RT Supporting Pride 2021

Official Media Partner to Dublin Pride | Proud to stand. Proud to party.

www.RTE.ie/Pride | #Pride #RTEPride #virtualprideparade

RT is again celebrating Pride and our official partnership with Dublin LGBTQ Pride with a comprehensive programme of content across RT .ie, RT 2FM, and RT Player.

RT 's programme of specially produced Pride-themed content includes:

ONLINE: A dedicated destination for all things RT Pride at www.rte.ie/Pride

ON 2FM: A full week of music, interviews and entertainment across RT 2FM including a live collaboration with Mother, Dublin (details below).

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT ON LGBTQI COMMUNITY GROUPS: Celebrating this year's theme of Community, RT 2FM's Adam Hogan talks to leaders from LGBTQI community groups from all over Ireland, showcasing their work and the challenges they face.

QUEER HISTORY LESSONS: Online comedy talent and acting muinteor, Shane Daniel Byrne presents his six lessons on Queer History. Tune in to RT Player, RTE.ie/Lifestyle and RT 's social channels.

DUBLIN PRIDE VIRTUAL PARADE: RT is working on a very special collaboration for this year's Virtual Pride Parade with a range of young LGBT artists.

RT PLAYER: A new specially commissioned RT Player exclusive documentary, Kin of Kweens will be available alongside a series of popular documentaries The Only Gay in the Village, The Panti Monologues, Converted and My Trans Life.

SUNDAY SERVICE: Our Sunday service on 20th June, RT One (11.10am) & RT Radio 1 Extra (11.00) will feature members of the Christian LGBTQI group Amach Le Dia, led by Teagan MacAodhagain, with music from Mark Griffin and Ryan Ashley.

news2day: Special news features on RT news2day (RT 's daily live TV news programme for children, weekdays at 4.20pm on RT 2) on how children are celebrating Pride month.

CAMPAIGN: A high-profile marketing communications campaign across radio, television, social and online from Saturday 12th June supporting Dublin LGBTQ Pride through to the Dublin Pride Virtual Parade (#virtualprideparade) on Saturday 26th June.

Pride on RT 2FM: 2FM will celebrate Pride all week across the schedule with Pride-themed interviews, features and tunes, and a spotlight on the music of Irish and international LGBTQ artists across its schedule. Tune in to Tara Stewart (Weekdays 7 10pm) as she invites Irish LGBTQ artists, including Pillow Queens, Bobbi Arlo, Celaviedmai and Tim Chadwick, to curate their own playlists for the show.

Here's what you can look forward on RT 2FM on Saturday 26th June:

9-11am: Pride Breakfast with Louise McSharry

5-7pm: Getting the Pride Party Started with JJ Hartigan

7-9pm: Electric Disco Pride Special with Jenny Greene

9-11pm: Pride Anthems with Conor Behan

11pm-1am: Exclusive sets from the DJs at Mother

And we'll again be inviting you to join our celebration of #virtualprideparade by sharing your photos, videos and positive vibes on RT 's Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Stay up-to-date on RT 's support of Dublin LGBTQ Pride and the #virtualprideparade on Twitter (@rte), Facebook and Instagram (@explorerte) using #RTEPride.

For more on the Dublin LGBTQ Pride, visit www.dublinpride.ie.

More on Pride on RT Player

A new specially commissioned RT Player exclusive documentary, Kin of Kweens will be available. Kin of Kweens tells the story of the Mockie Ah family, a Cork-based drag family. Through drag they've found each other and themselves. Peeling back the layers, we get to them a little bit more as they take to the road for their next gig.

In addition, our series of popular documentaries on RT Player are:

The Only Gay in the Village

https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/the-only-gay-in-the-village-reality-bites-s1-e1/76846632111

Living in rural Ireland can be a difficult, isolating experience. So, what is it like for a gay, lesbian or bi-sexual person growing up, coming out, in our towns and villages, a year on from the Marriage Equality Referendum?

The Panti Monologues

https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-panti-monologues/SI0000003945?epguid=PL000000875

Queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss, holds court in this funny and moving spoken word series. Adapted from her popular podcast and RT One Radio show, Pantisocracy.

Converted

https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/converted-s1-e1/113693735989

Exploring the stories of 4 people with first-hand experience of gay conversion therapy, from counselling to exorcism. Part of Docland, an online short-form documentary strand presented by RT Documentaries.

My Trans Life

https://www.rte.ie/player/series/my-trans-life/SI0000003099?epguid=IP000062414

Filmed over the course of two years, My Trans Life offers an intimate portrait of the lives of five young transgender people on their journey to transition.

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