Af er almost 16 years editing my beloved GCN, this is my f nal editor’s letter. I’m walking of towards new horizons, leaving behind a decade and a half of work in what I’ve always believed is one of the most important services for LGBTQ+ people in this country.

Brian

My journey with GCN began in 1993, as found my own community in Ireland after returning from a few years in London. spotted an ad in the paper, as it was at the time, looking for people to come and work on a community employment scheme there. “No experience necessary,” it said. Within a week, was working in the beating heart of queer Ireland, alongside the activists who were fighting for the decriminalisation of homosexuality.

GCN grounded me in my still relatively new identification as a gay man, introduced me to life-long friends and helped me create a career as a journalist and writer. When returned to it as editor in 2003, it felt like coming home.