SIN AND SLEAZE AT HALLOWEENA festive weekend of staggering proportions is expected to erupt in Dublin city over the Halloween Bank Holiday period (28-31 October). Halloween has become a major party fixture for the population at large and gay people prove no exception.

UCD GAYSOCGAYSOC at University College Dublin has been encountering

EVERYONE’S WORLDMick Lally from the popular television series Glenroe

NEW PHONE NUMBERSTel-A-Friend, Gay Switchboard, has a new phone number.

Fr. Lynch CaseThe case of Fr. Bernard Lynch is due

A NEW SIDESSIDES Dance Club, the everpopular nightclub in Dublin's

lesbian irelandAggie stood with her back firmly against the

UNFIT FOR SERVICEDaniel Wiedmer of Anderschume Kontiki in Zurich looks at the attitude of the Swiss Military Service towards its gay soldiers

THE DEAF AND THE RIGHT TO SEXUALITYA group for gay and bisexual deaf people

ZIRCON PROGRAMMEAfter much heated debate, and following a two

UK AIDS FIGURESThe latest figures released by the UK's Department

BOOK SHELVED BY PRESSManchester University Press has recently blocked the publication

TORONTO EDUCATION VICTORYCurriculum guidelines for sex education in schools which

QUEER REPUBLICANSFifteen protesters from the AIDS Coalition to Unleash

GAY MARRIED MENA survey carried out during 1987 by Australia's

FADO fadóDivine: Marie Laurencin 5th October The Council of

mEDIAWATCHTonie Walsh casts a beady eye over selected press cuttings from the last month.

Jacko’s AIDS fears no BlarneySUPERSTAR Michael Jackson was very impressed on his

DEATH BY APATHYKeith Manning of the Evening Press (17 September)

DOC MARTENS, HANDCUFFS, THE WORKS...We go in search of some Leather Lesbians at Chain Reactions, London.

HALLOWEEN BALLTHE FLIKKERS HALLOWEEN BALL. Even the name says

booksDEATH SCENE by Jeremy Beadle GAY MEN'S PRESS

theatreDublin Theatre Festival The Dublin Theatre Festival went

filmFESTIVAL NEWS From October 26th until November 4th

COMING OF AGE IN SPAINSpain in the 1980's is the Spain of

musicNEW ALBUMS: Introspective Pet Shop Boys (Parlophone) An

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