Cannes First Look review: Jim Queen – This gay-influencer animated comedy is gleefully smutty
Fashioned in the anarchic style of Rick and Morty, the film’s takedown of cliches keeps Cannes laughing
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Rome sees German Catholics’ new blessing regime as a curse
Red flag raised over blessing ceremonies for remarried and same-sex couples
Inside The George at 40: The stories behind Dublin’s most famous and beloved gay bar
Opened before the decriminalisation of homosexuality, The George has become Dublin’s best-known gay bar, a nightclub, a cabaret stage, and a local and a living archive
Irish sisters in Miami: Weight-loss drugs have changed our plastic surgery business
Louth woman Sidhbh Gallagher disagrees with the stereotype that plastic surgery is ‘for deeply miserable people’
‘Doing it on my own’: FG MEP Maria Walsh announces pregnancy after fertility treatment
Mayo politician discussed decision and experience in radio interview
The ‘Irish emigrant’ is no longer a simple concept. Meet the new diaspora
With Ireland’s links to the US weakening, for now at least, the importance of other bonds is emerging
Irish flag ‘hijacked’ in world with ‘very toxic form of nationalism’, says former WHO executive
Mike Ryan, President Catherine Connolly and outgoing Glamour Magazine editor Samantha Barry among those in attendance at Global Irish Civic Forum
Jenny Keane: ‘Sex education gave me the most empowerment I’ve ever experienced’
The Irish educator and entrepreneur on her work helping to change attitudes, create community, grow knowledge and break down taboos
New law will undo hundreds of historic gay sex convictions
Dáil debate hears of horrific penal system and climate of fear in which gay men lived or left Ireland to escape
‘My mother found love letters written to my father by another man when pregnant with her fourth child’
The novelist’s new book Love Lane explores the crisis brought upon his parents’ marriage when his mother discovers love letters written to his father by another man
‘I rarely bring up my sexuality in front of family, for fear they will not love me’
Tell Me About It: ‘I am not sure if I should be confronting them, or continuing to shut down during these conversations for the sake of peace’
Good Slut by Zoe Strimpel: Blind spots and biases quickly show in this myopic manifesto
What’s most striking about a book ostensibly about celebrating women’s freedom is its utter joylessness
‘For many, growing up queer in Ireland was a trauma almost – they ran away’
Derek Murphy in London hopes Queer Irish Film & Television UK can help people ‘dip their toes back into Irishness’
‘My 14-year-old daughter wonders if she is gay and feels confused’
Ask the Expert: Stating clearly your love and acceptance gives your daughter some freedom to discover her sexuality and identity without judgment
Gen-Zine: Meet the young people ditching digital for DIY publications and community
DIY works, covering a wide breath of topics, historically provided space for marginalised voices and are surging in popularity again
A garda sergeant spied on two adult men having sex. But he wasn’t prosecuted. They were
Almost 1,000 men were convicted under anti-gay laws, and 1,700 were prosecuted. Their wait for justice is nearly over
Did you watch Heated Rivalry immediately, and love it? If not, are you dead inside?
The relentless push of social media, where everyone’s talking about everything, creates an odd cultural pressure
Change in guidance on use of pronouns for trans students to be considered
Independent review of current school ‘resource’ on LGBTQI+ issues under way
From Mexico to Ireland: ‘People in Dublin assume that in my country we are just poor’
Angel Morelos Ortiz-Castillo moved to Ireland in 2021
Transgender rights misinformation is the last thing schools need
It was irresponsible of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties to publish the Know Your Rights guide
Madeleine Gray: ‘When I was a kid I was a real b**ch to my stepmother. Not because I didn’t like her’
The Australian author on her piercing coming-of-age novel Chosen family, nonbiological family bonds, and teenage queer identity
‘Worrying’ rise in repeated self-harming among teenagers, study finds
Rates significantly higher among females, trans and gender-diverse adolescents, and early school leavers
Department rejects ICCL claim schools are obliged to use trans students’ preferred pronouns
No legal obligation on schools to use preferred pronouns as stated in ICCL guide, says Department of Education
Heated Rivalry: This hugely bingeable erotic filler at least dares to be different
Television: Sexually explicit Canadian ice hockey drama is this year’s first breakout TV hit, but not without controversy in some quarters
Virtual reality as a lifeline: ‘For some young people it’s the social’
Foróige GoVirtual seeks to connect vulnerable and isolated young people through virtual reality
Heart or home: Deciding where to settle when your partner is from another country
Moving away means exposure to a new culture, language, work environment and way of life, but there’s always the pull of home
‘I’m trans and scared to date as Ireland becomes more transphobic’
Ask Roe: ‘How is it possible to date when you’re terrified that the person across from you is alt-right?’
Tackling inequities in healthcare through psychology and research
Research lives: Dr Paul D’Alton on cancer diagnosis and the major mental and emotional toll it has on individuals and their families
World Cup Pride Match was supposed to be a celebration. Now it’s a problem
Seattle fixture pits two nations with a history of hostility toward same-sex relations
Ireland worst in EU for transgender healthcare with four-year wait times, Dáil hears
Labour’s Marie Sherlock says young people ‘self-medicating on the black market’
Hugh Wallace radiated sheer joy on the screen. His death leaves a huge gulf
Architect Hugh Wallace had battled career and personal challenges but his ‘second chance’ with Home of the Year made him a low-key national treasure
‘Very progressive’ Ireland celebrated as bust of Oscar Wilde is unveiled in Paris
Few people wanted to be seen with Irish playwright in his final days, actor Simon Callow says - but 125 years on, he is honoured
WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the Movement that Changed Irish Theatre - Misogyny unmasked
Sarah Durcan and Lian Bell deliver the clever double-whammy of teaching while documenting for posterity the dismantling of patriarchal power systems
The Silver Book by Olivia Laing: A timely exploration of the persistence of art under political duress
Rooted in what should be fertile ground for a fascinating book, as a novel, it feels a little lacklustre
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