Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWho could resist any invitation from Panti Bliss, Ireland’s most beloved Drag Queen and indefatigable gay activist (if you have never seen her impassioned and brilliant speech on homophobia : then shame on you). Now she’s hosting the World’s First Ever LGBT Matchmaking and Music Festival in Lisdoonvarna, a tiny spa town in County Clare, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe real joy of GAY PRIDE MONTH is not the major city celebrity events (how many can the ubiquitous Billy Porter do?) but all the small communities around the globe who come together with such heartfelt events , often for the very first time. Navan the county town of County Meath, on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFor the fourth year running, GCN (Gay Community News) and HIV Ireland again teamed up for a World AIDS Day initiative, and this year they mounted a special project that seeks to give real visibility and celebrate the diversity of people living with HIV in Ireland. LIVING was an innovative, first-of-its-kind, photographic exhibition showcasing a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOur second piece of news from Ireland this week comes from Dundalk which although is the county town of County Louth, is a tiny place in a much bigger picture. It would have been tough for anyone to come out anywhere on the LGBTQ spectrum in the past like most rural areas. That is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterQueerguru is in Ireland this week, and tonight our port of call is Westport. It is a beautiful small town on the edge of an Atlantic inlet, on Ireland’s west coast. In the Georgian town center, stone bridges link the tree-lined promenade on the banks of the Carrowbeg River. Rockfleet Castle and Burrishoole Abbey. It’s … Continue reading