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Arthur Leahy | |
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| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Cork, Ireland |
| Years active | 1980s-present[1] |
| Organization | Quay Co-op[2] [3] |
| Known for | activism |
Arthur Leahy (born 1945) is an Irish activist. He has been active in the LGBTQ movement and Palestine solidarity.[4]
Activism
[edit]Leahy campaigned against the anti-abortion referendum in 1983, and for changes in legislation for divorce and contraception. He is active in the Cork branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign.[4]
Leahy was a founding member of the Quay Co-op in Cork city, a hub for social change and activists since the 1980s.[5][6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Leahy is gay. He moved to London in the early 1960s, before returning to Cork in the late 1970s.[4] In 1980, Leahy and his partner, Laurie Steele, were interviewed for RTÉ, at a time when homosexuality was illegal.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arthur Leahy Quay Co-op 1980s · Cork LGBT Archive".
- ^ Brennan, Marjorie (January 5, 2020). "We Sell Books: Taking a co-operative approach to books". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Quay Coop celebrates 40 years". 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Egan, Orla. "Cork Queeros". corklgbtarchive.com.
- ^ "Quay Coop celebrates 40 years". Cork Independent. 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Trailblazing Cork Quay Co-op celebrates 40th birthday". gcn.ie. 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Quay Co-op: How a Cork institution broke new ground in the 1980s". Irish Examiner. 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Cork Gay Couple 1979 RTE Interview". Cork LGBT History. 24 July 2014.