Congress has partnered with FSU in a series of webinars marking the 40th anniversary of the passing of a motion in support of Gay Rights in Ireland.
You can watch the sessions here
1: Standing in Solidarity Our panel discuss the background leading up to the passing of the motion in support of gay rights in Ireland, the drafting of the motion and journey it took to be passed at Congress and its impact on future developments for the LGBT community in Ireland. - Kieran Rose, Co-Founder of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) and Trade Unionist. - Dr Patrick McDonagh, Author of 'Gay and Lesbian Activism in the Republic of Ireland, 1973-93'
2: Know Your Rights - 3 Case Studies followed by discussion on employment rights and protections.
Case Study 1: The Kincora Boy's Home Jeffrey Dudgeon MBE, Author, Historian & Human Rights Activist, Convenor of the Malone House Group and Gay Rights Activist.
Read more here
Case Study 2: Donna McAnallen and Brookfield Leisure Centre Orla Egan, Queer Archival Activist, Founder Cork LGBT Archive, documentary filmmaker and author of 'Queer Republic of Cork'. You can find more archive on the Cork LGBT community here
Case Study 3: Employment Equality Act, 1998, Section 37.1 - Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, Labour Party spokesperson on Education, Enterprise and Trade, campaigner to Section 37.1 removed read more here
Anne-Marie Lillis, is a primary school teacher and a member of the INTO. She attended the inaugural meeting of the INTO LGBT Teachers Group in 2004 and was actively involved with the group until 2016. She was chairperson from 2013-2015. She is currently principal of Dun Laoghaire Educate Together National School. https://www.into.ie
What protections are there for members of the LGBT community in Ireland? - Sara R Philips, Chair of Transgender Equality Network Ellen Murphy, Shop Steward in Leinster House, former Secretary of the Abortion Rights Campaign Ireland and LGBT rights activist. More here Gareth Murphy, Head of Industrial Relations and Campaigns at the Financial Services Union More here
3: What Now?
- Paula Fagan, CEO of LGBT Ireland, long term LGBT equality activist. More here - Seamus Dooley, Irish Secretary of the National Union of Journalists and Co-Convenor of Trade Unionists for Marriage Equality. More here - Brian McDowell, Head of Communications and Public Affairs at the FSU.
