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Episode 32 - I'm Grand Mam, Europe's Rainbow Map Index and Wexford Pride
Something Kinda Ooh! For everyone on this week’s Queeriosity!
🎙️ Podcasters Kevin2mey and Pj.Kirby of I'm Grand Mam join us to discuss navigating the success of their podcast while maintaining their close friendship 👯♂️
Tickets for their summer tour are almost gone but the last few can be a snapped up on ticketmaster or by clicking here.
📊 With the publication of both, a study by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights and ILGA Europe’s Rainbow Map Index this week, Padraig Rice will break down the findings to help us better understand what they mean for LGBTQI people in Ireland 🇮🇪
🌈 A week on since Switzerland took the crown, the fallout from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is far from over. From boycott to disqualifications, we run through of a timeline of some of the events which made Eurovision 2024 one that won’t be forgotten anytime soon and we discuss the artists who bravely used the platform for good and got the world talking, none more so than our very own @bambiethug
🏳️🌈 We are taking you all the way to Wexford for this week’s Pride Season Spotlight! Rían Browne O’Neill, Public Relations Officer for Wexford Pride will tell us all about their 5th and biggest pride celebration yet on May 25th! 🍓
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