Queer Sheds

The Queer Sheds Network is a new initiative that aims to challenge social isolation and foster LGBTQ+ community.
Queer people all over Ireland continue to face challenges including isolation, discrimination, and limited access to support networks and healthcare - particularly in rural areas.

Inspired by the successful Men's Sheds, and more recently Women’s Sheds movements, Queer Sheds is a community-based initiative aimed at creating a new type of an inclusive, non-judgmental, and safe environment where LGBTQ+ people can connect, engage, co-create, share and support each other.

In 2024, we are currently running a six month pilot project with the kind support of Clare County Council. In this time, we will support the development of a Queer Sheds group in Clare that can inform and inspire other groups, with six workshop events bringing together the skills of those participating. We will run a small queer festival in July that aims to celebrate queer people thriving in rural and unconventional ways. Throughout, we will ask questions that help us understand how this type of space could support LGBTQ+ people.

At the end of this pilot period, we hope to have learnings and evidence to support further development of the Queer Shed Network in Ireland.

If you are interested supporting this project, please get in touch at [email protected].