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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).

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

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

GAY DATG – FD YOUR IAL IRISH PARTNER

Here's a brief look at some of the gay Irish who forever changed the urse of history.

THE BT OF GAY DUBL

Should gays be banned om the St.

) 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.

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

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. 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).

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

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? He is also openly gay. So, fally, on gay rights at least, Ireland was brought to the light of the 20th century.

GAY DUBL

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.

GAY LIFE MORN IRELAND--LIMERICK AND GALWAY

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. ” 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 .

DUBL GAY BARS GUI - BT GAY HANGOUTS DUBL, IRELAND

Gay datg Ireland.

Gay sgl lookg for lastg love n fd Ireland.

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

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!

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

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 .