GLYNI – Gay and Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland

This year, Queen’s LGBT society is putting on a fabulous LGBT formal, right here in Belfast! It is the first of it’s kind in Northern Ireland and promises to be a great event, not to be missed! Details here!

The 20th Belfast Pride was launched successfully last night in Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast. With hordes of priders there for the event, an enlightening and entertaining documentary ‘Pride, Sweat and Tears’ was launched (featuring, in part, yours truly ;P). The documentary covered the history of Belfast Pride, and I was particularly impressed with some of [… Read More]

There are some great photos up on the BBC website from Glasgow’s Pride festivities, check them out! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-10673475

Stand Up! LGBT Awareness Week is brought to you by BeLonG To Youth Services the national youth service for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Young People.

SPRING! Less spending on oil, gas and plumbing repairs…more on queer artsy goodness, woo hoo! Here’s some great LGBT cinema and theatre coming your way in the next month… Check out CROOKED, a new lesbian-themed play by Queen’s University Drama students Brian Friel Theatre (QFT Building) 23rd-25th March 7.30pm £6/£4 “CROOKED takes an intimate look [… Read More]

See our calendar for events in GLYNI over the next few months. We have everything, from the special screening of Stonewall’s new FIT film, to creating an effective Anti-Homophobic Bullying Campaign for NI, from meeting with the NIABF Coordinator to meetings with Family Ties and Brook Clinic, as well as inviting the Children’s Commissioner to meet the [… Read More]

A new report issued about gay people and homophobia in Ireland has found that 80% of Gay people have been victims of homophobic abuse. This report highlights below the breakdown of the abuse that Gays in Ireland have experienced: * 80% of online respondents had been verbally abused because of their LGBT identity * 40% [… Read More]

Barack Obama will become the first black president on January 21st 2009 after he was elected president on Tuesday! We will finally see an end to the Bush Republican Administration characterised by Neo-liberal and Neo-Conservative values, whoray! This massive landslide victory for the Democratic candidate has come with a sense of hope among the American [… Read More]

Drug use amongst Ireland’s teenage and young adult population has emerged as a growing concern for those involved in health, education, social welfare and criminal justice areas. Those working with young LGBT people, in particular, are concerned that anecdotal evidence points to particularly high levels of recreational drug taking amongst this section of the community [… Read More]

Finding common biological traits — things like hair growth patterns, penis size, family makeup — might one day shed light on the origins of sexual orientation. By Regina Nuzzo, Special to The Times June 16, 2008 Last month, Sen. John McCain dropped by “Saturday Night Live,” drawing laughs from his promise, if elected president, to [… Read More]