This page sets out how the Gaelic Gay Association decides what to publish, how moderation works and what the Digital Clubhouse is—and is not. We are an independent, volunteer-run project.
Programme and funding status
The Digital Clubhouse is currently a concept-first public project. It has no named delivery partner, grant award, official endorsement or funded service programme. There are no ads, affiliate links, sponsored posts, paid placements or referral fees.
If that ever changes — for example, if we add an affiliate link to a specific product, or accept sponsorship from an LGBTQ+ organisation — we will disclose it here and in the relevant article, and we will never accept money to change the editorial content.
Fiction policy
We publish original short fiction set in the GAA world. Two hard rules:
- We do not publish stories that depict real, named GAA players — current, former, underage, or otherwise — in romantic, sexual, or otherwise-private scenarios. Submissions that do are declined. This applies even if the piece is clearly-labelled fan fiction and even if the player is deceased.
- No explicit sexual content. Adult themes are fine; explicit scenes are not, both because of our general audience and because we want the site to remain usable in dressing-rooms and at family laptops.
Fictional characters on fictional club or county panels are fine. Fictional characters on fictional inter-county panels are also fine, so long as the county and panel are clearly invented. When a story is set inside an inter-county fiction we add a setting note above it.
News & commentary policy
We publish essays, explainers and short reported pieces. Standard editorial norms apply:
- Public figures may be reported on and analysed in their public capacity. Private lives remain private unless the subject has themselves made them public.
- Corrections are made promptly. If we get something wrong, email hello@gga.ie and we'll either fix it or, if the facts are contested, update the piece with your response.
- Opinion pieces are labelled as such. We lean progressive; we try not to be dishonest about it.
Reader experiences and anonymous bylines
Readers may submit a real experience, reflection or original fiction through our moderated form. A name and reply email are optional. “Anonymous” means that no name is shown publicly; it is not a promise of technical anonymity from the hosting provider.
- Nothing submitted through the form is published automatically.
- We remove or generalise details that could identify private people, teams or sensitive situations. We do not publish identifiable allegations through the anonymous form.
- We do not present an editor-written or fictional account as a reader's lived experience.
- If no reply email is supplied, we cannot ask follow-up questions or send a proof. We may therefore decline a piece that cannot be safely verified or edited.
- Submitting does not transfer copyright. Publication is non-exclusive and may be withdrawn on a reasonable request where we can verify the contributor.
Inclusion policy
The Digital Clubhouse is for LGBTQ+ adults, including players, non-players and supporters. It does not provide youth services. We do not publish material that attacks the inclusion of trans, non-binary, bi, ace or other queer people, and we do not adjudicate competitive-eligibility questions.
Advertising & sponsorship — future policy
If we ever introduce ads or sponsorship, the rules will be:
- No ads for gambling, cryptocurrency, conversion therapy, anti-LGBTQ+ organisations, or products that market weight loss to under-18s.
- Sponsored content clearly labelled as such at the top of the piece.
- No buying or influencing the editorial content.
Who runs this
GGA.ie is run by a small volunteer team of LGBTQ+ Gaels and allies. We work in our spare time. We will usually reply to email within a week — slower if it's championship season.
Questions: hello@gga.ie.