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UCD Library Collection Spotlight: LGBTI+ History Month
Join us for a Reading Event!
Join us as Assistant Professor Páraic Kerrigan of the UCD School of Information and Communication Studies reads excerpts from his book Reeling In the Queers: Tales of Ireland's LGBTQ Past.
When: Wednesday, 26th February at 1.00pm
Where: James Joyce Library, Link 3 space on Level 1
Register for this free event: via Eventbrite
About this month's Spotlight
During February we are celebrating LGBTI+ History Month! We are partnering with UCD Equality, Diversity and Inclusion to bring attention to the many resources we hold here in the UCD Library collections. This includes print books, electronic books (ebooks), databases and more. At the display is also featured selected historical material from UCD Special Collections.
The Library has always been a safe space on campus for the entire UCD community. Come celebrate with us!
The Books
Here is just a selection of the many books we are highlighting this month. Find links to the Library catalogue here to find out more about the books we are featuring. Browse and borrow from the Spotlight shelves!
The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights by Phillip M. Ayoub; Kristina Stoeckl
Call Number: 306.766 AYOISBN: 9781479824809Publication Date: 2024-06-18Reeling in the Queers by Páraic Kerrigan
Call Number: 306.766 KERISBN: 9781848409224Publication Date: 2024-08-07LGBTQ visibility, media and sexuality in Ireland by Páraic Kerrigan
Call Number: 306.766 KERISBN: 9780367694609Publication Date: 2022Queer Youth Histories by Daniel Marshall (Editor)
Call Number: 306.766 MARISBN: 9781137565495Publication Date: 2021-12-18Gay and Lesbian Activism in the Republic of Ireland, 1973-93 by Patrick McDonagh
Call Number: 306.766 MCDISBN: 9781350197466Publication Date: 2021-11-18Trade unions and progress for LGBT people : a personal history by Kieran Rose
Call Number: 306.766 ROSPublication Date: 2024Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) phase two 1994-2005: a personal history by Kieran Rose
Call Number: 306.766 ROSPublication Date: 2024Some men in London. Queer life, 1945-1959 by Peter Parker, ed.
Call Number: 306.76620942 PARISBN: 9780241370605Publication Date: 2024Lesbian death : desire and danger between feminist and queer by Mairead Sullivan
Call Number: 306.7663 SULISBN: 9781517910020Publication Date: 2022-11-29Rethinking the Gay and Lesbian Movement by Marc Stein
Call Number: 323.32640973 STEISBN: 9780367761981Publication Date: 2022-08-01Public Faces, Secret Lives by Wendy L. Rouse
Call Number: 324.6230973 ROUISBN: 9781479830947Publication Date: 2024-03-01
Check these Library Databases for LGBTQ resources

Archives of sexuality & gender (Gale)
The largest collection of resources available to support the study of gender and sexuality, this rich archive helps scholars and others make new connections in LGBTQ history and activism, cultural studies, psychology, health, political science, policy studies, and other related areas of research. The archive also encompasses extensive material related to feminism, women's rights, and women's concerns. It includes fully searchable periodicals, newsletters, manuscripts, government records, organizational papers, correspondence, an international selection of posters, and other primary source materials from more than 35 countries. UCD has purchased 3 parts of the growing archive so far - LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Parts 1 & 2, and Part 3 Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century.

Diversity Equity & Inclusion Ebook Collection (Proquest)
A carefully curated collection of over 20,000 DEI titles from a wide selection of academic publishers. Subject areas include Gender & Sexuality, Black Studies, African Studies, Islamic Studies, Poverty Studies, Disability Studies and more. Offers unlimited, multiuser access via ProQuest's eBook Central platform.
Browse a selection of titles from this ebook collection.
More Books
Queer Whispers by José Carregal
Call Number: 823.09 IR CARISBN: 9781910820889Publication Date: 2022-08-18Trans Britain : our journey from the shadows by Christine Burns
Call Number: 306.768 BURISBN: 9781783524716Publication Date: 2018The transgender issue : an argument for justice by Shon Faye
Call Number: 306.768 FAYISBN: 9780141991801Publication Date: 2021Advances in Trans Studies by Austin H. Johnson (Editor); Baker A. Rogers (Editor); Tiffany Taylor (Editor)
Call Number: 306.768 JOHISBN: 9781802620306Publication Date: 2021-11-19All the Things They Said We Couldn't Have by Tash Oakes-Monger
Call Number: 306.768 OAKISBN: 9781839971495Publication Date: 2023-01-19The Political Economy of Same-Sex Marriage by Bronwyn Winter
Call Number: 306.848 WINISBN: 9781138502680Publication Date: 2020-12-01The History of Marriage Equality in Ireland by Sonja Tiernan
Call Number: 306.848 TIEISBN: 9781526160782Publication Date: 2021-10-19Queer Families and Relationships after Marriage Equality by Michael Yarbrough (Editor); Joseph Nicholas DeFilippis (Editor); Angela Jones (Editor)
Call Number: 306.848 YARISBN: 9781138557468Publication Date: 2018-07-13Ireland Says Yes by Grainne Healy; Brian Sheehan; Noel Whelan; Mary McAleese (Foreword by)
Call Number: 306.848 HEAISBN: 9781785370373Publication Date: 2016-01-01Post-Queer Politics by David V. Ruffolo
Call Number: 306.766 RUFISBN: 9780754676751Publication Date: 2009-10-28Terrible queer creatures : homosexuality in Irish history by Brian Lacey
Call Number: 306.766 LACISBN: 9781905569236Publication Date: 2008
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Resources
- Spunout.ie Ireland's youth information and support platformCheck Spunout.ie for information about LGBTI resources and supports in Ireland
- LGBT Ireland LGBT Ireland is a national organisation underpinned by localised knowledge and responses. Together with our network members, we provide support, training, and advocacy which aims to improve the lives of LGBT+ people across Ireland.
eBooks
Queer Heroes : Meet 53 LGBTQ Heroes from Past and Present! by Arabelle Sicardi
Call Number: ebook - access onlineISBN: 9781786034878Publication Date: 2019LGBTQ Visibility, Media and Sexuality in Ireland by Páraic Kerrigan
Call Number: ebook - access onlineISBN: 9780429344558Publication Date: 2020-12-29Public Faces, Secret Lives : A Queer History of the Women's Suffrage Movement by Wendy L. Rouse
Call Number: ebook - access onlineISBN: 9781479813964Publication Date: 2022
Reference eBooks
Global encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) history by Howard Chiang, ed.
Call Number: ebook - access onlineISBN: 9780684325545Publication Date: 2019The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies: 2 by Abbie E. Goldberg, Genny Beemyn
Call Number: ebook - access onlineISBN: 9781544393858Publication Date: 2021
Open Access
The life and afterlife of gay neighborhoods : renaissance and resurgence by Alex Bitterman and Daniel Daldwin Hess, eds.
Call Number: open freely to allISBN: 9783030660734Publication Date: 2021Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) phase two 1994-2005: a personal history by Kieran Rose
Call Number: Download PDFPublication Date: 2024Trade unions and progress for LGBT people : a personal history by Kieran Rose
Call Number: Download PDFPublication Date: 2024
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