Mike Pence Gets a Rainbow Welcome in Europe
Mike Pence’s trip to Europe hasn’t been going quite as planned. A few days ago, Pence visited Iceland’s capital of…
Gay Prime Minister of Ireland Brings His Partner to Meeting With Mike Pence
To celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, it is tradition that the Prime Minister of Ireland visit the United States. This year,…
‘Drag Race’ Superstar Gets Bisexual Dating Show
Courtney Act will be the head of a new first-of-its-kind show for the UK and Ireland that involves bisexual dating. The…
Ireland’s Gay PM to Take on Pope Francis Over Gay Marriage
Irish PM Leo Varadkar says that he will question Pope Francis over his stance on marriage equality during a scheduled…
Theresa May will Not Intervene on Gay Marriage in Northern Ireland
While England, Wales, and Scotland all have marriage equality, gay and lesbian marriage in Northern Ireland has been left in…
Watch: Ireland’s Eurovision Entry Features Gay Couple, and May Be Banned in Russia
As each country in the EU (and Russia and Australia) gears up for the Eurovision Song Contest, this year in…
Tourism Ireland’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Tapestry is 250 Feet of Gloriousness!
Winter is finally here! Game of Thrones’ seventh season started on Sunday and for the next seven weeks that’s all…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Now Plan Your Irish Road Trip
The Enterprise Rent-A-Car woman looks up our reservation and comments that we have a special LGBT package, and, after a “wink…
Ireland Follows UK Lead and Sets Bill in Motion to Pardon Men Convicted of Same-Sex Activity
The Irish Legal Times says that the country will pardon gay and bisexual men that were convicted in Ireland for…
106-Year-Old Irish Girl Guides to Allow Transgender Children
If you were born biologically male, but identify as femail, you are now welcome in a 106-year-old Irish organization, the…
Ireland Lifts Lifetime Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood
Ireland has become the latest country to end its strict lifetime ban on gay men from donating blood. The rule,…
Northern Ireland Politician Didn’t Know HIV Can Be Transmitted to Heterosexuals
This is terrifying. A Northern Ireland politician said that he didn’t know that heterosexual men and women could contract HIV.…
Gay Travel: Irish Road Trip, Dublin to Cork
The Enterprise Rent-A-Car (www.enterprise.com) woman looks up our reservation and comments that we have a special LGBT package, and, after…
Irish Filmmaker’s Lesbian Short Makes Waves on Festival Circuit
“I’m really glad you came.” So says ten-year-old Eleanor (Ciara Gallagher) as she reaches in the dark for the hand…
Muslims Invite the Irish LGBT Community to Ramadan Meal
LGBT people living in Ireland have been invited to join the local Muslim community for a meal when Ramadan comes…
Ireland’s New Gender Law Empowers Trans People
Ireland introduced a radical new gender-identity recognition system last September, and with it, hundreds of people now have their gender legally…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Now Plan a Wilde Trip to Dublin
By Joseph Pedro It’s with a reflective heart that I stand in the corner of Oscar Wilde’s childhood home of…
Independent Lesbian Katherine Zappone Elected to Irish Parliament
Independent candidate Katherine Zappone was confirmed as elected in the Dublin South-West constituency on Monday evening. Zappone told Irish Times, “I…
Cocktail Music: The Young Folk
With their full-length album First Sign of Morning slated for a February release, along with a new tour that kicks…
Ireland’s Senate Votes to Ban Religious Exemptions from Employment Equality Act
Lawmakers in Ireland have strengthened their historic Employment Equality Act that prohibited schools and hospitals from discriminating against gay and lesbian…
Ireland Weds Its First Same-Sex Couple
Richard Dowling and Cormac Gollogy became the first same-sex couple to get married in Ireland. Ireland legalized same-sex marriage nationwide and…
Irish TV Star Makes History By Proposing to His Boyfriend on Live TV
Chances are those of us not in Ireland won’t know who TV3’s Alan Hughes is, but the wildly popular and openly…
Ireland’s Board of Education Works to Accommodate Trans* Students with Uniforms and Restrooms
The Department of Education in Ireland is currently looking to provide transgender students with both suitable uniforms and restroom facilities…
New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade to Allow Irish LGBT Group to March for the First Time
The St. Patrick’s Day committee has agreed to allow an Irish LGBT group to march in New York City’s 2016…
Guinness Inspires with Welsh Rugby Player Gareth Thomas’s Coming Out Story
“The demons I fought on the pitch were nothing next to the ones I fought in my head,” now-openly gay…
Gay Travel Makes Up 13% of Ireland’s Tourism and Hospitality Economy
Ireland is quickly seeing the effects of becoming a country that has the freedom to marry. In less than a…
Ireland Passes Historic Transgender-Rights Bill
Ireland will be one of the few countries in the world to allow transgender individuals to legally change their gender…
The Vatican Calls Ireland’s Vote on Gay Marriage a ‘Defeat for Humanity’
An official from the Vatican has denounced Ireland’s vote in favor of gay marriage by calling the referendum a “defeat…
Joe Biden Reacts to Ireland’s Gay Marriage Vote Calling it a ‘Courageous Stand for Love’
Vice President Joe Biden took time to write an op-ed in the Advocate to praise Ireland’s marriage referendum. President Obama (who is…
Australian’s Rally for Marriage Equality Using Momentum From Irish Vote
According to the same-sex marriage campaign in Australia, Equal Marriage Rights Australia, more than nine million people have seen the…