October 2010 Candlelit Vigil against Hate Crime.

Remembering victims of hate-crime, at Trafalgar Square in Central London.

In order for us to effectively tackle prejudice-based crimes we all must engage in actions which address discriminatory attitudes in every area of our society.

The American Tea Party are dimwits, and fascists to boot.

On gay teen suicide and the implications of the Tea Party movement.

It is the season of hate in the US with the rise of homophobic violence in New York, and the continued backward ravings of the Tea Party, which is not a political movement so much as a reactionary movement.

Gay Marriage, can it really work?

After expressing his support for gay marriage last year, Scott De Buitléir now questions whether gay men are actually capable of the sort monogamy marriage is traditionally associated with.

I wrote last year that I hope to be lucky enough to marry an amazing man whom I’ll be madly in love with. What I forgot to add is that I hope I’ll be lucky enough to be in a monogamous marriage with another man.

Is Attitude’s “Issues Issue” helpful in any way at all?

Polari‘s editor takes exception to how Attitude tackles the issue of gay men and mental health in a publication that endorses much of the behaviour it criticises.

“Attitude’s approach to mental health issues is a problem because it is not about living your life, but instead about adopting an alternative lifestyle defined by bullet points. The devil is not in the detail but in the overall message.”

Prop 8 is finally struck down by rational judge.

The defeat of Proposition 8 in California: what does it mean for the rest of the Western world?

The greater question is simple: you either believe in equality or you don’t. You either believe in freedom or you don’t. The problem with such grand words is that they need to be defined before they can mean anything at all.

Irish artists Adrian + Shane talk pop art.

Scott De Buitléir talks to Adrian + Shane about their work, which is regularly featured on the Dublin gay scene, and about working as a couple.

We are very serious about the art that we make, although our pieces aren’t always serious.

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Released on August 29, 2010

A striking video to accompany a striking song.

If Antony & the Johnsons and Patrick Wolf had a lovechild with Vanessa Mae, The Irrepressibles’ ‘In This Shirt’ would no doubt be the result.

What has homosexuality to do with the gameof football? A lot, it turns out.

Agent of German captain Michael Ballack talks of a “bunch of gays” in the national team. This shows why it is important for gay sportsmen and women to come out.

It is no great revelation to state that football creates a bond between heterosexual men that is somewhat tribal. Introduce anything else into the arena of how football is portrayed in the media, it would seem, and it starts to raise questions about what it means to be a man.

Where does Polari stand on the 2010 parliamentary elections?

Vote tactically, vote to keep the Conservative party out of government.

To vote for the Conservative party is to vote for bigotry, racism, sexism and homophobia.

Dirty White Boy: from blog, to book, to stage.

Christopher Bryant talks with the assistant director and the cast of the play Dirty White Boy in the final days of rehearsals. We talk about settings songs to the action, the underwear scenes, and most important of all the great emotion that is at the heart of the work.

“It’s not a gay play,” Clayton insists. “It’s a social play,” Kat confirms “It’s a commentary on a certain time and a certain place.” Now we’ve really hit on something, and everyone becomes more animated as a result.