Gay Information Cork / Cork Lesbian Line COLLECTION
Dublin Core
Title
Gay Information Cork / Cork Lesbian Line COLLECTION
Subject
Helplines
Gay men
LGBTQ+ support groups
Gay rights
LGBTQ rights
Description
LGBT telephone helplines provided a crucial source of support and information for people who are coming out and trying to access the LGBT community. In Cork Tel-A-Friend telephone helpline was established by the Cork Branch of the IGRM (Irish Gay Rights Movement) in 1977. In 1985 the Cork Lesbian Line and Gay Information Cork telephone helplines began operating. These helplines encountered difficulties advertising their services, with local newspapers refusing to print their adverts. Despite these difficulties the helplines continued to operate providing an important service for the community.
Type
Collection
Collection Items
Letter to Paper for Funding for Gay Information Line
Text of letter to paper seeking funding for the establishment of the Cork Gay Information Line. Highlighting issues of prejudice against lesbians and gay men. Refers to Declan Flynn murder and the Criminal Justice Bill. Early 1980s.
Letters Cork Examiner / Evening Echo and Gay Information Cork
Series of letters between Gay Information Cork / Cork Lesbian Line and Cork Examiner / Evening Echo re the refusal of the papers to carry advertisements for the telephone helplines. Letter 14 June 1985 from Kieran Rose for Gay Information Cork and…
Gay Information Cork funding letter
Form letter (recipients to be filled in) from Gay Information Cork seeking contributions to help fund advertising the gay helpline services. 1980s.
1984 Meeting Agenda Gay Information Cork and TAF (Tel-A-Friend)
Agenda for one day Joint Meeting between Gay Information Cork and TAF (Tel-A-Friend) on 8 December 1984. Lists facilitators and topics for discussion.
Cork Lesbian Line Stickers
Sheet of stickers for the Cork Lesbian Line advertising the telephone helpline number - probably from the 1980s.
Gay Information Cork Sticker Art Work
Artwork for stickers advertising the phone number and operating times for Gay Information Cork, the telephone helpline set up in 1985. For further information see: http://corklgbthistory.com/2014/07/17/cork-lesbian-line-gay-information-cork/
1985 Notes Cork Lesbian Line
Handwritten notes outlining the reasons for setting up the Cork Lesbian Line, which began operating in January 1985 and discussing its aims and operation.
Lesbians In The Examiner
Report on the attempts by the Cork Lesbian Line to have an advertisement for the Cork Lesbian Line placed in the Cork Examiner paper. While the advert was initially accepted, it was not printed and the Examiner informed the women that it would not…
1989 Co-operation North Exchange Prize: Cork Lesbian Line / Belfast Lesbian Line
In 1989 the Cork Lesbian Line Collective and the Belfast Lesbian Line participated in a Co-operation North Exchange.
They were awarded 1st Prize in the Women's Links Section.
The Co-operation North programme funded exchanges and co-operation…
They were awarded 1st Prize in the Women's Links Section.
The Co-operation North programme funded exchanges and co-operation…
Gay Information Cork Gay Health Project Letter
Letter from Dominic Whyte, Gay Information Cork, The Other Place, 8 South Main Street, Cork to Cork The Secretary, AIDS Alliance, 16 Peter's St, Cork dated 12th July 1995. Refers to the Gay Health Project, confirms request to arrange for regular…