#queer dublin

[fionabrennanartisttours]

"Love is for Everyone"

Rammstein flew the rainbow flag from their drumkit at their massive show in the RDS arena, Dublin two days ago, to the delight of 38,000 metal fans!

[phantom-of-the-memes]

Anti-mask hate I receive in the streets

This is 100% not an exaggeration when I say that since the pandemic began, as a queer, trans, goth person with green hair!! I have received more hate walking in the streets for WEARING A MASK than for the queer, trans, goth, green-haired aspects of myself. Which is really saying something seen as I am in Ireland.

Queer- and transphobic slurs have been replaced with “Take that poxy mask off” and “Be careful I saw some covid over there” (both genuine phrases I have heard). And that’s not to say I don’t get the slurs as well. I get both. But it’s like the right wingers see me and their brain short-circuits trying to figure out what to harass me over. And the mask is what annoys them the most!

Every single time I leave my apartment, it’s guaranteed I’ll get some shit about the mask at least once. Even if it’s just to go to the supermarket two minutes away. Whether it’s the shouting or harassing, or their absolute favourite thing: coughing on you. I’m not even joking when I say I get coughed on by strangers minimum once a day.

It’s really telling that they believe in the “covid isn’t real/ is over” or “who cares, it only kills disabled people” rhetoric. It’s just bizarre because I’m not forcing them to wear one. I’m not even wearing anything that’s says to wear a mask. I’m simply wearing one on MY face and minding my own business.

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." -- George Orwell, "NIneteen Eighty-Four"

Unethical, dishonest and sinister.

When multiple historians called out the 1619 Project's pervasive historical fraud, known compulsive liar, Nikole Hannah-Jones justified it as "reshaping public memory." That is, it isn't true, but it should be true, and people should believe and insist that it's true.

Dublin Pride has since added some text to their page to handwave the dishonesty. However, anyone using the site and its assets as a historical reference - and why wouldn't they, when it's the official site for Dublin Pride - will be reproducing the images they want them to have, not the ones that are factually accurate. So any news sites that source from their site will be, knowingly or not, perpetuating Dublin Pride's rewrite of their own history.

[q-soc-official]

Irish Politicians React To Someone Else Hitting on You

Simon Harris

"d-dont say that to her...."

Leo Varadkar

"okay I'll find someone else too!"

Micheál Martin

"don't be doing that now, aw stop"

Micheal Healy-Rae

"You're a disgrace!"

Danny Healy-Rae

"But who's gonna drive me home from the pub now that drink-driving has been made illegal"

Jedward

"one of us is straight and one of us is gay! We don't know who..."

[impi-wimp]

Its so hard being so petite, smol and sexy 🏳️‍⚧️

[czerwonaczaszka]

HOLY TRINITY OF NON BINARIES!!!

The Holy Trinity of NON BINARY PRIESTS MAINS!!! 😭✴️💛🤍💜🖤

I love all these three hehe!! ✨🙏 please, we need more non binary priests who get looped into crazy situations!! 😭🙏✨

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[llitchilitchi]

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[main-character-moment]

Just back from pride and there was a concert and some lovely performances (unfortunately there were many I couldn’t stick around for)

But as the opening act was doing the final song, a group of Palestinian protesters barrelled up onto stage with their banners, and while all the performers held their own well for the most part and were able to finish the performance, it still knocked everyone off balance.

They then stayed onstage and interrupted the next segment to talk about Palestine and how it’s a genocide. How many of the organisations funding pride this year were supporting Israel. And while I know that’s so important and needs to be talked about, it made everyone uncomfortable. No one forgot Palestine at the parade! As far as I could see (considering I missed some of it), nearly all of the groups and floats marching had at least one Palestine flag, and many were chanting and had banners supporting Palestine. There was a lot of support for Ukraine as well, which no one is talking about as much (as far as I’ve seen) since it’s been overshadowed.

It was lashing rain. Everyone was soaked and there was little shelter or seating available, and it was taking a lot from people to stay at the celebrations in th weather, and the mood immediately dropped.

If it wasn’t for the amazing drag king who came on after they were finally ushered off giving an inspiring impromptu speech about the topic and tying it back to pride, I don’t think the choir that came on after would’ve been able to recover the mood on their own.

[trueblackstar]

i managed to get a silver ticket for amsterdam!! im so excited to finally be able to go to one of their shows and meet other fans 🥺

also does anyone know of cheap hotels there?

[drakonovisny]

i went to a little lgbt+ meeting today and it was so nice to chat to older queer folks. it gives me hope yk :')

[fionabrennanartist]

Pride at Work Open Training Sessions

https://prideatwork.ie/events/

There's a great monthly training module hosted online for FREE by Pride at Work. Today was all about Unconscious bias, and next month is a Gender 101 open session. Check it out!

[fionabrennanartisttours]

The rain didn't dampen our shine at Dublin Pride last weekend! And while there was lots of music, dancing and drag, Pride is first and most importantly a protest for:

The urgent passing of hate crime laws

A ban on conversion therapy  

Simplified gender recognition for 16- and17-year-olds

LGBTQ+ inclusive schools and subjects

A safe, accessible holistic national gender service for under 18s, and

Safety for the LGBTQ+ community online and offline

Until next year!

Pictured: Belong To marching in the Dublin Pride Parade, 29th June, 2024 despite the heavy rain. Belong To and all its members were the Grand Marshal this year. Pictured on the far right of the photo is the Lord Mayor of Dublin, wearing a nice "Shine" Pride t-shirt under his blazer! Photo: Evan Treacy/PA Wire

[phantom-of-the-memes]

Last year at Dublin pride God was trying to burn the gays with the day of the parade being on the hottest day in June. The entire rest of the month was around 18-20 degrees (Celsius). Of course on pride it was 26 degrees.

This year, he tried to drown the gays! The entire month when it has rained it’s been short showers sprinkled throughout the day. Today, of course, consisted of torrential rain for the entirety of the parade and after party.

We marched the entire route with the trans pride bloc as usual. Literally my rain jacket (that is obviously supposed to be water proof) became soaked through. My jeans, tshirt, and UNDERWEAR were sopping by the time we got home.

Couldn’t even stay for the after party. And to add insult to the injury, because it was cold and wet I couldn’t wear the outfit I had planned: micro shorts that say comrade in rainbow sparkly letters on the ass, a trans shirt I crop, docs, and thigh high socks!

Couldn’t even show hole on PRIDE!!!

[i-sparkled-before-edward]

Dublin in June pt.5

Throughout June I took a photo of every pride thing I saw as I walked around Dublin. It may all just be rainbow capitalism but it made me happy to see all month.

[nathancable]

Never had much time for Dublin's Viking Splash your with its yarr shouting at people.

HOWEVER, was in town on Saturday wearing this T-SHIRT and, apropos of nothing from the driver, a bunch of peeps on the bus just started the AEW chant.

I have never smiled in the city centre so much.

[tomaspaul]

I’m going on tour!!! Planet Fantastic Tour 2023

APR 19 PARIS, France APR 27 MANCHESTER, UK APR 28 GLASGOW, UK MAY 7 DUBLIN, Ireland MAY 15 LEEDS, UK MAY 16 BIRMINGHAM, UK MAY 21 MARGATE, UK MAY 23 LONDON, UK MAY 24 BRIGHTON, UK JUN 8 CHICAGO, USA JUN 14 TORONTO, Canada JUN 15 BROOKLYN, UK