Hi,

I am conducting reseearch through Trinity College Dublin, I'm interested in understanding the developmental experiences of people with gender dysphoria and is very much led by you and what you think is relevant to talk about. If this is something you'd like to get invovled in please let me know!

Hello, I’m a 28 year old male from the U.S., looking for an Irish pen pal, I am posting here as I am also LGBTQ+ and wouldn’t mind a pen pal that is also part of the community.

I’m looking for an Irish pen pal, as I am also Irish by descent and I love and appreciate the culture so much and want to learn more about it, i also want to send stickers and doodles and make a friend!

I am interested in theater, music, movies, reading, animals, history, mythology, culture and so so so much more!

I’m hoping to connect by writing letters back and forth on a biweekly or monthly basis!

I hope this is ok, I know nobody likes ads but this is more a PSA for Gee lovers in the South East.

The Wild Geeze are playing Waterford on the 13th of December in a church and it's going to be sexy and sacrilegious!

The Wild Geeze are Breda Larkin (the lesbian off of RTE2) and Laura Lavelle (the sexy burlesque witch) and they will be joined by special guest Bonnie Boux (also a sexy burlesque witch but from Waterford)

Please come out and support queer cabaret and kick off your Christmas celebrations (there's also an emo club night on afterwards in town if you're into that short of thing)

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/waterford-christmas-cabaret-with-the-wild-geeze-tickets-1080315024319?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1

Hey has anyone here been to the boilerhouse? I am wondering the age profile who go there on Friday night as I have heard it is all older men and as a younger man (under 25) I would prefer a younger crowd.

So I'd posted a few months ago about my girlfriend being out of the country for a while.

As a TL;DR, live in the North where it's very hostile towards trans people but I'm not able to access LGBTQ+ community spaces because of an abusive ex partner who is not only popular within what is a very small community, but is also friends with people who work for and run various groups.

Further, online only options like Discord don't ever seem to fill in the gap because people honestly just wanna shitpost and share memes. Haven't made an online friend in years and not for a lack of trying.

So am in limbo. Combination of being excluded from the NI LGBTQ side of things and being excluded from the Non-LGBTQ side of things I've tried for being a trans woman in a part of the world where 9/10 people you run into are nasty towards you.

Wasn't able to find a fix the last time. Girlfriend has since come back but I'm worried about codependency as I know it's not healthy, but it's also kinda inevitable when you only have one person.

Can’t move out of NI for a good while so what can I do?

Hi!

Well, the head of this post is pretty self explained, but still I’ll describe the situation VERY thoroughly for those who stumbled upon this thread. Also, sorry for any grammatical mistakes in advance — I’m sick as hell and kinda emotional right now.

So, here the story goes. FTM, 23 years old with a degree in pharmacy and, as you could’ve guessed, I’m Russian. And me being trans is a ‘minor’ inconvenience for the government of the country: I’m not allowed to change my documents nor I can legally access my HRT treatment. In fact, I’m kinda close to be forced into correction therapy for my gender identity.

Obviously, I can’t continue living in my country of origin and I’ve decided to try and apply for the student visa in Ireland. From my perspective it’s a perfect fit, considering my degree and passion for pharmacy in general. If someone will ask — yes, I know about many refugee programs, but to participate in them I need at least physically be in Ireland. Plus, I guess here comes my “Russian”mentality. I can’t imagine how some other country would, you know, stand up for me just being queer???

But I genuinely hope that the government of Ireland would do that if I’ll be beneficial in the sense of the economy as a working force. Well, at least I think so (AND if someone here is thinking of this otherwise or they are sure that I’m living in dreamland with this statement, then I’m willing to listen).

And here we come to the title of this thread: if I’d be able to successfully apply for some master program in Ireland, what should I do next to achieve my transition? As far as I know I can’t do anything as a non citizen.

If you know anything about this, could you please share with me? It would be a major help with planning my future further.

Hey all 👋🏼 I’m (M30, Gay) travelling to Dublin for a week Dec 10-16, from Canada. I’m going completely solo, first time travelling overseas too.

I’m very excited to see your beautiful country, or as much of it as I can, but I would love to have a friend there to guide me and/or join me at the pub! I want to see all the artsy/creative parts of town and the must-see landmarks while I’m there.

If anyone is looking to make a new friend and doesn’t mind showing me around, I would really appreciate it. You can DM me if you’d like.

Other than that, do you have any travel tips for me?

I've deleted a previous post with a different version of the survey but with the help of some of you nice folks I've adjusted it to include elements that should hopefully ease some nerves and show my purpose in conducting this research and the context behind what I'm doing. This is voluntary! You aren't being forced to read this or complete the survey but please know this will be submitted to a publication which means you would be directly enabling potentially important research that has yet to be fully done for a better understanding on LGBTQ+ people in rural Ireland and how to improve attitudes. Thank you!

Here's the link: https://forms.gle/o1UsG1hRhoNTJZfh7

Hello! I'm an undergraduate student in Nebraska currently writing a research paper concerning LGBTQ+ life in Ireland and how cultural geography plays a role in this, especially in rural areas.

If you're interested, I wrote a post asking for interviewees, but for ease of analysis I figured a survey would suffice in combination with that method. The link is here (just a simple google form as I'm locked out of qualtrics): https://forms.gle/WqL4nhhozRL37cBR9

Thank you!

Hello r/LGBTIreland! what a convenient subreddit for the demographic I need information from <3 I'm writing a research paper concerning queer life in Ireland and I'd love to interview people over zoom who are interested in sharing their perspectives. I'm a lesbian student from Nebraska with Irish roots who really just wants to learn and figure out how to advance and spread awareness to the cause. Please reach out if you're down!

Aloha all!! My names Gray I'm a 57 year old gay American hoping to Immigrate to Ireland as soon as possible. The election has pushed me into a lifelong dream of moving to Ireland. Sadly I am one generation away from obtaining citizenship. I am hoping for advice on how to accomplish the move. And what cities to consider. I have just sold my home on the big island of Hawaii so I should be able to purchase a small Place and hopefully find meaningful employment. America is no longer a safe place for our people! So please be kind and advise me and anything and everything I might need to know. Any help will be eternally appreciated. Thank you

Hi all, I'm 22, he/they, and moved to Dublin from the UK for a graduate job last year.

I've been having a hard time getting used to living in Dublin as I've not made many friends (whether queer or not). I'm aware there are a few events but every time I tell myself that I'll go to them, I end up not going.

It's partially the anxiety of being in a room where I don't know anyone, and partially because work is a bit out of the way from the centre, meaning I'm too exhausted after work.

Is this a common experience for others? And if so, how do you deal with it/make friends?

I'm an 18 yr old in Cork and I want to know if there are any good dating apps for trans ppl? Idrm abt chasers being on there

Hey all. I want to get vaccinated for monkey pox, hepatitis A and B, HPV, and start on prep before having sex with any guys. I was booked into the gmhs asymptomatic clinic for a blood test next week but I'm just after seeing someone on here say there's a waiting list of up to a year for prep? The blood test will just check if I should be getting the vaccines and such but I'm not sure about the timeline of actually getting them. Will everything else besides prep take that long too? Ideally I'd like to start having sex as soon as possible haha

22 male here. I've been sexually active over the past two years, but in reality have probably only been really "active" for half of that period. I go months not meeting new guys or having intimacy.

I struggle a bit with IBS (never diagnosed, but has all the classic symptoms) that came on suddenly a few years back. Being a bottom too, it kind of complicates things a little. I'd appreciate some advice as to how to enjoy gay dating and sex whilst living with IBS.

So I'm on the gmhs waiting list and some others but it's like a year long. If I have a medical card and meet the criteria do I still get it for free? My doctor has no experience with it so isn't sure yet.

Hello Irish lgbtq+ community, me and my partner need some help. They (They/she/he, 18, fem leaning nb) and I (She/they 19, transfeminine mtf, demigirl) are from the united states. Due to the recent reelection of Donald Trump, we're being forced to confront the very real possibility that we may be forced to leave our country and find elsewhere to live as I am trans and they have a disorder which necessitates access to birth control. We are not positive we want to/ should/ can leave yet, but as we are weighing our options more and more, we realize that we need to make preparations to flee into action now or we may never be able to. We're just looking to get to know people in Ireland rn, as its our primary choice of where to go if shit does hit the fans and if we were to flee having friends there would be well appreciated. Of course, we aren't hoping to flee, and don't intend to ask for help with that process/ getting established there unless necessary, but it is a possibility we have to plan for. If you'd like to reach out and speak to us/ make friends, my discord is "Bioboss".

I'm a trans woman from eastern Europe currently living in California. Unfortunately, recent political changes made me think I need to make plans on moving out potentially in hurry. I'm thinking about Dublin due to language and climate (I've been in Ireland over decade ago). I probably should be able to afford something in zone 5 or similar and I'm EU citizen so visa is not a problem.

How are the attitudes in Dublin toward LGBT and eastern Europeans?

Hi guys, I live in Dublin, trying to get a nice women’s suit/waistcoat to wear to black tie events, I think I saw someone say one time they had to go to a men’s shop and get it tailored but does anyone have any recommendations?

Hi!! I’m headed to Ireland for vacation this week and I was wondering what gay bar/places I should go. I going to Dublin, Belfast and Galway, any advice would be great!

Hello, I’m a trans/non binary/queer person visiting Ireland soon. I am traveling solo, this is my first time traveling alone and internationally. It is likely that I will need to stay within hostels for periods throughout my trip. Do you have any suggestions or warnings finding a place as a trans person? I’m pretty visibly queer although not medically transitioned in any way. I’m only looking for places that are accessible by public transportation, around Dublin, Tralee, Dingle, Waterford, and maybe Limerick (might be open to other places if accessible without car).

I would also be open to camping spots, especially ones that offer cabin options instead of finding tent gear while I’m there. Again, needs to be accessible by public transportation (and have openings November/early December).

I’m really concerned about Covid and hate dorm style but I’m on a budget 🥲 If anyone wants to host me for a night please hmu lol, I’ll cook for you!

I’m a 20, nearly 21 year old queer guy from Cork. Basically all of my friends are straight women, there’s nothing wrong with that but a bit of diversity is always nice in life.

Anyone want to just get a couple of pints, talk shit for a few hours? Not a date, no mind games, I’m not interested in dates, literally just go out for a couple of pints and talk about life. Spontaneous friendships are always the best imo.

Ik this is really niche, but are there any queer people from Cork who want to get into going to Cork city FC matches? The season is over now for the next few months, but it would be class if anyone wanted to go to matches regularly. I just don’t get along with the stereotypical football crowd but I love to going to matches and I’d love to go with someone more like myself? Maybe we could get a group of queer people who go to matches together going? I’ve been going for years but I’d love a group of regular people?

Other than that, if you’re not interested in football, I’m great at drinking pints, and I’m great at talking shite.

My Fiancé and I are going to Ireland for a vacation and would love to get engagement photos taken but a LGBTQ friendly photographer. Any recommendations? We will be starting in Dublin stoping along the way to Dingle.

Thanks.

Hi, I am desperate so I am going on here. Year ago, I arrived first in Dublin and went to a bar near Murphy's Ice Cream and George. They had tables outside to stand that were basically pride flag all over them and dogs were welcome. Anyone could help me with name or location please? I want to visit it again and can't find it. If it helps, bar was very long noodle inside like space wise with stairs going like 1 meter upwards and toilets were in back left of these stairs. Haha. Thanks!

Hi folks, I've (30M) recently moved out of Dublin with my wife (33F) to Newbridge and was wondering if there is any sort of queer community to be found?

We're both bisexual and fairly alternative and miss having queer spaces to hang out in. Is there any sort of meet ups, even a coffee morning or something like that?

Cheers ♥️

Hi, I am new to Ireland, relatively, and I am looking for some gay friends in general area of Fermoy, Cork City and between. Haven't had any luck, so desperate try of Reddit, lol. Hit me up if you would like to meet up for coffee or chat. :)

Are there any Americans can that can speak on the differences between gay culture in the U.S. vs. in Ireland? Currently thinking about relocating after I graduate.