Queer Whispers : Gay & Lesbian Voices Of Irish Fiction
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ISBN: 9781910820889
Author | Carregal, Jose |
Pub Date | 19/09/2021 |
Binding | Paperback |
Pages | 250 |
Country | IRL |
Dewey | 823.910994 |
Quick overview Before gay decriminalisation in 1993, there was no solid gay or lesbian tradition in Irish writing, due to the political and cultural dominance of a conservative, censorious Catholic ideology that conflated itself with notions of national identity and social respectability. Praised today as a beacon of gay rights, Ireland has become the first nation to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote in 2015. Significantly, whereas in the recent past there was much silence, stigma and prejudice surrounding homosexuality, now there is a plethora of voices reclaiming equality, visibility and recognition. Yet today’s liberal culture still silences aspects of gay and lesbian life which go beyond the parameters of the ‘socially acceptable’ homosexual.