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Tommy Fleming and the gay men who hide their sexuality: why a stigma still remains
1+ week, 2+ day ago (118+ words) The Irish Independent Memories of growing up in a more repressive time are hard to shake Tommy and Tina Fleming at the Sligo Champion's 175th anniversary gala banquet Ireland was the first country in the world to approve same-sex marriage by…...
Sam Mc Bride: While migrants once poured out of Ireland, they now pour in. They know this is a great place to live
2+ week, 2+ day ago (322+ words) The Irish Independent As humans, we've never been more aware of what's happening in this instant. We've also rarely been less able to appreciate the news we consume in its true context. This is leading to a dangerous disconnect between…...
D'nal Lynch: Gay men will quietly put up with a toxic masculinity that would horrify straight women
2+ week, 5+ day ago (294+ words) The Irish Independent Linda Martin performing in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, the world's campest entertainment competiton Gay culture has given the world a lot. We helped you see camp irony in the mundane. We gentrified your working-class suburbs. We made…...
Wexford school awarded LGBTQ+ Quality Mark for creating safe and inclusive spaces
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (461+ words) A secondary school in Wexford was recently awarded a national accreditation for its commitment to creating safe and inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ young people. Creagh College in Gorey received the Belong To LGBTQ+ Quality Mark at a special ceremony in…...
Killarney school recognised for creating safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ students
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (376+ words) Pictured receiving the Belong To LGBTQ+ Quality Mark at a ceremony in The Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire in Dublin on Thursday March 26, recognising their work over an 18-month period to create safe, welcoming and inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ young…...
International model hits out at transphobic harassment during photoshoot in Dublin
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (252+ words) The Irish Independent Paul Murphy calls on the government to levy data centres to fund household energy credits 'People here are horrified' - body found in same house in Edenderry where two died last year Coalition leaves door open to further…...
Minister of State Robert Troy slams "absolutely disgraceful" vandals behind "malicious" arson attacks on midlands churches
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (18+ words) The Irish Independent...
Concern at bullying of LGBTQ+ youth in Kerry " "Some make a mockery of them
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (244+ words) The Irish Independent Kerry group receives Rainbow Award for providing services and "safe spaces for LGBTQ+ young people LGBTQ+ youth in Kerry are continuing to experience high levels of bullying that is linked to sexual identity. Thats according to latest…...
Strange footsteps and spooky laughter " ghostly goings-on logged at Leinster House
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) The Irish Independent A senior civil servant who oversaw the restoration of Leinster House has spoken about the ghostly reports logged when the building was closed for a period. Recently retired facilities manager Mick O'Brien was in charge when people…...
Colleen Murrell: Peter Mandelson was always like a buddha of quiet calm " even when a tabloid outed him as gay
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (315+ words) The Irish Independent DCU professor writes about her experiences as a young press officer working with the now disgraced politician It was on a Saturday evening in 1987, in the middle of the election campaign, when I took the first call…...