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The article discusses that what started as a fundraiser for the LGBTQ+ community rivaled Pride as the biggest Irish queer event of the year. Topics discussed include the event was modelled on English artist, Andrew Logan's Alternative Miss World with the added Irish flare of The Rose of Tralee meeting Housewife of the Year; and the first iteration in Sides was organized by celebrity hairdresser, Ross Elliott Tallon, Sides co-owner, Frank Stanley and graphic designer, Niall Sweeney.

In the article, the author reflects on the hidden meaning of public spaces for gay people and how they were perceived by outsiders by reminiscing on her experiences at the Palmerston Park in Ireland as a child. Also cited are the AIDS pandemic in Ireland, the cruising culture of gay men in the 1980s, the unique lives of queer people, and the danger posed by parks to gay people as shown in the 1982 murder of Declan Flynn in Fairview Park in 1982.

The article offers information on the history of Project Arts Centre that was established in Dublin, Ireland in 1976. It mentions several queer performances such as "Normal Heart" directed by Scott in 1987, "I Know My Own Heart" produced by Emma Donoghue in 1993, and "I Heart Alice Heart I" by Amy Conroy in 2015.