{"product_id":"gay-and-lesbian-activism-in-the-republic-of-ireland-197393-9781350197466","title":"Gay and Lesbian Activism in the Republic of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis thematically-arranged study traces the emergence of visible gay and lesbian communities across the Republic of Ireland and their impact on public perceptions of homosexuality. 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 and AIDS impacted the gay rights campaign. \u003ci\u003e Gay and Lesbian Activism in the Republic of Ireland, 1973-93 \u003c\/i\u003efocuses in particular on activists' efforts to engage with the different religious organisations in Ireland, the Trade Union movement, Irish political parties and the media, and how these efforts in turn shaped the strategies and activities of gay and lesbian organisations. McDonagh 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcDonagh’s important and elegantly-written monograph … is an enormously important contribution to the historiography of activism, sexuality and LGBT rights in Ireland and a model of how this work should be done. … It will be the key work on this topic for a long time to come and hopefully an important springboard and model for further avenues of research in this area. * Women's History Association of Ireland *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an ambitious, original and impressive book that does justice to the multitude of layers – many of which have previously been overlooked – of the Irish Gay Rights Movement. * Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History, University College Dublin, Ireland *\u003cbr\u003eThis detailed history of the early days of the Irish lesbian and gay movement provides critical background and context for anyone wanting to understand the backstory behind the seemingly quick shift from decriminalization of consensual sexual relations to same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland. * Mary Bernstein, Professor of Sociology, University of Connecticut, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407520276823,"sku":"9781350197466","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gay-and-lesbian-activism-in-the-republic-of-ireland-197393-9781350197466","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}