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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar
World

Gay Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announces surprise resignation

The gay leader was just in Washington, D.C., to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

St Patricks Day US Vice President Kamala Harris (2nd R) and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff (R) greet Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (2nd L) and his partner Matthew Barrett
News

Kamala Harris celebrates Irish prime minister and his husband at St. Patrick’s Day event

The vice president and second gentleman welcomed Leo Varadkar and Matthew Barrett to the Naval Observatory to celebrate the friendship between Ireland and the United States.
LGBTQ inclusion Staten Island St Patricks Day parade
News

After years of exclusion, Staten Island will host LGBTQ-friendly St. Patrick's Day parade

The New York City government is responding to years of LGBTQ+ exclusion by hosting a new, second parade, which will welcome queer groups in Staten Island for the first time.

Sinead O'Connor Irish singer activist
News

Sinéad O’Connor's cause of death revealed by coroner

The music icon died last July.

yousef palani arrest murder Michael Snee Aidan Moffitt
Crime

Killer Gets Double Life Sentence for Gay App Stabbings, Decapitation

One of his victims was stabbed 43 times, then beheaded.

Leo Varadkar and Joe Biden
Politics

Gay Irish Prime Minister Welcomed at White House for St. Patrick’s Day

The leader and his partner had earlier met with Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband.

Mark Sheehan was attacked by group of teens and men
News

Gay Man Brutally Attacked Following Birthday Celebration

The early morning attack took place on a public bus, and police say they have footage of the incident.

Gay Irish Rugby Player Evan Somers, 24, Beaten So Badly He May Never Play Sport Again
News

Gay Rugby Player Beaten So Badly He May Never Play Again

The attack left the 24-year-old with a fractured eye socket and a horribly broken ankle.

Timmy Hourihane
Crime

Homeless Man Brutally Beaten to Death 'For Being Gay'

Two men have been charged with the murder of the 53-year-old father of one.
Rachel Champ and her wife
Health

Doctor Refuses Hysterectomy for Lesbian Because ‘She Might Find a Man’

The physician told her she might change sexual orientations one day, leave her wife, find a husband, and want to have children.

Jack Woolley bloody from being assaulted.
Crime

Out Bi Olympian Jack Woolley Punched, Sent to Hospital in Mob Attack

The taekwondo athlete was left needing reconstructive surgery. 
Elska Dublin
Photography
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Say Hello to Dublin, Presented by Elska Magazine

Elska Magazine, a publication dedicated to revealing the bodies and voices of gay communities around the world, has put the spotlight on Dublin for its latest issue.

Ireland
Voices

Ireland's Incredible Transformation Into an LGBTQ+ Haven

In just a few decades, the island nation evolved into one of Europe's most progressive countries.

Leo Varadkar
World

Ireland's Gay Leader, Leo Varadkar, Resumes Medical Practice in Crisis

Varadkar will do phone consultations while continuing his duties as prime minister.

Leo Varadkar
World

Leo Varadkar, Ireland's Gay Prime Minister, Resigns

Varadkar's orientation has been a nonissue, but housing shortages and other problems eroded support for his party. 
Mike Pence and Leo Varadkar
Politics

Mike Pence Dines With Ireland's Openly Gay Leader, Leo Varadkar

Pence and his wife were on a diplomatic trip to Dublin.

Steven Anderson
Religion

A Primer on Steven Anderson, the Antigay Monster Banned From Ireland

The Arizona minister, who preaches that LGBTQ people should be killed, has been deemed persona non grata by more than 30 nations.