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Mary Dorcey: queer Irish poet illuminates a form of sexuality even the law has overlooked

By Jack Reid, PhD Candidate in Irish literature, University of Limerick

It’s the tenth anniversary of the marriage referendum in Ireland on May 22. The first country to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote, Ireland has transformed itself from a conservative stronghold to a liberal state. This transformation could not have occurred without the important contributions of activists like Mary Dorcey, one of Ireland’s most significant LGBTQ+ writers.

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