London Irish LGBT Network
Join us on November 1st for a conference brought to you in conjunction with Irish in Britain, entitled ‘LGBT Equality & Ireland – Past and Present’
This conference will examine two main issues central to the Irish LGBTQ community in Britain – marriage equality in Northern Ireland and the history and role of Irish LGBTQ people in Britain over the decades.
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In this episode of Our Story, we chat to Derek. Derek was born in Dublin in the 1970’s and has lived outside Ireland all of his adult life.
This is a podcast series where we speak to members of the London Irish LGBTQ community. We feel that it is important to document our lives, our experiences and our history. Even more so now when more and more things in life are transient.
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Hi, my name is Joseph Healy and I am the Chair of the London Irish LGBT Network. I am a Dubliner originally and have been living in London since the 80s. I have been involved in the Network since it started and have seen it grow and develop. We have done some very interesting stuff over the last few years and have had people come and go, some to return to live in Ireland, others who are second generation Irish and are rediscovering their Irish roots.
We have a wide range of committee members ranging from some recent arrivals to one guy who arrived in London in the 60s! This difference in experience lends a lot of colour to our work and for me as a historian, can prove fascinating.
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