned-LGBTQ rights campaigner Charlie Bird
The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey: ‘I’ve felt slightly on the outside, too old and too young at the same time’
Ramsey, who got their first TV job on Game of Thrones aged 11, on child stardom, living alone and Celebrity Traitors
Berlin Pride attack sharpens debate over home-grown Islamist extremism
As politicians clash over the response to the deadly attack, one man who escaped Islamist radicalisation is urging a more honest debate on extremism
Why was Berlin’s Pride attacker still free to strike?
As details emerge of the perpetrator’s failed attempts to join Islamic State, scrutiny is mounting on courts, police and deradicalisation efforts
Lesbian Lines director Cara Holmes: Growing up, the word ‘lesbian’ was not really being said out loud
Gaze International LGBTQIA Film Festival: In pre-internet Ireland, telephone lines sprang up around the country to let isolated gay women feel heard
Wham! 10 Days in China: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley deliver a seismic culture shock
Mike Christie’s film poignantly captures just how alien Wham! were in the country in 1985
Ken O’Flynn’s Pride flag stance shows the disconnect between online and real life
While the Cork TD complained about Pride flags on state buildings, Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community was having a ball back in the real world
Legacy of the Declaration of Independence is the latest flashpoint in a divided America
You won’t find any mention of the struggle for democracy in the official July 4th celebrations by the Trump administration
Blood donation and living my true authentic self have changed my life forever
This year was a special Dublin Pride for me because I got to see something I was never certain would happen: the blood service recruiting new LGBTQ donors
Hungarians turn out in thousands for first Pride march since Viktor Orbán was voted out
Far-right former prime minister had sought to outlaw event among other anti-LGBTQ+ policies
‘We’re here, organised, and not going anywhere’: thousands participate in Dublin Pride
‘Pride is not just visibility’ for LGBTQ+ community, ‘it’s solidarity and resistance,’ pre-parade gathering told
Girls growing up in Ireland: ‘I’m sitting on the bus and there’s grown men making comments’
Four teenagers reflect on issues that affect them, including unwanted male attention, social media and the importance of female friendship
Pride is upon us: Check out these parades and events around the country
Towns and cities all around Ireland will be celebrating the LGBTQ+ community as well as their friends and families
Government concerned by level of organised pushback against human rights, says Minister
Progress in eradicating extreme poverty has decelerated in past decade due to interconnected crises, says Neale Richmond
Seán Moncrieff: Humans are innately political, but when does an issue become a moral one?
For the Eurovision and international sporting competitions, you can’t have a rolling beauty contest where only ‘approved’ countries can take part
‘You’re almost an afterthought’: Five men on how fatherhood has transformed their lives
From their sense of selves to their social lives and their relationships with their partners, six dads discuss the differences having children made to their lives
Lesbian Space Princess review: This scrappy, funny animation is a small miracle of invention
Musical comedy imagines a universe where queerness is the chaotic and colourful norm
‘It’s a sign’: How a HSE campaign about HIV brought a Brazilian man back to Dublin
Phellipe Lutterbeck had been diagnosed with the virus in 2021 after returning to Brazil
Irish bars are the real winner in the host city where the World Cup feels oddly distant
Despite hosting six games, the tournament feels slightly elsewhere. Thankfully there are plenty of Mexican fans and Irish pubs
Reviews in brief: The Pilgrimage, Stalin’s Apostles and The Asset Class
New books from John Broderick, Antonia Senior and Hettie O’Brien
My search for the stories of gay Belfastmen has taken me to some surprising places
Writing a history of gay Belfast has been an intensely personal and emotional journey
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