Out For Ourselves

OutForOurselves.pdf

Dublin Core

Title

Out For Ourselves

Subject

LGBTQ+ books
Lesbians
Gay men
Sexuality
Coming out
LGBTQ+ relationships
Marriage
Children of LGBTQ+ people
Lesbian parents
AIDS (Disease)
HIV (Viruses)
HIV/AIDS
STDs
Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQ+ meeting places
Coming out (Sexual orientation)

Description

Signed copy of Book entitled "Out For Ourselves: The Lives of Irish Lesbian and Gay Men". First published in 1986 by Dublin Lesbian and Gay Men's Collectives and Womens Community Press 44 East Essex Street, Dublin 2. States that "Out For Ourselves" was devised, compiled and edited by Clodagh Boyd, Declan Doyle, Bill Foley, Brenda Harvey, Annette Hoctor, Maura Molloy and Mick Quinlan, who comprise a sub-group of the Dublin Lesbian and Gay Men's Collectives. "Out For Ourselves" was one of the first Irish produced and written publications detailing the lives and experiences of lesbian and gay men in Ireland. It contains a variety of contributions, including ones from LGBT people in Cork. Contents covers personal accounts of 'coming out', lesbian sexuality and relationships, sexual politics and the rejection of sexuality, gay men's sexuality and relationships, marriage and children, lesbian mother interview, other dimensions, the silent majority, parents, health, women's health, sexually transmitted diseases, survey on the STD Clinic Services, AIDS, Gay Health Action, Mental Health, Lesbian and Mental Health, Out at Work?, Work and the Trade Unions, Lesbians and Work, The Power of the Pulpit, Violence and the Police, The Legal Situation, The Charles Self Murder, The Fairview Killing, The Story So Far, The Lesbian Movement, The Gay Men's Movement and Lesbian and Gay Politics. Includes a contact list of lesbian and gay men's groups, health organisations and STD clinics, meeting places, social venues and bookshops that stock relevant publications.

Creator

Dublin Lesbian and Gay Men's Collectives
Womens Community Press

Date

1986

Rights

Permission to share granted by Cathal Kerrigan and Bill Foley. Items in this digital archive are covered by a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No-Derivatives License. Please credit Orla Egan, Cork LGBT Archive and provide a link back to this site.

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

Book
Text

Coverage

1986
Dublin 2
Ireland

Collection

Citation

Dublin Lesbian and Gay Men's Collectives and Womens Community Press, “Out For Ourselves,” Cork LGBT Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://corklgbtarchive.com/items/show/1035.