Kenneth Branagh’s heart-wrenching family drama based loosely on his own childhood in the capital of Northern Ireland is a very personal account of growing up in the midst of a civil war. Set in 1969 when Branagh was just nine years old and when the violent conflict between the Protestant and Catholic populations was … Continue reading
Belfast’s 15th OUTBURST QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL maybe at its halfway mark already (and you have missed the extraordinarily legendary performance artist David Holye !!!!!) but the next few days are packed with such goodies you really should not miss. Here’s Queerguru’s Pick Of The Rest Of The Fest REBEL DYKES: In the … Continue reading
When Elska Magazine’s Editor Liam Campbell first announced that Belfast in Northern Ireland would be the next choice to be featured in the magazine, he was inundated with messages on social media from people saying they hoped the issue would be ‘full of gingers’. He admitted to getting annoyed because of the fetishization of … Continue reading
Ireland is quite rightly proud of all of its redheaded citizens and now it’s the turn of the Northern Ireland to host their very first Ginger Pride Festival in Belfast this coming Saturday 11th February. It all takes place at Aether & Echo a large Victorian bar in the city center, so drinking WILL be involved. … Continue reading
Ulster aka Northern Ireland may be the very last part of the UK not to recognize same-sex marriage thanks to the intransigence of governing local political party, but its very vibrant LGBT community does have one of the best queer arts festivals in that part of the world. The 10th edition of OUTBURST is about to … Continue reading