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# Sexuality

Last year
2023
'The worst time of my life': Irish research shows lasting harm of LGBT+ 'conversion therapy'
All time
'I became a self-harmer, I didn’t want to be here frankly' - Kelly Holmes
'We had bottles thrown at us, a woman spit on us': Six in 10 LGBT people avoid holding hands in public
Why the conversation around Normal People's sex scenes shows how Ireland has changed
Opinion: Why we asked people on the streets of Dublin if they watch pornography
Irish government to consider similar legislation to UK 'porn block' law
'We have this intrinsic idea of masculinity. Talking about mental well-being or sexuality is stigmatised'
‘You’ve got everything now, you should be fine’: How youth workers are helping LGBTI+ people post-marriage referendum
Saoirse Ronan's new film is about sex, the sixties, and a doomed marriage
Harry Styles has won so much praise for his response to questions about his sexuality
Sex education often 'out of touch and taught by embarrassed teachers'
Genes have a big influence on when you lose your virginity
This self-confessed, non-offending paedophile says society needs to accept him
'I don’t date based on gender, for me, gender doesn't determine attraction'
'Prostitution should be legal because men want more sex than women'
Your mam is probably having better sex than you
#GrowingUpGay is trending in Ireland and it's funny and heartbreaking
People are talking about 'turning gay' for this girl, and it's not going down well
14 lovely reactions to Pat Carey's interview about being gay
Opinion: Hold hands or hide? I'm going to stop adjusting my life to suit everyone else
"Thanks so much": Leo Varadkar on the reaction to his announcement that he's gay
Here's what the world thought of Leo Varadkar saying 'I'm gay'
Here's the heartfelt letter a 9-year-old girl wrote her teacher after he came out as gay
British porn enthusiasts stage face-sitting protest against new law
Opinion: Why do some straight people automatically assume a gay person fancies them?
Yes, Margo really did compare gay sex to a sandwich on the Late Late Show
Opinion: Employees can still be discriminated against over their sexuality – this must end
Opinion: When is the right time to tell a child that you're gay?
'Sex didn’t exist until the Late Late show': Can Irish people talk about intimacy?
'I don’t see what a person's sexuality has to do with anything' - Ger Brennan
Pure in Heart: “We don’t have a negative view of sex”
Irish people talk about romance, sexuality and disability
Column: I am gay. I have always been gay. I’ve never not been gay.
Watch Panti's powerful speech about oppression of gay people
RTÉ releases recording of controversial God Slot show in advance of broadcast
RTÉ says ‘curing gays’ tweet was taken the wrong way
Column: Is it still taboo for a woman to carry condoms?
Lisa McInerney: Sharing of 'Slane Girl' pics does disservice to women and men
Column: We need education about porn, not censorship
Lisa McInerney: Pornification of teen sexuality - but we can't just blame porn