Sapphire, 1978 Newsletter of the Cork Branch of the Irish Gay Rights Movement (IGRM) Volume 1 No 1

Cork Branch, Irish Gay Rights Movement, 1975- IGRM | Cork Lesbian and Gay Activism | LGBTQ Newsletter

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Leaflet of Irish Gay Rights Movement, established in 1974. It outlines the reasons for the establishment of the IGRM and its focus and objectives. A branch of the IGRM was established in Cork in 1975.

Irish Gay Rights MovementIGRMLGBT Activism Ireland 1970sInformationHomosexuality in Ireland

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Leaflet for the OUTing The Past LGBTQ+ History Festival held in Cork 1st and 2nd March 2019. This was the first time the OUTing The Past Festival was held in the Republic of Ireland.

LGBTQ History OUTing The Past Festival LGBTQ Festival Programme LGBTQ Events History

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Letter from isolated gay man, living in rural Cork in 1980s, to Cork gay organisation, seeking contact. He outlines how none of his friends know he is gay and that he feels very isolated at times. He is afraid to give his name and address, but asks that someone from the group p

Gay Men Ireland1980sIsolationCork IGRMCommunities (LGBTQ)Gay MenLGBTQ Emotions

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Leaflet for the 3rd Irish lesbian and gay men conference (first two were called National Gay Conference, this one called All Ireland Lesbian and Gay Conference), held in Belfast 4-5 June 1983. The theme of the conference was "The Gay Movement as a Campaigning Movement." The ve

LGBT Activism Ireland | Lesbian and Gay Event | LGBTQ Events

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Handbook on Setting up a Gay/Straight or Gender & Sexuality Alliance in your school. Written and produced by the LGBT Society in Cork Institute of Technology. The Handbook aims to help secondary school students create safe spaces and support systems for LGBT students.

Gay Straight AllianceLGBTGenderSexualityCITCIT LGBT SocietyStudentsSecondary School

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Gays At Work: Claiming an Identity, 1984 Leaflet produced by Kieran Rose Cork Branch of IGPSU (Irish General and Public Service Union). Urging union action on lesbian and gay rights.

Lesbian and Gay workers rights Ireland | Local Government and Public Service Union Ireland | Aontas Rialtais Áitiúil agus Seirbhísí Poiblí

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Text of Speech given by Kieran Rose and Tricia Treacey in support of the Gay Rights Motion (No. 35) to the Cork Branch of LGPSU (Local Government and Public Service Union) 30.2.82

Gay rights | Trade unions | Activism (LGBTQ)

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Report and reflection by Kieran Rose on the experience of the newly formed Cork Gay Collective in organising the staging of Blood Green in Cork in 1980 by the London based theatre group Gay Sweatshop

Gay theatre | Gay Sweatshop | Blood Green

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This document provides a personal account from Cathal (Charles) Kerrigan of the founding of the Gay Soc in UCC and it's early (unsuccessful) attempts to get recognition from UCC as a college society. It also contains an account of Cathal's experience growing up gay in Cork in th

UCC Gay Society, 1980- University College Cork | Student Societies | Student Activists

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1982 document about the Quay Co-operative Cork. Outlines the structure of the Quay Co-op and the various projects operating there. It makes the case for outside financial support for the creation of a number of new jobs in the Co-op.

Quay Co-op Cork | Employment | Cork Women's Place

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Spring 1984 Cork Edition of Quare Times Lesbian/Gay Magazine. Quare Times was initiated by the Dublin Gay Collective. This edition was produced by people linked with the Quay Co-op in Cork.

LGBT Activism | Quare Times | Activism (LGBTQ)

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