2011 has been celebrated as a great year for the LGBT community. Of course, as long as severe inequality persists, it’s difficult to wholeheartedly agree that it was a great year. All the same, 2011 has certainly upheld that crucial message; that it gets better. So, grab a cup o’ kindness and we’ll run through some of the achievements of the LGBT movement in 2011.

It turns out that Santa Claus has a lesbian working in the toy factory and, even though she didn’t win the Secrets Ireland hamper, she has taken some time out of her busy schedule to tell us who will get a pressie from the big man this year.

From The Guardian’s Patrick Barkham: “He would have been the first openly gay president anywhere in the world.” The last few months have been good for a lot of gay hearts in Ireland. Poll after poll showed us that Ireland — the country whose political establishment has always had to be dragged kicking and screaming into [...]

I have heard, over the last while, that Senator David Norris was thinking fo running for President. Like many of you I have eagerly awaited confirmation of this and now we have it. Senator Norris has said he is looking for a nomination to run in the next election

As the AMI team put the finishing touches on what looks set to be the gay event of the year, we at Gaelick thought we’d give our readers an in-depth look at what to expect from the night!

All doctors and medical students are cordially invited to GDI’s first educational session – Transgender Health Workshop. We will have Senator David Norris as keynote speaker and will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting. 27 November from 13:30 to 18:00 13.30 – EGM registration 14.00 – EGM 14.30 – Light lunch & workshop registration 15.00 – [...]

It isn’t news to say the internet has changed how we live, but it is telling to see how it is used to both inform and mislead in political campaigns. Gaelick recently caught up with Senator David Norris, who is the target of a malicious website, for a chat about how the internet has changed political life.

On this bank holiday weekend, there’s only one place to be on Sunday night: BeLonG To’s Gay Prom 2010 fundraiser. Online sales have now closed, but a limited number of tickets will be available at the door.

Fairy God Mother and Ireland’s number one Drag Queen, Veda, has teamed up with Irish Gay Youth Charity, BeLonG To, to bring you the second instalment of Ireland’s official Gay Prom for gay boys and girls.

The excitement about the second outing of the BeLonG To Gay Prom has been steadily growing for the past couple of weeks and promises to be one of the LGBT events of the year. Gay Prom will be taking place on Sunday 24th October in Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8 which is a bank holiday weekend, so you have no excuses not to be there!

On September 24th 2010 Ireland’s top gay celebrities Anna Nolan and Seán Musanje will host the second annual gay and lesbian awards at the Radisson Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.

Yes, following a two day series of Seanad debates, the civil partnership bill has been passed and we’ve marriage for all! Grab a drink, whisk up your partner and let’s do-si-do! Well… perhaps not do-si-do quite just yet….

If the modern world is youth-obsessed, the modern gay world takes that to the extreme. You could go around thinking that there isn’t a gay, lesbian, bi or trans person over the age of 50, such is the lack of visibility. These are the people who created the very idea of the gay community that we now we enjoy, yet they are nowhere to be seen, eclipsed by those youngsters reaping the benefits of their fight.

Ah for jayses sake. This is what RTÉ comes up with as a long list for Ireland’s greatest figures. Names such as Colin Farrell, Stephen Gately, effing Louis Walsh and bloody fecking Bono. Let us know who you think should be included.

February 2010 sees LGBT History Month being celebrated for the first time in Ireland, at Tallaght County Library. There will be talks on LGBT literature and history, a screening of Gus Van Sant’s “Milk”, and an ongoing exhibition curated by Tonie Walsh of the Irish Queer Archive.

Friday night saw the inaugural Gay and Lesbian Awards (GALAS) take place in Dublin, hosted by journalist Una Mullalley and television presenter Derek Mooney. Twelve awards were presented to individuals, organisations, community groups, and businesses from across the island of Ireland. Read on to find out the nominees and the winners!

If you’re Irish and/or gay and you don’t know who David Norris is, well then that must be one secluded rock you’re living under. And, in light of his being honoured in San Francisco last week – including comparisons with Harvey Milk – everyone should know him! He’s gone international!