{"id":26802,"date":"2021-07-05T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T11:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=26802"},"modified":"2021-07-05T11:03:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T11:03:01","slug":"patrick-mcdonagh-gay-and-lesbian-activism-in-the-republic-of-ireland-1973-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=26802","title":{"rendered":"Patrick McDonagh, \u201cGay and Lesbian Activism in the Republic of Ireland, 1973-93\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This thematically-arranged study traces the emergence of visible gay\/lesbian communities across Ireland and their impact on public perceptions of homosexuals. Along the way it explores the critical and hidden activism of lesbian women, the role of rural provincial activists, the importance of interactions with international gay and lesbian organisations and the extent to which HIV\/AIDS impacted the gay rights campaign in Ireland.

Gay and Lesbian Activism in the Republic of Ireland, 1973-93 <\/em>focuses in particular on activists’ efforts to engage with the Roman Catholic Church, the Trade Union movement, Ireland’s political parties and the media, and how these efforts in turn shaped the strategies and activities of gay\/lesbian organisations. Patrick McDonagh successfully argues that gay and lesbian activists mounted an effective campaign to improve both the legal and social climate for Ireland’s gay and lesbian citizens. In doing so, gay and lesbian individuals were important agents of social and political change in Ireland in the period from the 1970s to the early 1990s, particularly in relation to Irish sexual mores. The book also contextualises the dramatic changes in perceptions of homosexuality that have taken place in recent years and encourages scholars of Irish history to further explore the contribution of Ireland’s queer citizens to transforming Ireland in the 20th and 21st centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Irish Homosexuals are Revolting, 1973-78
2. Social Life as Resistance in 1980s Dublin
3. 1980s Provincial Activism: Cork and Galway
4. Gay Rights are not Extravagant Demands
5. Ireland was Ill-Equipped to deal with the AIDS Epidemic
6. Gay Rights: It’s Time
Appendix. Glossary of Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick McDonagh<\/strong> is an independent scholar who obtained his PhD in History from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He has had articles published in the Journal of the History of Sexuality <\/em>and the Journal of Irish Economic and Social History<\/em>. He has also contributed chapters to two recent academic books: From Sodomy Laws to Same-Sex Marriage: International Perspectives since 1789 <\/em>[eds. Sean Brady and Mark Seymour] (Bloomsbury, 2019) and Queer Youth Histories <\/em>[ed. Daniel Marshall] (forthcoming, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Product details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published            04 Nov 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Format                 Hardback<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edition 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extent   240<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN      9781350197466<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imprint                 Bloomsbury Academic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illustrations        9 colour illus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dimensions        234 x 156 mm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bloomsbury Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/uk\/gay-and-lesbian-activism-in-the-republic-of-ireland-197393-9781350197466<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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