This month we meet middle-America’s sweetheart, Chely Wright, who is the first country singer to come out of the closet, despite the fact she knew it would affect her career adversely. She’s the subject of a documentary at GAZE, the 20th Dublin International LGBT Film Festival, which we pick our top ten movies from. There’s complete guides to Pride festivities across Ireland, interviews with two of Ireland’s most promising gay authors, and drag diva Veda Beaux Reves tells us about her new record release, the totally trippy Transphibian. Plus we look at the march towards marriage equality and how Ireland’s gay rights organisations have radically different strategies for making it a reality.