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Will Kennedy at Dublin Pride Parade 2019 wearing ACT UP Cork t-shirt. Will is a Cork gay activist and founder of ACT UP Cork and Positive Cork groups.

Will Kennedy in Irish army uniform in the Lebanon in 1992. Will joined the Irish army in 1988 and worked as an army chef until he left in 2012.

Valerie Mulcahy sporting a Pride Ireland Rainbow T-shirt and rainbow laces at a Pride picnic after training in June 2021. - this was part of the #LaceUpWithPride AVIVA fundraiser for BeLonG To LGBT Youth Service.
Valerie Mulcahy came out publicly as…

Valerie Mulcahy in action as part of the Cork Ladies Senior Gaelic Football team playing in the Cork v Meath qualifier match as part of the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Champions League. The match was played in Semple Stadium in Thurles, County…

Toni Burgess at Cork Pride 2019.
Toni is a Cork lesbian activist and parent. Toni was one of the first Irish lesbians to successfully fight to keep custody of her children after coming out as lesbian.

Toni Burgess ready to head out to Beours Dyke Bar to watch lesbian musician Grace Petrie play.
Toni is a Cork lesbian activist and parent. Toni was one of the first Irish lesbians to successfully fight to keep custody of her children after coming…

Thomas Heising working from home in Cork during Covid pandemic 2021.
Thomas is a Cork based gay activist and runner.

Thomas Heising at Inniscarra Dam , County Cork, in 2018.
Thomas is a Cork based gay activist and runner.

Ted O'Connell holding a Register to Vote sign in Loafers Bar. Ted was involved in the Yes Equality campaign which led to marriage equality in Ireland. The sign he is holding was part of a campaign promoting voter registration for the Marriage…

Ted O'Connell speaking at the 30th Anniversary celebration of Loafers Bar in Cork - one of the longest running LGBT bars in Ireland.
Loafers Bar was opened by Derrick Gerety in 1983. Derrick ran Loafers for 16 years. It was subsequently managed by…