Kieran Rose And President Mary Robinson Áras an Uachtaráin Invitation 1992 Photo
Dublin Core
Title
Kieran Rose And President Mary Robinson Áras an Uachtaráin Invitation 1992 Photo
Subject
LGBTQ+ activism
LGBTQ+ activists
Gay activists
Lesbian activists
Decriminalisation
LGBTQ+ civil rights
Description
In December 1992 President Mary Robinson invited Irish lesbian and gay activists to Áras an Uachtaráin (the home of the Irish President). President Mary Robinson had been inaugurated in November 1992 so this was one of her initial public engagements. It was hugely symbolic as she was inviting the Irish lesbian and gay community into the symbolic home of the Irish people at a time when gay sex was still criminalised in Ireland.
Mary Holland wrote of the event in the Irish Times: "Not for the first time, our President, effortlessly and generously subversive of entrenched prejudice, has given a signal that cannot be ignored"
Kieran Rose was a founding member of Cork Gay Collective and an active member of GLEN (Gay and Lesbian Equality Network).
Mary Holland wrote of the event in the Irish Times: "Not for the first time, our President, effortlessly and generously subversive of entrenched prejudice, has given a signal that cannot be ignored"
Kieran Rose was a founding member of Cork Gay Collective and an active member of GLEN (Gay and Lesbian Equality Network).
Creator
Christopher Robson
Source
Kieran Rose Photography Collection
Date
1992-12
Contributor
President Mary Robinson
Kieran Rose
Rights
Permission to use granted by Kieran Rose. Items in this digital archive are covered by a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No-Derivatives License. Please credit Cork LGBT Archive and provide a link back to this site.
Format
JPEG (Image coding standard)
Language
eng
Type
Photograph
Still image
Coverage
1992
Dublin
IRL
Collection
Citation
Christopher Robson, “Kieran Rose And President Mary Robinson Áras an Uachtaráin Invitation 1992 Photo,” Cork LGBT Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://www.corklgbtarchive.com/items/show/196.