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Our online Christmas Raffle is back, packed with incredible prizes! 🎄🎁✨ Tickets available from €5, get yours before December 31 to be in with a chance of winning while also supporting GCN 👉 bit.ly/gcnrf25 #GCNraffle
Pride Vibes provides a warm, authentic platform for LGBTQ+ voices across Ireland. Read 👉 buff.ly/eEdOo5h #GCNnews
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Pride Vibes provides a warm, authentic platform for LGBTQ+ voices across Ireland. Read 👉 buff.ly/eEdOo5h #GCNnews
Check out the formidable lineup! 🎶 Read 👉 buff.ly/sObe1oc #GCNnews
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Check out the formidable lineup! 🎶 Read 👉 buff.ly/sObe1oc #GCNnews
As Spotify Wrapped dominates social feeds, criticism and backlash mount. Read 👉 buff.ly/Xyoh71I #GCNnews
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As Spotify Wrapped dominates social feeds, criticism and backlash mount. Read 👉 buff.ly/Xyoh71I #GCNnews
“Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you can’t make a difference.” Read 👉 buff.ly/JKHDCaY #GCNnews
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you can’t make a difference.” Read 👉 buff.ly/JKHDCaY #GCNnews
It's Day 8 of our Christmas Raffle! Today's prize is a €150 voucher to be used in Bernard Shaw, Token, Eatyard, Wigmam and more, courtesy of Bodytonic! ✨ To win, buy a raffle ticket or a bundle before December 31 for as little as €5 at bit.ly/gcnrf25. #GCNraffle
December 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It's Day 8 of our Christmas Raffle! Today's prize is a €150 voucher to be used in Bernard Shaw, Token, Eatyard, Wigmam and more, courtesy of Bodytonic! ✨ To win, buy a raffle ticket or a bundle before December 31 for as little as €5 at bit.ly/gcnrf25. #GCNraffle
"I live in a way that feels more masculine and true to who I am.” Read 👉 buff.ly/T1MrgRp #GCNnews
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"I live in a way that feels more masculine and true to who I am.” Read 👉 buff.ly/T1MrgRp #GCNnews
“It is shameful that the EBU has not expelled Israel to date", activists said. Read 👉 buff.ly/drz5hIY #GCNnews
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“It is shameful that the EBU has not expelled Israel to date", activists said. Read 👉 buff.ly/drz5hIY #GCNnews
“I stick by my community, and I don’t want to take part in something that excludes incredible women.” Read 👉 buff.ly/tvYBuuQ #GCNnews
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“I stick by my community, and I don’t want to take part in something that excludes incredible women.” Read 👉 buff.ly/tvYBuuQ #GCNnews
The conversation is growing! 🎙️ The gorgeous & hilarious drag duo The Misses have expanded their National Conversations podcast into a substack, a 1950s-inspired lifestyle mag with recipes, opinions & more! 💖✨ Check it out 👉 buff.ly/ZVsLgI7
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The conversation is growing! 🎙️ The gorgeous & hilarious drag duo The Misses have expanded their National Conversations podcast into a substack, a 1950s-inspired lifestyle mag with recipes, opinions & more! 💖✨ Check it out 👉 buff.ly/ZVsLgI7
Missing Heartlands Pride already? Worry not, check out some gorgeous snaps of the wonderful events and live it back here, see the full set on our Instagram 👉 buff.ly/L3rkGYW 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Missing Heartlands Pride already? Worry not, check out some gorgeous snaps of the wonderful events and live it back here, see the full set on our Instagram 👉 buff.ly/L3rkGYW 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
From the archive, in honour of #PansexualPrideDay: "It was such a liberating experience to finally be able to put words on how I was feeling." Read 👉 buff.ly/JaquhRd #PansexualPride
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From the archive, in honour of #PansexualPrideDay: "It was such a liberating experience to finally be able to put words on how I was feeling." Read 👉 buff.ly/JaquhRd #PansexualPride
The charities warn the rules “pose significant risk to the mental health of trans and non-binary people across the UK”. Read 👉 buff.ly/ha7zhb7 #GCNnews
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The charities warn the rules “pose significant risk to the mental health of trans and non-binary people across the UK”. Read 👉 buff.ly/ha7zhb7 #GCNnews
Have you watched yet? 📺 Read 👉 buff.ly/PsQ7yvX #GCNnews
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Have you watched yet? 📺 Read 👉 buff.ly/PsQ7yvX #GCNnews
From the archive, in honour of #PansexualPrideDay: Let’s take a closer look at what it means to identify as pansexual and panromantic. Read 👉 buff.ly/QCkLDak
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
From the archive, in honour of #PansexualPrideDay: Let’s take a closer look at what it means to identify as pansexual and panromantic. Read 👉 buff.ly/QCkLDak
8th December 1937: American gay writer, anarchist and professor Charley Shively is born. He was a pioneering gay activist, a journalist and a central figure in the queer liberation movement. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
8th December 1937: American gay writer, anarchist and professor Charley Shively is born. He was a pioneering gay activist, a journalist and a central figure in the queer liberation movement. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Check out the formidable lineup! 🎶 Read 👉 buff.ly/sObe1oc #GCNnews
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out the formidable lineup! 🎶 Read 👉 buff.ly/sObe1oc #GCNnews
Day 7 of our Christmas Raffle, we have a delicious carvery dinner for two at the luxury four-star Clybaun Hotel in Galway and a surprise bundle of goodies from acclaimed coffee roasters, Cloud Picker ☕ Enter the raffle for as little as €5 at bit.ly/gcnrf25. #GCNraffle
December 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Day 7 of our Christmas Raffle, we have a delicious carvery dinner for two at the luxury four-star Clybaun Hotel in Galway and a surprise bundle of goodies from acclaimed coffee roasters, Cloud Picker ☕ Enter the raffle for as little as €5 at bit.ly/gcnrf25. #GCNraffle
Pillion took home a total of four awards! 🏆 Read 👉 buff.ly/DggaaAQ #GCNnews
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pillion took home a total of four awards! 🏆 Read 👉 buff.ly/DggaaAQ #GCNnews
“It’s cruel and a failure of this government to protect human rights, including freedom of association.” Read 👉 buff.ly/3sNL6WO #GCNnews
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“It’s cruel and a failure of this government to protect human rights, including freedom of association.” Read 👉 buff.ly/3sNL6WO #GCNnews
The Gym provided not only physical space but also a rare sense of safety, belonging, and community. Read 👉 buff.ly/dAfps2n #GCNnews
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Gym provided not only physical space but also a rare sense of safety, belonging, and community. Read 👉 buff.ly/dAfps2n #GCNnews
“We are still pathologising and gatekeeping trans healthcare." Read 👉 buff.ly/SfAWW1x #GCNnews
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“We are still pathologising and gatekeeping trans healthcare." Read 👉 buff.ly/SfAWW1x #GCNnews
The papers chart decades of advocacy, partnership, and political change. Read 👉 buff.ly/xTZHPcB #GCNnews
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The papers chart decades of advocacy, partnership, and political change. Read 👉 buff.ly/xTZHPcB #GCNnews
7th December 1946: The Netherlands’ Centre for Culture and Leisure is established in Amsterdam. It is said to be the oldest existing organisation for LGBTQ+ rights in the world. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
7th December 1946: The Netherlands’ Centre for Culture and Leisure is established in Amsterdam. It is said to be the oldest existing organisation for LGBTQ+ rights in the world. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Check out these powerful and important films. Read 👉 buff.ly/940DPzd #GCNnews
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out these powerful and important films. Read 👉 buff.ly/940DPzd #GCNnews