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The Perfect Man?
Gay Relationship Column. Scottie is caught out by the idea of the perfect man, which then falls down between first impressions and the eventual truth.
Eile: An Other ViewApril 8, 2013, 11:40 am“Had we been a few months into the relationship, I might have let him have a bit of a moody strop, but when it’s only weeks into it – no thanks.”
Time for an other view.
Scott de Buitléir talks about the new online magazine Eile, a new voice in Irish media.
LGBT History Month Heroes – Day 4February 4, 2013, 11:27 am“In Irish ‘an pobal eile’ means the other people, the other community, and that suits the idea perfectly. It’s not the mainstream.”
PA Mag Lochlainn, by Scott de Buitléir.
To celebrate LGBT History Month, 2013, Polari is publishing a daily series of LGBT Heroes, selected by the magazine’s team of writers and special contributors.
Going the DistanceOctober 17, 2012, 10:30 am“Mag Lochlainn was involved in training police officers about homophobia and hate crimes, and helped his friend and colleague, Jeffery Dudgeon in his campaign to decriminalise homosexuality in the region by bringing the issue before the European Court of Human Rights in 1982.”
Love Over The Miles.
Scott De Buitléir ponders the perils of long distance relationships.
Caution: Bears GatheringOctober 10, 2012, 11:14 am“If you work Monday-to-Friday, travelling on a Friday evening after a week in the office is going to exhaust you. You’ll be great to cuddle into on Friday night, but only because you’re fast asleep from fatigue..”
Size queen alert!
Scott De Buitléir attends BearScotFest and finds himself asking the question: Does size matter?
When No Turns Into OopsOctober 3, 2012, 10:04 am“You also have to ask, since when did the gay community become so obsessed with forest animals.”
When your friends like your date more than you do…
Scott De Buitléir feels the pressure of his peers on matters of the heart.
Wrong Place, Wrong TimeSeptember 26, 2012, 11:39 am“At this point, our other friend slaps my face full-force in punishment for letting him go.”
And Nothing Happened.
Scott De Buitléir is reminded of a road not taken … because there was a road-block..
When Rugby Stopped Being SexySeptember 19, 2012, 2:10 pm“Despite the good memories, he was detached while we were dating. I once teased him for having the emotional depth of a teaspoon, but in retrospect, that wasn’t too fair.”
Tough Balls.
Scott De Buitléir learns the truth about rugby, but still keeps his eye open for a handsome winger …
An Open Letter To The Newly-WedsSeptember 12, 2012, 11:46 am“If anyone ever thought rugby is sexy, they need to try playing it themselves. It’s not – whatever you may think about the players off the pitch. Every bit of me hurt.”
The Meaning of Marriage.
Scott De Buitléir writes a letter to his newly wed friends, and gets more than a little emotional …
The Final CasualtySeptember 5, 2012, 12:31 pm“The ceremony was new to everyone, I think. Not only are we Irish used to Catholic weddings, but a Humanist ceremony for two men meant that no-one’s attention was lost.”
Nothing In Common.
Scott De Buitléir writes about ditching his Grindr profile, realising that he was not meeting anyone he had anything in common with.
“He was the final breath of my Grindr days …”