Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp comes out as gay in the most Gen Z way
So happy for him! Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has come out as gay in easily the most Gen Z way possible – on TikTok. The 18 year old shared the news with his fans online as he posted a video to his TikTok on Thursday after revealing he had come out to his friends […]
3 years ago
“My seven-year-old son told me he’s gay”
“I hope you know I’m gay” According to a recent report by Irish LGBTQI+ youth service BeLonGTo, the average age that someone realises they’re gay is 12. Coming out often happens later again of course, particularly for gay women or people who are trans, and usually happens in stages with the person opening up about […]
4 years ago
Research finds that calling trans youth by preferred name can reduce suicides
Could acceptance be the answer to reducing trans teen suicide? Researchers believe so after conducting a study with 129 transgender and gender nonconforming youths. The study found that simply calling trans teens by their preferred name can significantly improve their mental health. Those carrying out the study assessed the use of the teens chosen names across […]
5 years ago
Scotland to become first country to add LGBTQ+ history to school curriculum
Do you think Irish schools should do the same? Scotland is set to become the first country to officially add LGBTQ+ history to its school curriculum. As it stands Scottish schools hope to have the new curriculum fully implemented by next year (2021). According to Edinburgh Live back in November 2018, Scottish Ministers accepted in […]
6 years ago
Utah Governor has said that he is banning ‘gay conversion therapy’ for minors
A step in the right direction. While I have never heard of ‘gay conversion therapy’ being used in Ireland (though I have no doubt something similar may have existed while the country was far more Catholic), it is something that I know far too many Americans are familiar with. Conversion treatments, which attempt to switch […]
7 years ago
Dublin primary school students create an imaginary Pride festival and it’s so sweet
This is so sweet. June is Pride month and all across the country events are being organised to help celebrate the occasion. One primary school in Dublin decided that they would also like to celebrate and set up their own imaginary Pride festival. The students at the educate together national school based in Hansfield put together […]
7 years ago