Irish gay thor Jamie O’Connell discs LGBTQ+ allyship the hospaly dtry • GCN

Contents:

• “GAY GAELS” WHO HAVE ENRICHED IRELAND’S HISTORY AND CULTURE FOR THE WORLD
• GAY THORS
• OSR WIL’S REPUTED LAST WORDS PROVE THE INIC GAY PLAYWRIGHT KEPT HIS RAZOR SHARP W TILL THE VERY END
• “GAY GAELS” WHO HAVE ENRICHED IRELAND’S HISTORY AND CULTURE FOR THE WORLD
• JOHN BOYNE'S THE HEART'S INVISIBLE FURI ABOUT A GAY MAN POST-WAR IRELAND
• IRISH GAY THOR JAMIE O’CONNELL DISCS LGBTQ+ ALLYSHIP THE HOSPALY DTRY

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

Quare Fellas: New Irish Gay Wrg. Here's a brief look at some of the gay Irish who forever changed the urse of history.

GAY THORS

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! ” 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.

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.

OSR WIL’S REPUTED LAST WORDS PROVE THE INIC GAY PLAYWRIGHT KEPT HIS RAZOR SHARP W TILL THE VERY END

) He was known for his openly gay and flamboyant liftyle.

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

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.

JOHN BOYNE'S THE HEART'S INVISIBLE FURI ABOUT A GAY MAN POST-WAR IRELAND

” This chapter is entled “Gay Gaels. As part of our #Gaylypicks seri, Team GCN gathered together their top tips to fill your bookshelv or stock up on for that staytn and we’ve round them up here for you to take your pick. Bad Femist – Roxane Gay.

A llectn of funny and sightful says om Roxane Gay chartg the journey of her evolutn and mentg on the state of femism today. Due to the possible repercsns of wrg about homosexual experienc the early 1900’s, this sential novel was not released until after Forster’s ath. A charged llectn of 15 says, Lor tak on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for actn and change.

Sappho is a symbol of female homosexualy.

IRISH GAY THOR JAMIE O’CONNELL DISCS LGBTQ+ ALLYSHIP THE HOSPALY DTRY

Given the current suatn Poland, Swimmg the Dark giv ntext to the suatn faced by LGBT+ people a untry currently beg n by a eply homophobic ernment. © 2020 GCN (Gay Communy News). He is the first openly gay prenter Ireland.