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[[File:lgbtqirish.jpg|200px|thumb|left|LGBTQ Ireland]] | [[File:lgbtqirish.jpg|200px|thumb|left|LGBTQ Ireland]] | ||
| − | The Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to approve same-sex marriage by referendum when a vote was taken in May 2015 and passed with 62% in favour. Whether you agree that minority rights should be determined by plebescite or not, the outcome was a win for the LGBTQ community and the country itself. This is all the more welcome given the traditional conservative, Catholic characteristics of Ireland | + | The Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to approve same-sex marriage by referendum when a vote was taken in May 2015 and passed with 62% in favour. Whether you agree that minority rights should be determined by plebescite or not, the outcome was a win for the LGBTQ community and the country itself. This is all the more welcome given the traditional conservative, Catholic characteristics of Ireland. |
The historic event in the Republic of Ireland has put pressure on Northern Ireland to follow suit. | The historic event in the Republic of Ireland has put pressure on Northern Ireland to follow suit. | ||
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* [[Francis Bacon]], artist | * [[Francis Bacon]], artist | ||
* [[James Miranda Barry]], doctor | * [[James Miranda Barry]], doctor | ||
| + | * [[Adam Beales]], television present and YouTube Star | ||
| + | * [[Brendan Behan]], author and playwright | ||
| + | * [[Louie Bennett]], activist | ||
* [[Anne Bonny]], pirate | * [[Anne Bonny]], pirate | ||
* [[Elizabeth Bowen]], writer | * [[Elizabeth Bowen]], writer | ||
| + | * [[Tiernan Brady]], activist | ||
| + | * [[Colette Bryce]], poet | ||
* [[Lady Eleanor Butler]], writer | * [[Lady Eleanor Butler]], writer | ||
* [[Jerry Buttimer]], Member of Parliament | * [[Jerry Buttimer]], Member of Parliament | ||
| + | * [[Oisin Byrne]], Artist | ||
* [[Pat Carey]], politician | * [[Pat Carey]], politician | ||
| + | * [[Peter Caruth]], field hockey player | ||
* [[Roger Casement]], Consul-General | * [[Roger Casement]], Consul-General | ||
| + | * [[Helen Chenevix]], activist | ||
* [[Philip Chevron]], singer | * [[Philip Chevron]], singer | ||
* [[Frances Power Cobbe]], activist | * [[Frances Power Cobbe]], activist | ||
| + | * [[Gavan Coleman]], intersex activist | ||
* [[David Collins]], interior designer | * [[David Collins]], interior designer | ||
* [[Brendan Courtney]], television entertainer | * [[Brendan Courtney]], television entertainer | ||
* [[Conor Cusack]], hurler | * [[Conor Cusack]], hurler | ||
| − | * [[Donal Og Cusack], hurler | + | * [[Donal Og Cusack]], hurler |
* [[Brian Dowling]], television presenter | * [[Brian Dowling]], television presenter | ||
* [[Jeff Dudgeon]], activist | * [[Jeff Dudgeon]], activist | ||
| + | * [[Katie-George Dunlevy]], competitive cyclist | ||
| + | * [[Jack Dunne]], professional Rugby player | ||
| + | * [[Madeleine ffrench-Mullen]], activist and politician | ||
* [[Lydia Foy]], activist | * [[Lydia Foy]], activist | ||
* [[Mark Feehily]], pop singer | * [[Mark Feehily]], pop singer | ||
* [[Stephen Gately]], pop singer | * [[Stephen Gately]], pop singer | ||
| + | * [[Noel Gavin]], Northern Trust executive | ||
| + | * [[Ann Louise Gilligan]], theologian | ||
* [[Eileen Gray]], interior designer | * [[Eileen Gray]], interior designer | ||
| + | * [[Ursula Halligan]], journalist | ||
* [[Vincent Hanley]], radio DJ | * [[Vincent Hanley]], radio DJ | ||
* [[Dominic Hannigan]], Member of Parliament | * [[Dominic Hannigan]], Member of Parliament | ||
| + | * [[Kellie Harrington]], competitive boxer | ||
| + | * [[Patrick Hennessy]], painter | ||
| + | * [[Gavan Hennigan]], extreme adventurer | ||
* [[Desmond Hogan]], writer | * [[Desmond Hogan]], writer | ||
* [[Percy Jocelyn]], Bishop | * [[Percy Jocelyn]], Bishop | ||
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* [[Brian Kennedy]], singer | * [[Brian Kennedy]], singer | ||
* [[Darren Kennedy]], television presenter | * [[Darren Kennedy]], television presenter | ||
| + | * [[Riyadh Khalaf]], YouTube star | ||
* [[Caitlin Kiernan]], writer | * [[Caitlin Kiernan]], writer | ||
* [[Danny La Rue]], entertainer | * [[Danny La Rue]], entertainer | ||
| + | * [[Ruesha Littlejohn]], football/soccer player | ||
| + | * [[Kathleen Lynn]], medical doctor, politician | ||
* [[John Lyons]], Member of Parliament | * [[John Lyons]], Member of Parliament | ||
* [[Micheal Mac Liammoir]], actor | * [[Micheal Mac Liammoir]], actor | ||
* [[Peter Mandelson]], politician | * [[Peter Mandelson]], politician | ||
| + | * [[Violet Martin]], writer | ||
| + | * [[Timmy Matley]], singer | ||
| + | * [[Katie McCabe]], football/soccer player | ||
| + | * [[Nell McCafferty]], journalist | ||
| + | * [[Nick McCarthy]], professional rugby player | ||
| + | * [[Fergal McFerran]], student activist | ||
| + | * [[Lyra McKee]], journalist | ||
| + | * [[Chris McNaghten]], strongman competitor | ||
| + | * [[John McNamara]], Canada Life International Ireland | ||
| + | * [[Helena Molony]], activist | ||
* [[Andrew Muir]], mayor | * [[Andrew Muir]], mayor | ||
| + | * [[William Mulready]], artist | ||
* [[Kristian Nairn]], actor | * [[Kristian Nairn]], actor | ||
* [[Anna Nolan]], television presenter | * [[Anna Nolan]], television presenter | ||
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* [[Colm O'Gorman]], activist | * [[Colm O'Gorman]], activist | ||
* [[Jamie O'Neill]], writer | * [[Jamie O'Neill]], writer | ||
| + | * [[Nuala O'Faolain]], author and journalist | ||
* [[Panti]], entertainer | * [[Panti]], entertainer | ||
* [[Sarah Ponsonby]], writer | * [[Sarah Ponsonby]], writer | ||
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* [[Andrew Scott]], actor | * [[Andrew Scott]], actor | ||
* [[Patrick Scott]], artist | * [[Patrick Scott]], artist | ||
| + | * [[Martin Shanahan]], CEO of IDA Ireland | ||
| + | * [[Fiona Shaw]], actor | ||
| + | * [[Margot Slattery]], business executive | ||
| + | * [[Edith Anna Somerville]], writer | ||
| + | * [[Gary Talbot]], fashion model | ||
* [[Colm Toibin]], writer | * [[Colm Toibin]], writer | ||
| + | * [[Gearoid Towey]], rower | ||
* [[Leo Varadkar]], politician | * [[Leo Varadkar]], politician | ||
* [[Dearbhla Walsh]], film director | * [[Dearbhla Walsh]], film director | ||
| + | * [[Fintan Warfield]], Senator | ||
* [[Oscar Wilde]], writer | * [[Oscar Wilde]], writer | ||
| + | * [[Jack Woolley]], martial arts competitor | ||
* [[Katherine Zappone]], Senator | * [[Katherine Zappone]], Senator | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[LGBTQ Russia]] | ||
| + | * [[LGBTQ Finland]] | ||
| + | * [[LGBTQ Portugal]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:48, 26 July 2022
The Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to approve same-sex marriage by referendum when a vote was taken in May 2015 and passed with 62% in favour. Whether you agree that minority rights should be determined by plebescite or not, the outcome was a win for the LGBTQ community and the country itself. This is all the more welcome given the traditional conservative, Catholic characteristics of Ireland.
The historic event in the Republic of Ireland has put pressure on Northern Ireland to follow suit.
However, if you look at the history of the LGBTQ community in Ireland as a whole, it is perhaps less surprising an outcome. The annotated existence, and often acceptance, of notable LGBTQ individuals goes back to the mid-1600's. For example, most Irish know well the story of lesbians Sarah Ponsonby (1755-1831) and Lady Eleanor Butler (1739-1829), affectionately called the Ladies of Llangollen, in poems and stories as they became social luminaries of their time.
Before the 2015 vote there was a vibrant and active LGBTQ community consisting of out politicians, entertainment personalities, writers, poets, sports personalities, painters, singers, religious leaders, and more. True, they often recounted the usual travails of being a homosexual minority subject to taunts and bullying - but the vote shows that the instigators were in the minority.
How well do you know this history?
- which Irish lesbian of the late 1800s founded the global Animal Rights movement?
- who was the first gay Member of Parliament voted into public office in Ireland?
- which Irish lesbian pirate (1702-1782), immortalized in poetry, was found guilty but spared hanging when it was determined she was pregnant?
- which Irish director of 'Little Dorit' won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special ?
- which globally acclaimed and honoured gay Irish novelist wrote 'The Master' (2004)?
- which gay Irishman is the CEO of Quantas Airways?
Read on for more fascinating biographies of this unique culture that has shaped the world, including the LGBTQ community:
- Peter Ashman, lawyer
- John Atherton, Bishop
- Francis Bacon, artist
- James Miranda Barry, doctor
- Adam Beales, television present and YouTube Star
- Brendan Behan, author and playwright
- Louie Bennett, activist
- Anne Bonny, pirate
- Elizabeth Bowen, writer
- Tiernan Brady, activist
- Colette Bryce, poet
- Lady Eleanor Butler, writer
- Jerry Buttimer, Member of Parliament
- Oisin Byrne, Artist
- Pat Carey, politician
- Peter Caruth, field hockey player
- Roger Casement, Consul-General
- Helen Chenevix, activist
- Philip Chevron, singer
- Frances Power Cobbe, activist
- Gavan Coleman, intersex activist
- David Collins, interior designer
- Brendan Courtney, television entertainer
- Conor Cusack, hurler
- Donal Og Cusack, hurler
- Brian Dowling, television presenter
- Jeff Dudgeon, activist
- Katie-George Dunlevy, competitive cyclist
- Jack Dunne, professional Rugby player
- Madeleine ffrench-Mullen, activist and politician
- Lydia Foy, activist
- Mark Feehily, pop singer
- Stephen Gately, pop singer
- Noel Gavin, Northern Trust executive
- Ann Louise Gilligan, theologian
- Eileen Gray, interior designer
- Ursula Halligan, journalist
- Vincent Hanley, radio DJ
- Dominic Hannigan, Member of Parliament
- Kellie Harrington, competitive boxer
- Patrick Hennessy, painter
- Gavan Hennigan, extreme adventurer
- Desmond Hogan, writer
- Percy Jocelyn, Bishop
- Lionel Johnson, poet
- Alan Joyce, business
- Brian Kennedy, singer
- Darren Kennedy, television presenter
- Riyadh Khalaf, YouTube star
- Caitlin Kiernan, writer
- Danny La Rue, entertainer
- Ruesha Littlejohn, football/soccer player
- Kathleen Lynn, medical doctor, politician
- John Lyons, Member of Parliament
- Micheal Mac Liammoir, actor
- Peter Mandelson, politician
- Violet Martin, writer
- Timmy Matley, singer
- Katie McCabe, football/soccer player
- Nell McCafferty, journalist
- Nick McCarthy, professional rugby player
- Fergal McFerran, student activist
- Lyra McKee, journalist
- Chris McNaghten, strongman competitor
- John McNamara, Canada Life International Ireland
- Helena Molony, activist
- Andrew Muir, mayor
- William Mulready, artist
- Kristian Nairn, actor
- Anna Nolan, television presenter
- David Norris, Senator
- Graham Norton, television host
- Colm O'Gorman, activist
- Jamie O'Neill, writer
- Nuala O'Faolain, author and journalist
- Panti, entertainer
- Sarah Ponsonby, writer
- Keith Ridgway, writer
- Andrew Scott, actor
- Patrick Scott, artist
- Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA Ireland
- Fiona Shaw, actor
- Margot Slattery, business executive
- Edith Anna Somerville, writer
- Gary Talbot, fashion model
- Colm Toibin, writer
- Gearoid Towey, rower
- Leo Varadkar, politician
- Dearbhla Walsh, film director
- Fintan Warfield, Senator
- Oscar Wilde, writer
- Jack Woolley, martial arts competitor
- Katherine Zappone, Senator
