Irish gay man opens up about fdg a queer muny outsi the bigger ci • GCN

Contents:

• IRISH GAY MAN OPENS UP ABOUT FDG A QUEER MUNY OUTSI THE BIGGER CI
• “GAY GAELS” WHO HAVE ENRICHED IRELAND’S HISTORY AND CULTURE FOR THE WORLD
• GAY DATG – FD YOUR IAL IRISH PARTNER
• THE BT OF GAY DUBL
• AT SWIM, TWO BOYS IS A GREAT IRISH NOVEL, AND A GROUNDBREAKG GAY LOVE STORY
• ‘WHEN YOU ARE A PERSON OF LOUR IRELAND PEOPLE DON’T SEE YOU AS GAY’
• GAY DUBL
• GAY LIFE MORN IRELAND--LIMERICK AND GALWAY
• DUBL GAY BARS GUI - BT GAY HANGOUTS DUBL, IRELAND
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

IRISH GAY MAN OPENS UP ABOUT FDG A QUEER MUNY OUTSI THE BIGGER CI

The stori the men this issue share wh rears some of the most breezy they have ever featured, cludg tal of boozy nights out on the gay scene, timate nights , and even tal that highlight some of the good moments to e om this panmic era. © 2021 GCN (Gay Communy News). As Stephen Healy, a 47 year-old gay man om a small town ral Cork highlighted, for many queer people smaller ral areas what matters is havg people that make you feel unrstood and supported regardls of their own inty.

“GAY GAELS” WHO HAVE ENRICHED IRELAND’S HISTORY AND CULTURE FOR THE WORLD

Stephen had a siar experience his twenti when he travelled to a group for closeted gay men.

Here's a brief look at some of the gay Irish who forever changed the urse of history. Should gays be banned om the St.

GAY DATG – FD YOUR IAL IRISH PARTNER

) The Church—which has had more than their share of their own gay problems—the Ancient Orr of Hibernians and other like-md anizatns band together, thought back fondly on their 19th-century prejudic, and shouted an thorarian “NYET! ” There were all kds of exc (“Gays n march, but they n’t do so unr a banner”), but everyone knew the real reason.

It’s ironic that this bigotry towards gays should have remaed so prevalent current tim, sce Ireland’s history has been enriched, yterday and today, by s gay members.

THE BT OF GAY DUBL

And you don’t have to look too hard eher for great exampl—two of the sixteen men executed by the Brish 1916 were most likely gay—Sir Roger Casement (fely) and Padraig Pearse (probably).

Dpe havg a voted wife and fatherg a child, Behan’s homosexualy, which first blossomed when he was servg time a Brish borstal for young boys, ightened and disturbed him until his premature ath 1964. ) He was known for his openly gay and flamboyant liftyle. In his book, “Samuel Beckett: The Last Mornist”, Anthony Cron wrote “It might be accurate to say that his [Beckett’s] relatnship wh MacGreevy had, though was not sexual, an element of the homo-erotic , as ed some of Beckett’s later relatnships were to have.

In recent years other Irish wrers have e out and clared their homosexualy, most promently novelist Colm Tóibín and Nuala O’Faola, who wrote about her relatnship wh Nell McCafferty Are You Somebody?

AT SWIM, TWO BOYS IS A GREAT IRISH NOVEL, AND A GROUNDBREAKG GAY LOVE STORY

He is also openly gay.

So, fally, on gay rights at least, Ireland was brought to the light of the 20th century. Then, May of 2015, led the way to the 21st century, when Ireland beme the first untry the world to legalize gay marriage by a public vote. Dubl every June has s own Gay Pri Para and many of the partiers end up at The Gee, Dubl’s foremost gay bar on South Great Ge Street, to ntue the celebratn.

‘WHEN YOU ARE A PERSON OF LOUR IRELAND PEOPLE DON’T SEE YOU AS GAY’

” This chapter is entled “Gay Gaels. If you are tired of the gay datg scene and ready to fd somethg long-term, then ’s time to try fdg wh . Gay datg Ireland.

GAY DUBL

Gay sgl lookg for lastg love n fd Ireland. All across the untry, there are gay sgl searchg for somethg long-term and settlg down for years of bliss together. Yet, as anyone swimmg the gay datg pool n tell you, knowg the people are out there is one thg – fdg your person is que another!

As a rult, many gay Irish sgl wh specific hop are takg the search for a patible match onle, where they n be upont about their sir. While there are a lot of gay datg s to choose om Ireland, not all of them are necsarily signed to acmodate ser sgl; those who are earntly lookg for a long-term relatnship wh someone they nnect wh on every level. 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 .

If you want to dive head-first to the gay scene though, the are the plac to start.

GAY LIFE MORN IRELAND--LIMERICK AND GALWAY

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. 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.

LGBT-iendly venu existed long before homosexualy was legalised 1993. 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.

DUBL GAY BARS GUI - BT GAY HANGOUTS DUBL, IRELAND

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. 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.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

His work perdilly vered homosexual referenc and his personal life dit his attractn for men.

Rory O’Neill is famoly regnized as the drag queen Panti Bliss and is also a gay rights activist. Origally om Ballrobe, County Mayo, O’Neill grew up a small town and me out as gay his 20s. ” Norton is openly gay, workg as a prenter for TV and rad.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

He me out as gay to the general public 2009 but to his clost fay and iends at the age of 16. Polil lear Leo Varadkar publicly me out as gay 2015 and was an avid advote for the same-sex referendum.

Although married to a woman, Osr Wil was a gay man and was famoly imprisoned for gross cency followg nsensual enunters wh men. However, an expert group 2002 nclud that there was no doubt to their thenticy, thereby nfirmg Casement’s inty as a gay man.