Noor had left behind a life of uncertainty, persecution, and fear in Morocco. He sought refuge in Ireland, hoping for a new beginning. Life in Direct Provision, however, was far from what he had expected. The constant struggles, racism, and humiliating experiences took a heavy toll on him. “I wasn’t

“A Message of Welcome to Rainbow Families.”  I’m Aoife, a facilitator of Rainbow Families, a social group at Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre. My own background is that my wife and I have a great teenager. I obtained a retrospective declaration of parentage back in 2020, when our child was eleven. I

Charlie had long carried the feeling of being an outsider in a world that expected people to fit neatly into place. Growing up, he struggled to reconcile who he was with who he thought he was supposed to be. Surrounded by homophobia and bullying, the pressure to conform weighed heavily.

Patrick doesn’t consider himself one of the “superstars” of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ rights movement—but he’s been there through it all. “I was never the one giving the big speech,” he says, “but I was always the bum in the seat. I showed up. That’s what mattered.” Since the 1980s, Patrick hasplayed

My name is Stella, a lesbian woman seeking asylum in Ireland because I had to flee my home country, where my identity put me at tremendous risk. I’ve travelled a journey filled with struggle, pain, and fear, which has led me to a strength and support I never dreamed I

When Annie came out as transgender, her parents, Pauline and Eugene, were loving—but understandably worried. “I just wanted her to be safe,” Pauline recalls.