Tackling The Issue

Garrett O'Mahony would like to be your friend on Facebook.

One of the best rugby players Ireland has seen in years, a guy I happened to live with nearly a decade ago. But we were more than just roommates, weren't we Garrett?

Back then, Garrett was just another Irish guy pretending like he wasn't gay; back then, it was obvious that Garrett was just pretending.

I've changed since then. Ireland has changed since then. 

Has Garrett changed since then too? 

I guess there's only one way to find out?

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Tackling The Issue is inspired by gay pornography, cinematography and magazines, especially those of the 90s and 00s. Part erotica and part M/M romance,the fictional novella touches on the psychology, expectations and internalised homophobia of the LGBTQ community in Ireland, especially in the aftermath of the marriage referendum of 2015.