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Chair’s Report 2021

Our AGM for 2021 was held on October 25th and our Chair, Vanessa Monaghan, gave her report on the happenings in the group since October 2020.

This was my first full year as Chair of the LGBT Network and I’m delighted with the progress the group has made in that time. I’m also delighted with the feedback we’ve been getting from you about our events.

We started off last year with our AGM and Q&A with Celebrity Masterchef Champion, Riyadh Khalaf. We had great attendance and got someone fantastic press coverage for the event.

After that success we held monthly meet ups with musicians, film directors, activists and we’ve held nights on Housing for Older LGBTQ people and had a night celebrating our Trans Community.

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AGM Speakers Announced

Mark T Cox wearing a large dickie bow basked in pink light — Mark T Cox

On Monday night, we’re going to be joined by some of guest speakers.

First up, we will be joined by the wonderful cabaret artiste Mark T Cox to tell us about his upcoming shows here in London. There are a couple of juicy ones that I know you’ll want to hear about. Find out more about the escapades of Mark T Cox on his website.

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Out in The World: Exhibition Launch

Join us and other member of the Irish LGBTQ diaspora for ‘Out in The World‘, a new exhibition, which will be hosted in Dublin by the EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, in partnership with the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.

The exhibition has been curated by Dr Maurice J. Casey who has been a champion of the LGBTQ community and a friend of the London Irish LGBT Network for a number of years. Maurice gave a talk for us on his paper ‘Radical Politics, The 8th and LGBT Activism in the Republic of Ireland 1973-1990.

The online launch takes place on June 8th at 6.30pm and will feature our Chair, Vanessa Monaghan, speaking as a voice of the Irish LGBTQ diaspora. You need to register for your free ticket on Eventbrite.

You can visit the exhibition EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin from June 8th to December 1st 2021. Here’s the fun part: ‘Out in The World’ will also tour to select locations across the world in 2022. Hopefully London will be one of those stops!

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