Dublin’s George’s Street is one point of the gay triangle in the capital, with all of the pubs gay-friendly and the best restaurants full of Dorothy’s homies. So, when myself and the missus fancied a cheap and cheerful, we decided to try out So-Ho.

Last Thursday night, friend and I went along to see the Wild Oats Productions performance of The Laramie Project as part of the 7th International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival (IDGTF). The Laramie Project is a play documenting the murder of Matthew Shepard in October 1998.

I knew in advance that I was about to enter a Michelin-starred chef’s restaurant, and ask whether his recipes could be modified for my needs. …What was I thinking? I prepared myself for battle..

The idea of the Alternative Debs is that it’s the debs YOU always wanted, not what your school said you could have-as in with the Alternative Debs you can wear whatever you want and bring whoever you want… So, I wore a suit and brought a girl, which was a huge change from my own debs when I had to wear and dress and bring a guy.

Sometimes film makers decide to have a bash at an old classic. At times this can be a stroke of genius and at other times we all wish they had left well enough alone. Unfortunately the 2009 remake of Alan Parkers 1980 classic, Fame, is the latter. It falls short in every category and is one to be missed in my opinion.

Ah, the George. The very name of this bar stirs up so many memories for people. For the older readers, it may cast people’s minds back to the time it was a dedicated “tea room” (it opened in 1985, eight years before decriminalisation). For others, to some weird or random experience a few years back.

What were you as a child? Were you the kind who experienced gloopy Chinese food, like no other gloopy Chinese food? The most un-Chinese of foods? And were you the kind of child who loved it? If the answer to any of these questions is “Yes” then Jimmy Chung’s just might be for you!

This is a great little spot; cheese, salads and cold meats in the evening and a feast for lunch.

Last Saturday I headed out with a friend to see Watchmen, I love superhero films so I was really looking forward to this one. Without saying too much, a lesbian superhero is killed in the opening montage, and to be honest the film never recovered in my eyes.

Based on Richard Yates’ classic American novel Revolutionary Road (1961), Sam Mendes’ film is as searing an indictment of American married life in the suburbs. April (Kate Winslet) and Frank Wheeler (Leonardo DiCaprio) consider themselves to be superior to their neighbours – they could be artists, intellectuals, bohemians – they just happen to be playing the part of an attractive young couple with two children living in the pretty house on Revolutionary Road, a Connecticut suburb, in the mid 1950s.

A few years ago, my partner and I lived close to Heuston Station and, when we were feeling flush, we’d head into Nancy Hands on Parkgate Street for a yummy dinner. These days, Ryan’s nearly next door is an FXB outlet so Nancy’s isn’t as popular as it used to be. Unfortunately, the food in [...]

Oscar Wilde is famous for two things; being gay and being funny. Being a lesbian who likes funny, I was seriously looking forward to seeing An Ideal Husband at The Abbey Theatre.

This week it’s all about gorgeous women in cop shows, and a couple of movies to spice things up. I think there is a lesbian working in Sky, every couple of weeks she makes sure that Boys Don’t Cry is on, as well as more Angelina than any woman can handle. It’d be nice trying though.

Thank god we seem to have crawled out of the era when we all went to lesbian plays/films knowing they’d be crap, but having to do our community duty. This production is professional, perfectly-pitched and thought-provoking.

Le Cirk is a faux-Parisian cafe bar, decorated to look like a place 1890’s arty (absynthe-swilling) folk would have loved. The design is all Edwardian-esque, Lumiere brothers, circus of ye olde years.

Doolin is tiny, and is made up of one street, a pier and lots of B&Bs and hotels. So, most of the eateries are either the pubs or the hotels. The only actual restaurant we found was Bruach na nAille Riverside.

The premise of the film is that, because there is no military draft or conscription in America they are running out of soldiers to fight in Iraq. Therefore, if/when a soldier comes home after completing their tour of duty, he/she can be sent back without their consent – a system called Stop-Loss