leadimage There Will Be Rain is the brainchild of writer and actor Marc McCabe, who was one of the quartet in the play Working Late, one of the biggest successes of this year's Dublin Gay Theatre Festival. When they finished the week-long run of Working Late, Marc approached the play's writer, director and producer, Rebecca Walsh, to see what she thought of his script....

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Uganda’s LGBTI Activists: Breaking the Chains (video) Journalism graduate, Alyssa Eisenstein, traveled to Uganda this past spring to see what it’s like for Ugandan LGBTI activists. Her documentary film, called “Breaking the Chains”, follows the efforts of Ugandan activists as they try and have conversations with people about homosexuality. The responses they get are chilling. I’m sure none of you have forgotten the [...]...

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Political Closet I have always believed that coming out is a very personal thing, not to be rushed or done under pressure. After all, what is less inspiring that seeing someone outted and in denial? This topic has come up in the UK regarding MPs. do they have a right to privacy?...

The Small Screen »

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And the winner is The Emmy's last night were all about Archie and Glee for this Gaelick writer. Was I disappointed? Or did our bisexual character (Kalinda in The Good Wife) and lesbian actress (Jane Lynch) do the do? Plus, what about the gay guys, Neil Patrick Harris and everything else in Glee? Read on if you want to know, or wait until this evening and it'll be on RTE 2 at 9.30pm....

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Emmy Night This year, Glee has been nominated in most Primetime Emmy award categories, but insiders agree that they probably won't win any of the big ones. Glee is an Emmy anomaly in that it's youth-led; based in high-school with unknown actors. Most of the acting nominees have been around for years. ...

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Lip Service. Scottish lesbians I don't know about you but when I heard that there was going to be a Scottish L word, I squealed. Hands up if you're into the ladies and you didn't get wee kneeed every time Simone Labib aka Helen Steward opened her mouth to speak in Bad Girls. There's something about that accent. Well the wait is almost over....

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Unladylike Behaviour I am on a rant. Feel free to click away, but my ardour is up and my goat has well and truly been gotten. I'm so angry that I just allowed a very badly-constructed sentence to pass my editor radar. Why? Where the HELL are the Irish women in sport? Not on the effing telly anyway!...

Parenting »

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It’s fun to shame single moms For most women, the choice to have children is not a choice but the non-choice. If you’re straight and not celibate, chances are that you will end up pregnant. And since Irish women don’t have abortions (*cough*), pregnancy inevitably leads to a child, wanted or not....

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Rugby World Cup: The story so far So now that we’re well acquainted with the Ireland Rugby World Cup team – and the first two rounds of matches are complete – let’s see how things stand....

This and That »

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A Suppa Earl Gae Morning, * checks clock * or should I say good afternoon, Gaelickers. Here I am, at home sick from work and feeling sorry for myself and yet I still find the time to share some stories with you. What am I like? It’s all about the give with me Let’s get right down [...]...

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Gender recognition – let’s get it right To comply with the judgement on the Lydia Foy case, a gender recognition advisory group has been set-up, inviting comments and input from the general public on issues such as legal recognition and the right to marry. There is an open call until Friday, September 17th, to have your say on the upcoming legislation....


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