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Contents:

• “GAY GAELS” WHO HAVE ENRICHED IRELAND’S HISTORY AND CULTURE FOR THE WORLD
• IRISH GAY WRERS
• 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL GAY AUTHORS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
• TRACKG A HISTORY OF IMAGARY QUEER OR GAY MEN MORN IRISH LERATURE
• QUEER LOVE: 'THERE AREN’T MANY BOOKS THAT FOC ON GAY PEOPLE'

“GAY GAELS” WHO HAVE ENRICHED IRELAND’S HISTORY AND CULTURE FOR THE WORLD

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Here's a brief look at some of the gay Irish who forever changed the urse of history.

IRISH GAY WRERS

Should gays be banned om the St. ) The Church—which has had more than their share of their own gay problems—the Ancient Orr of Hibernians and other like-md anizatns band together, thought back fondly on their 19th-century prejudic, and shouted an thorarian “NYET!

25 MOST INFLUENTIAL GAY AUTHORS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

” There were all kds of exc (“Gays n march, but they n’t do so unr a banner”), but everyone knew the real reason. It’s ironic that this bigotry towards gays should have remaed so prevalent current tim, sce Ireland’s history has been enriched, yterday and today, by s gay members.

TRACKG A HISTORY OF IMAGARY QUEER OR GAY MEN MORN IRISH LERATURE

And you don’t have to look too hard eher for great exampl—two of the sixteen men executed by the Brish 1916 were most likely gay—Sir Roger Casement (fely) and Padraig Pearse (probably). Dpe havg a voted wife and fatherg a child, Behan’s homosexualy, which first blossomed when he was servg time a Brish borstal for young boys, ightened and disturbed him until his premature ath 1964. ) He was known for his openly gay and flamboyant liftyle.

In his book, “Samuel Beckett: The Last Mornist”, Anthony Cron wrote “It might be accurate to say that his [Beckett’s] relatnship wh MacGreevy had, though was not sexual, an element of the homo-erotic , as ed some of Beckett’s later relatnships were to have. In recent years other Irish wrers have e out and clared their homosexualy, most promently novelist Colm Tóibín and Nuala O’Faola, who wrote about her relatnship wh Nell McCafferty Are You Somebody? He is also openly gay.

So, fally, on gay rights at least, Ireland was brought to the light of the 20th century. Then, May of 2015, led the way to the 21st century, when Ireland beme the first untry the world to legalize gay marriage by a public vote. Dubl every June has s own Gay Pri Para and many of the partiers end up at The Gee, Dubl’s foremost gay bar on South Great Ge Street, to ntue the celebratn.

QUEER LOVE: 'THERE AREN’T MANY BOOKS THAT FOC ON GAY PEOPLE'

” This chapter is entled “Gay Gaels. Irish gay actors.