David Norris

David Norris

Country

Ireland

Birth - Death

1944 -

Occupation

Politics

Description

Senator (since 1987), activist, scholar. Former Lecturer in English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin (1968-1996). Successfully fought to overturn the anti-homosexual laws of Ireland in 1988 by taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights. Was equally successful as de facto leader of the LGBTQ community in winning the referendum in 2015 to change the Irish constitution to recognize gay marriage.

See Also

• LGBTQ Ireland
• First Out Elected Politicians

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.senatordavidnorris.ie/
• http://www.theguardian.com/world/david-norris
• http://www.thejournal.ie/david-norris/news/
• http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/30/david-norris-gay-marriage-interview

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