Positive Voices

From The Team

Welcome, dear reader, to our continued celebration of Pride across

In Memory of Noel Whelan

The first time we formally met Noel Whelan to discuss how he might support the Yes Equality campaign as strategic advisor was in The Westbury Hotel in early 2015. After an initial chat, Noel said that he would agree to join us on one condition – that it would be us, the Co-Directors, who would make all the decisions of the campaign, that his role was to advise and we could take or reject that advice

A New Sensation

Love Sensation, the brand new ultimate queer festival brought to you from the people behind the legendary Mother club is on the way. And it’s going to blow your mind

NXF: The Evolution Of Pride

by Adam Long, Advocacy And Communications, National LGBT Federation (NXF)

Binding With Red Tape

Back in college, we had to study Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. You’re probably familiar with the story - two men sit around, waiting for a third to appear. Their wait is indefinite and uncertain and the character is mysterious. This is what transitioning in Ireland is like, only imagine the third figure to be the HSE

A Separate Life

For many young people, going to college presents a series of challenges; moving out, making new friends and finding your place in the world. For others it’s a chance to radically reinvent themselves, to try a new style or push their own boundaries. For me, it presented an opportunity, not to change who I was but to be who I was my whole life

Culture Club

Reality TV has gone through some changes over the last few decades. Whether it’s the 24/7 cameras of Big Brother or the relationship dramas on Love Island, reality shows adapt and change with their audiences. But in the annals of the reality genre, The Hills was one that perfected a certain kind of storytelling just as it was becoming obsolete

As One Door Closes

Continuing in its 27th year as the only statutory Public Health Service in Ireland for gay and bisexual men, MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) and the trans community, the Gay Men’s Health Service will this month close its familiar Baggot Street clinic and move to a new home on Heytesbury Street in Dublin 8. But while the location may change, the dedication of the team and the quality of service will remain. Brian Teeling captured final images of the clinic which has facilitated over 110,000 patient visits

In Deep

Michael Kuhl talks to filmmakers Dennis Keighron-Foster and Amy Watson about Deep in Vogue, their Manchester Vogue scene documentary which opens the Gaze Film Festival

Truth or Consequences

Fi Connors and her partner, the ‘Brunette’ took a road trip across the US to visit the startlingly original artist Delmas Howe in his studio to find out just what inspires his unique genius. It would prove to be the perfect example of why you should meet your idols. Photographs courtesy of Michael Winkler, art work by Delmas

In Memory of The Diceman

Before Ireland had a Queen, there was the High King. Oisin Kenny tells the story of a living statue who helped bring the LGBT+ movement into the public eye and inspired a generation

Our House

LINC, the beloved and necessary support organisation for lesbian and bisexual women, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Peter Dunne hears from some of the incredible women who set it up and keep it running and the community who treasure it

Black Pride

Europe’s largest celebration for LGBT+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern descent - Black Pride - turned 13 in London’s Haggerston Park on July 7. Marco Dias shared the impact the event had on him as a queer person of colour and spoke to other attendees about why Black Pride is so necessary. All photos are also by Marco

Pride at its Proudest

In just over a week, Dublin City Centre played host to three separate Prides, bringing the queer community together in both solidarity and protest. Photographer Hazel Coonagh was on hand to capture the energy and power of Dublin Pride, Trans Pride and Alternative Pride

A Nation’s Pride

With Pride season in full swing across the country, the organisers of all the celebrations still to come share their messages for the LGBT+ community and show the true meaning of Irish Pride

Dublin Film QLUB Says Goodbye

100 films. 10 premieres. 9 seasons. 20 collaborations. 90 discussions

Correction

In the mad rush of last month’s Pride Issue, we

A Touch of Class

Katie Donohoe visited Dylan Hotel in Dublin’s leafy south city-centre, a favourite haunt for stylish dinners, sophisticated drinks and elegant parties since it opened over a decade ago

Shirley’s Burn Book

Maisie Harte has been held back a year so many times, she uses her bus pass to get to school