Paraic Kerrigan

Reeling in the Queers

Tales of Ireland's LGBTQ Past

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Amidst the moments of seismic change in LGBTQ history in Ireland lie the stories of ordinary people, who did extraordinary things to change queer Ireland and Irish culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Island Books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 137mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9781848409224
• ISBN-10: 1848409222
• Artikelnr.: 70240071

Inhaltsangabe

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: "The Two Mothers got Together and Sorted it Out": Phil Moore, Parents Enquiry and Gay Law Reform

Chapter 2: Out of the Closet and into a Boyband: 4Guyz and the Pursuit of 1990s Popstardom

Chapter 3: "Bent Politicians": Gay and Lesbian Candidates in 1980s Electoral Politics

Chapter 4: "The Dowager Queen of the Transvestites": Judith Storm and Gender Diversity in Late Twentieth Century Ireland

Chapter 5: A Private Matter? Gay Soldiers in the Irish Army

Chapter 6: Pink Carnations and Pink Triangles: The Emergence of Pride in Ireland (1974-1982)

Chapter 7: The AIDS Priest and His Ministry: The Story of Fr. Bernárd Lynch

Chapter 8: Rock Hudson's Irish Weekend and the Early Irish Gay Scene

Chapter 9: Defiance and Defence: The Gay Defence Committee, Police Harassment and the Murders of 1982

Chapter 10: 'Am I Qualified Enough Lesbian?' The Belfast Lesbian Line and Cross-Border Lesbian Solidarity

Chapter 11: Pride in Parenting: Toni Burgess and the Story of Lesbian and Gay Parenting Rights

Chapter 12: Out at Work? Louise Hannon, Transgender Rights and Employment Equality

Chapter 13: Indecent and Most Obscene: Censorship and Suppression in Queer Irish Culture

Chapter 14: Beyond Convention: Alternative Miss Ireland's Trailblazing Odyssey (1987-2012)