TCDSU President and co-founder of Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin, Jenny Maguire chats to us about her work & activism for Palestinian liberation, trans rights and more - trí Ghaeilge + Béarla ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge!

This months episode is a live recording of a powerful and insightful panel discussion facilitated by Shout Out director Ruadhán NíCríodáin discussing Shout Out's new resource, Faithfully Queer which explores LGBTQI+ identity and faith.

This special event featured an incredible panel of speakers sharing their experiences at the intersection of queerness and spirituality.
🎤 Meet the panelists:
🔍 Aisha Nazim – A PhD student at UCD researching Queer Muslims in South Asia, with a background in journalism, minority rights, and tackling mis/disinformation.

🖌 Pradeep Mahadeshwar – A multidisciplinary Irish artist of Indian origin, Pradeep is the founder of Queer Asian Pride Ireland (QAPI) and Queer Spectrum Film Festival (QSFF), creating spaces that uplift Queer People of Colour and immigrant communities.
📚 Dr. Seán Henry – Senior Lecturer in Education & Cultural Studies at Edge Hill University, UK, and author of Queer Thriving in Religious Schools. His work challenges traditional paradigms of LGBTQ+ inclusion in faith-based education.

TV presenter, author, hairdresser, parent and activist and recent winner of an international Trans Community Champion award, Rebecca was the first trans woman in Ireland and the first person to hold an Irish passport in their reassigned gender. She sat down with us to chat about her life - from Granard to Dublin to London and back again; stigmas, experiences and awareness of HIV, particularly among trans people; how she overcame the many challenges in her life and much more.