Brian Finnegan

Director of Communications at ILGA-Europe and sometime novelist-stroke-ghostwriter-stroke writing consultant. Buy my books here:

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

It's a great pleasure to work with @VadimCarazan to create the logo for the @ILGAEurope Annual Conference in Bucharest this October & the results really represent what our conference is all about, as it brings together over 400 LGBTI activists from across Europe and Central Asia!

[Vadim Carazan @VadimCarazan]

Excited to finally share some visuals I’ve been working on with @ILGAEurope for their upcoming event in Bucharest this October! It’s been a rewarding journey creating their logo and branding over the last few months.

*CURAJ is a Romanian word for courage.

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

Congrats to @shaunandmjk on their nomination at the @IMRORadioAwards for their @NewstalkFM documentary charting 35 Years of @GCNmag, Ireland's #LGBIQ+ publication, which I was proud to edit for 15 of those years. Good luck at the ceremony next October! https://t.co/WtaL1sa7mc

[ILGA-Europe @ILGAEurope]

Our Communications Director, @finneganba talks about the success of the #ComeOut4EU elections campaign in advance of the EU elections, but why we’re not out of the woods in the fight for LGBTI human rights, "not by a long shot" https://t.co/lJYXKIn6Sj

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

With the no's signing up in countries across Europe, it's a shame that only 14 candidates in Ireland so far have pledged to protect and advance LGBTQ+ human rights if they are elected to the EU. If you need help deciding who to vote for, this is the link: https://t.co/Q62RkFBVNx

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

Excited at the launch of our brand new #RainbowMap website, all bells and whistles and new ways of looking at such a wealth of info gathered by over 200 LGBTI activists across Europe, and turned into this vital source of information by our team! Take a look and see for yourself!

[ILGA-Europe @ILGAEurope]

Our newly branded and reloaded #RainbowMap 2024 is live, ranking from top to bottom 49 European countries on their legal and policy situation for LGBTI people. Check it out now! https://t.co/YukKT1KSNF

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

Excited to launch our interactive #ComeOut4Europe campaign, giving candidates in June's #EUelections2024 the opportunity to pledge their support #LGBT human rights as elected members of the #EU parliament. Get your candidates to sign up! https://t.co/mrL9p9a3yJ

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

ILGA-Europe is currently recruiting three new people who speak both English and Russian to join its team working in Brussels to advance safety, equality and freedom for LGBTI people across Europe and Central Asia https://t.co/tFfk8q0cLQ

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

An unprecedented & abhorrent crackdown on #LGBT activists & orgs in #Russia which will lead to great fear & isolation for all LGBT people in the country as those who are visible become at risk of imprisonment. As Russian activists say, now is a time for action not words

[ILGA-Europe @ILGAEurope]

We reconfirm our continued support to the LGBTI movement in Russia after today’s ban on ‘the international LGBT movement’ as an ‘extremist’ entity, which puts LGBTI activists in Russia at real & present risk of imprisonment https://t.co/Z7KBzYwysW

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

The radio documentary by @shaunandmjk , 35 Years of @GCNmag, charting the story Ireland's #LGBIQ+ publication, premieres this Sunday on @NewstalkFM & available on the player after that. I've been lucky enough to have a listen already - in a word, it's epic https://t.co/WtaL1s9zwE

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

I am so sad to hear about the passing of #edmundlynch. Over my 15 yrs editing @GCNmag I interviewed him, was interviewed by him, argued robustly with him, and most of all learned our queer history from him. It's hard to imagine LGBTIQ+ Ireland without his indomitable presence

[LGBT Life @LGBTlifer]

Ireland's #LGBTQ+ community is in mourning tonight as we hear of the sad passing of our friend, comrade and inspiration #edmundlynch @eddiemcguinness @GCNmag @st66dublin @DublinPride @rodericogorman @ailbhes @TheGalas @annanolan70 @labourlgbtq @PantiBliss @fintanwarfield @rtenews

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

What can I say? I can't quite imagine coming in next week and our beloved @EvelyneParadis won't be here, working together with me with such care and commitment. I'll miss our laughs so much too. Wishing you every good thing Evelyne! Go n-éirí an bóthar leat!

[Evelyne Paradis @EvelyneParadis]

Today, after nearly 14 years, I am formally stepping down from my role as @ilgaeurope’s Executive Director. Leading this organisation has not only been an honour and a privilege; it’s been a true gift for which I will always be grateful

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

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[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

Please share far and wide, so that Johan can come home to those who love him. Johan Floderus has been detained in Iran for 500 days, 300 of those in solitary confinement. The European Union must act now to #FreeJohanFloderus

[Free Johan Floderus @free_JohanF]

Johan has been illegally detained in Evin prison for 511 days, with more than 300 of them in solitary confinement.

In a statement released today, Johan's 33rd birthday, his family calls for urgent action to #FreeJohanFloderus

Read the full statement: https://t.co/PX3KPSYpIQ

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

There's an exciting new opening at @ilgaeurope and the lucky candidate might just get to share an office with me. Just saying. https://t.co/BPcPZ5SbbN

[ILGA-Europe @ILGAEurope]

After 18 years at ILGA-Europe, our ED, Evelyne Paradis will sadly say goodbye this month. In our latest podcast she reflects on political developments over her time at the helm of Europe’s leading LGBTI organisation https://t.co/RuWanNsmLA

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

Delighted that we can announce today that Chaber will be the new Executive Director of @ILGAEurope A great and beloved colleague who will lead an exciting new chapter!

[ILGA-Europe @ILGAEurope]

The board of ILGA-Europe are delighted to announce that our new Executive Director will be Chaber, a previous ED of the Polish LGBT organisation @KPH_official & Finance Director of @ILGAEurope for the past 5 years. Chaber will step into the role from 1 Oct https://t.co/LR5mvJYGsV

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

I'm still processing that #Sinead has left us, and the gap I feel inside with her loss. I interviewed her in 2014 and from the get-go it was like sitting down with an old friend. May her family find comfort and may she rest in the peace she always deserved https://t.co/xPbwrAUjM5

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

It was a pleasure to write this piece reflecting on 50 years of Ireland's EU membership, and my growing understanding of Europe's place in #LGBTI rights as I moved from editing @GCNmag in the lead-up to #marriageequality to directing communications at @ILGAEurope in Brussels

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

Though the infringement has gained majority support, Orban's government say that they will strengthen implementation of the anti-LGBTI law. @ILGAEurope will continue to monitor its implementation to support the Hungarian community and document their human rights violations

[ILGA-Europe @ILGAEurope]

That over 1/2 of EU member states have supported the @EU_Commission’s #infringement against #Hungary for its anti-LGBTI law is groundbreaking, showing a majority are actively taking steps towards ensuring effective respect for EU law & the fundamental rights of all EU citizens

[Brian Finnegan @finneganba]

@rid9way @mustbeeamon A secret to tell. JJ Plunkett was a pseudonym. C'est moi qui l'ai fait