Leanne has been asked to write the monthly women's column for the first ever queer magazine for Northern Ireland, ICON.
Basing it on her hugely popular first book, The Gay Girls Guide To Being Gay, the column is the Gay Girls Guide with different topics each month.
For more information on the Gay Girls Guide, please visit
or about ICON magazine.
Leanne has been writing for free!, for the past few months after being head-hunted by its editor Eddie McGuiness. The Gay Girls Guide has rapidly become one of it's most popular columns
free! magazine is Ireland's most popular gay read. free! is a A5 full colour glossy magazine launched in 2002. free! magazine is a fun, lifestyle and feature driven publication, bringing an informative monthly guide to Ireland's gay scene both north and south. At the Gay Oscar's in Belfast free! magazine was voted by the public as the 'Best Gay Publication' in Northern Ireland 2004.
free! aims to reflect the vibrancy of the Irish gay social scene both north and south, as well as the energy and diversity of its people. Each issue contains an up to date pull-out guide, featuring maps of the major cities both North and South in Ireland and all gay/gay friendly venues. This section also includes information on activities and events throughout the rest of the country and will be particularly useful to European visitors, Irish people visiting other towns and cities and those venturing out onto the Irish gay scene for the first time.
As Ireland's most popular gay read magazine free! has kept abreast and frequently ahead of the times. This year free! has entered the market with a whole new look and sense of purpose. This has allowed the magazine to break ground editorially increasing its quota of celebrity interviews, social listings and lifestyle features with ample opportunity for product placement and much more!
free! Magazine is released monthly with a growing readership of over 60,000 throughout Ireland. Since free! has been available in the UK the number of readers has increased dramatically.
free! magazine is available in gay and gay-friendly pubs, clubs and venues in all the major cities and towns in Ireland as well as selected cafés, shops, guesthouses, community centres, student unions etc. is now distributed in England, Scotland and Wales making our magazine particularly useful to visitors from the UK.
