On Tuesday, Marriage Equality launched its “Just Love?” campaign and the “Missing Pieces” report, an audit of civil partnership as compared with marriage. The report reveals 169 differences between the two. In the second of our series of articles, we look at two further areas examined: immigration and legal procedures

Morning folks! Isn’t it just a lovely Autumn day out there! I am back and well refreshed after a 3-week honeymoon involving Boston, New York and lots of quality time with my favourite lady Right, news I hear you cry!

It was with a mixture of anticipation and excitement that I made my way to the official release of the Report from the Gender recognition advisory group (GRAG), by Social Protection Minister Joan Burton yesterday morning.

Tonight I assume a lot of you lovely readers will be heading to the Dyke Night! Back in the day when I toddled along it was such a great night and so many lovely ladies! This year it has a 1920′s theme so glad your glad rags on and get down the Purty Kitchen.

Mischief is a new night which started in The George bar a few weeks ago. Taking place every Friday, the idea behind the night is that each week has a different theme, and so far the organisers have gone all out to give the clubbers in attendance the best experience possible.

This is an open invitation to all members of the transgender community to join TENI
for a consultation with the Rights Now campaign:

We talk a lot about the politics of outing people as gay, lesbian or bisexual. Some of us believe it’s always wrong. Others, that it’s only ok if the closeted person is being a hypocrite — that it’s ok to out an anti-gay politician as gay, but not a closeted person who fights the corner [...]

First — As you could probably discern from the title, this post is about sex. If that worries you (or your employer if you’re at work ), here’s a link to some cuddly pets. Now, everyone else with me? Let’s talk about sex. Sex can be complicated. It can be especially complicated when one or [...]

There remain countries in the world where LGBT people are criminalised for who we are, and in six of these the penalties include execution. When LGBTs flee such countries to seek asylum, will we get protection? How does Ireland treat asylum seekers who fear persecution because of their sexual orientation or gender identity? How many LGBT asylum seekers have been deported to unsafe countries where they may face torture, death or other forms of serious harm?

There are various kinds of comments whirling around the LGBT interwebs about a recent vote in the United Nations. Many of them boil down to making an assertion along the lines of: “The UN says it’s okay to kill gays!” So, what are the rumours, and what are the facts?

Linc (Lesbians In Cork) is pleased to announce its new Wednesday evening group, Phoenix, for women aged up to 23. If you’re young, interested in all things LGBT and in the Cork area, this one’s for you.

The final episode of Lip Service – the Beeb’s series featuring fictional Lesbians Of Scotland – airs tonight: Tuesday, 16th November 2010 at 10:30pm. Members of Gaelick will be following, tweeting, commenting, opining and (more than likely) gasping at the Sapphic thrills and spills. So, join us!

Acting Out is the Dublin LGBT drama group for LGBT every Thursday at Outhouse. Catch “OutTakes” this week!

Last night saw the second annual Cork Rebel Awards. The Awards were established as a non profit collaboration between the Cork Gay Project, Cork Pride, GayCork.com and L.inC to give recognition to members of Cork’s LGBT community.

Tomorrow, 13th November, a new shop is due to open in Dublin. Ordinarily not too remarkable. But this particular retailer is a little more interesting than that. Forever 21 is a USA-based retailer that sells cheap, slutty trendy clothes to the young folk. It also sells a lot more.

So, Cat McKenzie. You say you love Sam Murray. But do you? Do you?! The dilemma: Sam or Frankie. Much like: strawberries or a plate of vomit. Or: jazz tootlings or Justin Beiber. Or: a hot cop or a feckin’ feck-up.