The Health Minister for Northern Ireland, Edwin Poots, has reportedly spent £140,000 in what some politicians have deemed a "personal vendetta" against the LGBT community. Stephen Donnan from the Alliance Party's LGBT group and Adam Murray from new political party NI21 speak with Scott De Buitleir about the Minister's actions and what it means for the gay community in Northern Ireland.

Meanwhile, ShoutOUT, a new initiative to tackle homophobic/transphobic bullying in Irish schools, launched last week in Dublin. Co-founder Declan Meehan speaks about the aims of the new organization and its launch.

This episode was produced and edited on September 23, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, visit http://eile.ie