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Wild Flowers
Unshrinking Violets: 50 Years of Lesbian Activism is a series of events celebrating the remarkable achievements of lesbian, bisexual, female-identifying and non-binary people working towards improving LGBTQ+ rights across Ireland since the formation of the Sexual Liberation Movement (SLM) up to today. Han Tiernan fills us in on what to expect.
Did you stomp your feet to Fairview Park in ‘83 or ‘Lust for Power’ at the Dyke March in ‘98? Did you pop your cherry at Women’s Camp or get frisky at the Fun Weekend? Did you make friends in JJ Smyths, Loafers or Zulus or shake your bootie on Flikkers dance floor (on a Thursday night)? Did you knock on doors to put a ring on your wife’s finger or learn how to grow a moustache at an aLAF drag workshop? Did you answer the phone to a woman in need? If so, you could be an Unshrinking Violet, and we want to hear your story.
But first, let’s go back to where it all began.