LGBT Travellers

Ireland is a generally tolerant place for the LGBTQ community. Bigger cities such as Dublin, Galway and Cork have well-established gay scenes, as do Belfast and Derry in Northern Ireland. Same-sex marriage has been legal in the Republic since 2015; Northern Ireland is the only region of the United Kingdom where it is not.

While the cities and main towns tend to be progressive and tolerant, you'll still find pockets of homophobia throughout the island, particularly in smaller towns and rural areas.

Resources include the following:

Gaire ( Message board and info for a host of gay-related issues.

Gay & Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland ( Voluntary counselling, information, health and social-space organisation for the gay community.

Gay Men’s Health Project Practical advice on men’s health issues.

National LGBT Federation Publishes the monthly Gay Community News (

Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association Represents the rights and interests of the LGBTQ community in Northern Ireland. It offers phone and online support, but is not a call-in centre.

Outhouse Top gay, lesbian and bisexual resource centre. Great stop-off point to see what's on, check noticeboards and meet people. It publishes the free Ireland's Pink Pages, a directory of gay-centric services, which is also accessible on the website.