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Proudly Providing Support for the LGB Community in the West & Northwest Since 1997

OUTWEST is a social and support group for Gay men, Lesbian women and Bisexual people in the West of Ireland. We hold meetings every month, and discos and other events regularly.
Check out our News and Events section for more details.

OUTWEST DISCO

Athlone Springs Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath
Saturday Night 11th September 2010

Includes Mr Gay Outwest 2011 Competition
(to represent OUTWEST at the Mr Gay Ireland
finals in Dublin in October)
Entries for Mr Gay OUTWEST taken on the night

More details here.

NEXT MONTHLY OUTWEST SOCIAL

The next OutWest monthy social meeting will be in Rosacommon Town on Friday 3rd September 2010.
More details here.

Visible 55+ Lives (Survey)

Visible Lives is a study to identify the experiences and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Ireland who are aged 55 and over. The findings from this study will help to develop policies and improve services for the over-55 LGBT in Ireland. This study is commissioned by the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) and funded by Age & Opportunity and the HSE.
If you are aged 55 or over, LGBT, and currently living in the Republic of Ireland, you are invited to take part in this study by completing an anonymous survey. The survey should take no more than 30 minutes to complete, and can either be done online,or by freepost by downloading and filling in a word document, or by phone.
Click here to find out more details or to take the survey.
Upcoming Events

The next OutWest disco will be held in the Athlone Springs Hotel on Saturday, 11th September 2010
Details available here.

Click here for a report from the May disco in Castlebar (Photos here).

New: Photos from July Joint Disco in Ennis and the 2010 Shannon Cruise online now. View them here.

Gay Football (Soccer) in the West?

Would you be interested in helping to organise a gay football team in the west of Ireland?
Or would you be interested in playing for a gay football team?

Dublin Devils, are a well established gay soccer team playing in Dublin. They are anxious to help support the setting up of gay teams in other parts of Ireland.

As they state in an email that OutWest received at the beginning of February 2010: "Our aim is to set up and support teams in different regions of the island, such as Belfast, Cork, the South-East and the Connaught area. Once teams are established, we plan to run a cup and perhaps a league between the teams. This will be a great way to meet others and to share ideas... "

If you would be interested in taking part, and in particular if you would be interested in helping set a team up (including possibly such things as sourcing out potential locations to play - a local park, a football pitch, a sports halls or astro pitches -and perhaps helping generating interest and publicising the team through putting up posters, setting up facebook and bebo pages) by all means get in touch with Dublin Devils.

They can be contacted by email at dublindevilsfc@gmail.com, or you could try ringing Bill on 086-8059443

Mr Gay OUTWEST 2010

Congratulations to Henry from Sligo, who was chosen at the Athlone Disco on 19th September as Mr Gay OutWest. Henry represented OutWest in the Mr Gay Ireland 2010 Finals in The Tripod, Dublin, on Sunday, 25th October 2009. Although he did not win, Henry did OutWest proud on the night!

Civil Partnership Bill

OUTWEST's view on the bill is that:
"This bill is a welcome step in the right direction; but falls far short of full equality, particularly regarding the protection of children in 'rainbow' families"
Read the bill here
Read a government explanatory memo here
NOTE that the last two links are to PDF files for which you will need the free Abobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded here

Pride Information

Galway Community Pride
Galway Pride will be held this year from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd August 2010, with the parade on Saturday 21st August 2010.


North West Pride
Northwest LGBT Pride will be held this year from Thursday 5th - Monday 9th August 2010, with the parade to be in Sligo Town on Saturday 7th August 2010.

Limerick Pride
Limerick Pride parade will be held on 11th September 2010

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