Author : Brian Lacey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Terrible Queer Creatures by : Brian Lacey
Download or read book Terrible Queer Creatures written by Brian Lacey and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'love that dare not speak its name' was as common in Ireland throughout all stages of its history as it was in other parts of the world. Under certain cultural and historical conditions the expression of homosexuality in Ireland, as elsewhere, became more accepted or, at least, more visible than at other times. This has culminated in the recent (2015) marriage equality referendum result seen by most as a transformative event. This book attempts to put in context some of that visibility from early Ireland to the late twentieth century. But it is clear that, like an iceberg, a far greater part of the story remains, and will almost certainly always remain, invisible. Dr Lacey uses his historical skill to bring to the surface from a wide variety of sources an entertaining yet scholarly exposition of the history of homosexuality in Ireland.