Kev Maxen, Jaguars assistant strength ach, out as gay

Contents:

• THE BT OF GAY DUBL
• DUBL GAY BARS GUI - BT GAY HANGOUTS DUBL, IRELAND
• GAY LIFE MORN IRELAND--DUBL
• THE BEST DUBL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS DUBL
• DUBL: GAY AND LBIAN DUBL
• GAY LIFE DUBL 50 YEARS AGO
• UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

THE BT OF GAY DUBL

It wasn’t always that way, but there has been a massive shift general attus sce the crimalisatn of homosexualy 1993. BarsDubl’s olst and biggt gay bar is The Gee, which has been servg the cy’s LGBTQ+ muny for over thirty years. Also worth checkg out is the Internatnal Gay Theatre Ftival, which ually tak place May and featur LGBTQ+-themed productns staged theatr and smaller venu across the cy.

Out2Tennis, meanwhile, is Ireland’s gay tennis work, anisg events and tournaments around the cy. While San Francis might reasonably be nsired the gay pal of the world, Ireland’s foremost cy remas one of the bt and iendlit ci for LGBTQ travelers to vis.

DUBL GAY BARS GUI - BT GAY HANGOUTS DUBL, IRELAND

Most people who are gay Dubl will head over to the famo Temple Bar district, known for s excellent nightlife terg to all kds of people. Unlike many other European pals, Dubl don’t have an easily intifiable gay neighborhood. The Temple Bar area is where much of Dubl’s nightlife is ncentrated, cludg the cy’s most popular gay bars.

GAY LIFE MORN IRELAND--DUBL

Dubl is one of Ireland’s bt ci for nightlife and has plenty of excellent gay bars and clive tablishments. While other clubs have gay-themed nights or parti, The Gee is the only fully LGBTQ nightclub Dubl, and is one of the most vised gay venu the cy.

Mother is one of the bt gay clubs Dubl, wh club nights held every Saturday om 11:00 pm to 3:00 am. Jack Nealon’s is somewhat an unofficial gay bar, loted on Capel Street the North Cy district. It don’t bill self as a gay bar, but is fely very popular wh Dubl’s gay muny, particularly men.

THE BEST DUBL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS DUBL

Osr’s Cafe is a wonrful gay-iendly fe the Smhfield neighborhood, close to the Temple Bar district.

The first monstratn for gay rights Dubl happened 1974, the first Gay Pri Week was held 1979, and the first Pri March was held March 1980. The Internatnal Dubl Gay Theatre Ftival is held durg the first two weeks of May each year. It accepts submissns om Irish and ternatnal artists wh nnectns to gay characters, them, and culture.

Its proximy to Dubl’s gay nightlife (and The Boilerhoe sna) mak a popular choice for LGBTQ travelers visg the cy. The cy’s pact size means ’s easy to bop om place to place and LGBT travellers shouldn’t feel they’re limed to ‘official’ gay-iendly venu; would be difficult to fd a venue Dubl cy centre you won’t be wele . As many Wtern ci, gay bars are more likely to be closg down than openg up Dubl, as homosexualy be more accepted across all venu.

DUBL: GAY AND LBIAN DUBL

North of the Liffey, Pantibar ntu to draw crowds, thanks part to beg owned by the unofficial queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss, bonafi drag royalty and one of the untry’s leadg gay rights activists. Wh lourful flowers and plenty of cycle lan, mak for a nice sojourn and has a wir signifince: the tragic murr of a lol gay man lled Declan Flynn the park 1982 is wily nsired the talyst for the Irish gay rights movement. Break for the Borr stands place of Bartley Dunne’s, probably the untry’s first gay-iendly venue, which prid self on allowg punks and ‘alternative’ people , while the Vikg holds the tle of beg Ireland’s first exclively gay bar – ’s now unr new management and has been renamed Brogan’s.

The GAZE Film Ftival July has been celebratg LGBT storytellg for 25 years, while the Dubl Gay Theatre Ftival tak place smaller venu across the cy May.

GAY LIFE DUBL 50 YEARS AGO

Like all ci, homophobic cints are not unheard of but are few and far between, and public displays of affectns between same-sex upl are que monplace.

As the cultural and polil pal of the Republic of Ireland, which has bee creasgly progrsive and gay-iendly recent years, havg recently legalized same-sex marriage, iendly and energetic Dubl li at the heart of the untry's gay scene. This eply lerary and historic metropolis wh about 530, 000 rints wh s cy lims hosts the popular Dubl Gay Pri late June, and the heart of the btlg - albe touristy - Temple Bar nightlife district, you'll fd a handful of extremely popular gay bars.

Here's a pilatn - alphabetic orr - of the key hangouts popular wh gays, lbians, and their iends this pact, handsome cy bisected by the picturque River Liffey. Across om Dame Lane, jt south of Dame St., 1-478-2983) is one of the inic gay bars of Europe, and by far the most popular LGBT tablishment Dubl. The Gee is a popular sectn of the cy center, a short walk om several excellent rtrants (Fallon & Byrne, Rtic Stone), and om here 's also an easy stroll to the handful of other gay bars Dubl.

UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS

Named for the wty and wry - and famo his day - Irish gay lerary in Osr Wil, Osrs actually has two tablishments Dubl, both of them exceedgly supportive of and welg toward LGBT folks. A 15-mute walk wt, jt beyond Temple Bar and gg the Dubl Cy Council plex, Osrs Cafe Bar Christchurch (16-18 Fishamble St., 1-555-1442) serv siarly lic food and drk and also draws a good mix of folks, straight and gay but always iendly.

The Christchurch venue is large enough for events, too, and has hosted a number of gay weddgs. Somethg of an stutn thanks to s extraordary owner, the great diva, LGBT activist, and drag in Rory O'Neill, Pantibar (7 1, 8 Capel St., no phone) opened 2007 and is loted a brightly lored space Dubl's ner Northsi, jt a short stroll across the River Liffey via the Grattan Bridge - 's an easy walk om the cy's other gay bars.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

As I walked to a gay/mixed fé/bar lled The Front Lounge, loted only steps away om Dubl Castle, I uld hear Christ Church Cathedral’s 18th century ep bell tollg six blocks away.