Gay Community News

4th November 2019: The national PrEP programme rollout, crucial in preventing HIV transmissions, begins in Ireland. Politicians are now calling for improved access to PrEP amid months-long waiting lists. Read more 👉 buff.ly/LExxvVf #OnThisDay #Queerstory

Sapphic & Satanic? Hell, yes! 🧛🏻 Read 👉 buff.ly/mN8UzEb #GCNnews

These costumes are sending us ✈️💀😂 Read 👉 buff.ly/2BDQeuZ #GCNnews

One Irish man developed a "golden rule" to avoid outing other gay men. Read 👉 buff.ly/Dmg8hpr #GCNnews

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“Renewal is only possible if complicity is confronted, responsibilities are met and justice is upheld”. Read 👉 buff.ly/H7TjXWg #GCNnews

“Roger Casement’s life reminds us that courage knows no borders and the duty to defend justice belongs to all of us”. Read 👉 buff.ly/epmvhCZ #GCNnews

Belong To’s Stand Up Awareness Week is back! Read 👉 buff.ly/foJjZ8m #GCNnews

From club bangers to mellow pop, there's something for everyone 🎶 Read 👉 buff.ly/CZsssDH #GCNnews

“Poetry became therapy; art became release." Read 👉 buff.ly/1XKY5Ag #GCNnews

In some clinics, patients are waiting up to a year for PrEP appointments. Read 👉 buff.ly/HsbDHlt #GCNnews

“I love this community. You can be outrageous or you can be normal, whatever.” Lynda Sheridan, Person of the Year nominee at this year’s The GALAS Awards, reflects on her experiences as a proud trans woman and activist 🏳️‍⚧️ Read more in GCN's October issue 👉 bit.ly/gcnoct25

Congrats to Dáire Kinsella & Rebecca Fagan, you have each won a ticket! Please see your emails for details!

Learn the hidden history of these gay spies. gcn.ie/gay-spies-mi... #GCNnews

It's one hell of a read! Read 👉 buff.ly/zv5Fdhr #GCNnews

3rd November 1993: American comedian and actor Benito Skinner is born. Having risen to fame with his online persona Benny Drama through social media, in 2025, he created and starred in queer show Overcompensating. Happy Birthday! #OnThisDay #Queerstory

This one is for the hackers, the activists, the dreamers of interface worlds. Read 👉 buff.ly/JJGpEJW #GCNnews

Sapphic & Satanic? Hell, yes! 🧛🏻 Read 👉 buff.ly/mN8UzEb #GCNnews

Having meaningful conversations with younger people is crucial. 🏳️‍⚧️ Read 👉 buff.ly/dqBrdvk #GCNnews

“Renewal is only possible if complicity is confronted, responsibilities are met and justice is upheld”. Read 👉 buff.ly/H7TjXWg #GCNnews

"I don’t think I fully realised how extraordinary she was until I started writing the story.” Read 👉 buff.ly/myysg8i #GCNnews

The issue features Munroe Bergdorf, Shon Faye, and Bel Priestley, among others. Read 👉 buff.ly/4vfIW5M #GCNnews

"You can't fight for one form of equality without addressing the rest. It's all linked.” This year's The GALAS Awards Joe Drennan LGBTQ+ Young Trailblazer winner Jenny Maguire shares what drives a movement in GCN's October issue 👉 bit.ly/gcnoct25

Glacaim Leat tells a big story in small moments of queer love. Read 👉 buff.ly/yfPJgVY #GCNnews

2nd November 1948: US Black lesbian activist Mandy Carter is born. She is a trailblazer and mobiliser who led many women to freedom, fought against the release of nuclear weapons and founded the LGBTQ+ advocacy organisation SONG (Southerners on New Ground). #OnThisDay #Queerstory

Take a look at how Queer Sheds build community in rural Ireland ☘️ 👉 buff.ly/B0ZC0BZ #GCNnews

JJ Smyth's was the place to be for queer women. Read 👉 buff.ly/rhqOFsC #GCNnews

This precious film was once thought lost for nearly 40 years. Read 👉 buff.ly/2rym9C9 #GCNnews

“The Church in Norway has imposed shame, great harm and pain”. Read 👉 buff.ly/zEYCVAu #GCNnews

"We all remember the first hit." 🎶 Read 👉 buff.ly/6xdwX3J #GCNnews