We've switched to this blog for posting meeting announcements...To see the old page, go here:irishqueers.org/meetings.h...
2/29/08
Archived Event Listings
Irish Queers has switched to this blog for posting our events, but you can still see old event listings by clicking here....And a few that aren't on that archive page are below.July 2007Fri. July 6The Shondes @ Luna Lounge in BklynCheck back or call for details!June 2007Dyke MarchSat. June 235pm, Bryant ParkIQ dykes join the NYC Dyke March! call (212) 289-1101 in advance to meet up.Dyke March for BoysSat., June 235:30, 21st St. at Fifth Ave. (sidelines of the Dyke March)IQ boys will be cheering for the Dyke March & throwing lollies.BRONX PRIDE...
From Gay City News...
St. Pat's Politics in Queens, ManhattanBy: ANDY HUMM, 2/28/2008The Irish parade season kicks off this Sunday, March 2, with the inclusive Queens St. Patrick's Day Parade led by grand marshals Christine Quinn, the out lesbian speaker of the City Council, and writer Pete Hamill. It starts at 2 p.m. at 43rd Street and Skillman Avenue (#7 train to 40th St./Lowery) and winds up at 61st Street and Woodside. For more information, go to www.stpatsforall.com.The Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on March 17 will be protested once again...
2/28/08
Save these dates......
Well, first there's our protest on March 17th.St. Pat's for All is this Sunday. Assembly will begin at 1pm and step off is at 2pm at 43 Street & Skillman Ave. in Sunnyside, Queens. Directions: Take the 7 to 40th Street Station. Walk west to 43rd Street and then turn north to Skillman Avenue.Next Tuesday night (3/3) Irish Queers will be holding a planning meeting at The Center at 8pm. Eileen Myles will be reading at the Telephone Bar and Grill...
2/27/08
Irish community: no bigots need apply.
Here's the flyer that went out to people attending the big pre-parade event last weekend.What is with the NYC Irish community, which is chock full of progressives, sitting back and letting the conservative loonies run the show?I never realized how far to the right of other Irish American communities New York is until I spent some time in Boston... not that the Boston Irish community puts out such a progressive vibe either. But Irish immigrants there,...
2/26/08
Supporting St. Pat's for All
This Friday, St. Pat's for All will be hosting a fundraiser at the Irish Arts Center. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased here. As the only inclusive St. Patrick's Day in New York City, it is very important for Irish LGBT and progressive folks to support this event.I attended my first St. Pats for All in 2004 when I moved to New York, and I have to say that it was the first St. Patrick's Day Parade that I have ever attended where I felt at home. The parade is made up of a diverse set of community groups, unlike the Manhattan parade which consists...
'Tis the St. Patrick's Day season.......
.....and Irish Queers are shaking things up for the 17th year in a row. Here is our latest Press Advisory:As Council Speaker Quinn fades out of challenge to NYC St. Patrick’s parade, Irish Queers press her for commitmentsIrish Queers submitted a request for clarification to NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn last week (excerpts below) charging the Speaker with wooing both sides of the St. Patrick’s Day parade issue – both Irish and other gay activists, and conservative and church-linked Irish American power brokers. The letter requested that Speaker...
2/21/08
They call him "Wacko" for a reason........
"We aren't scared to do things that aren't fitting to, say, 'peace on earth' and all that," said John "Wacko" Hurley, who organizes the parade for the Allied War Veterans of South Boston. "We all want peace, but our obligation is supporting the armed forces. So, nope, we don't have any problems with that."(From this Boston Globe article titled, Calendar Collision for Irish Catholics: St. Pat's Day vs. Holy Week.)That is the wisdom of Wacko, the Hurley...
Protest @ the NYC St. Patrick's Day parade
Bigotry isn't Irish -- resistance is!Fight the Religious Right!March 17, 200811am57th St. & Fifth Ave.Join Irish Queers in protesting against NYC's St. Patrick's Day display of homophobia, hate, militarism and the takeover of Irish identity by right-wing nuts.For info: 917-517-3627 or 914-489-9204download & print the fl...
2/18/08
News from all over the Irish Diaspora....
"It would be better if condoms were sold VAT free. They are not luxury items, they are essential in reducing rates of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies." This quote comes from Audrey Simpson of the Irish Family Planning Association. I'd also like to add that CONDOMS SAVE LIVES in addition to reducing rates of STIs and unwanted pregnancies. After pressure from activists, the Irish Republic reduced the VAT (value added tax) on condoms from 21% to 13.5%. The cost of condoms in Ireland is one of the highest in the EU. For more...
2/11/08
News Items.....
"The most vehement discrimination that most young gay people will ever encounter will be within their own families." Yeah, we know....we have stood out in the cold on Fifth Avenue for 16 years having people that look just like our parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, etc. hurl homophobic insults at us. This quote comes from an Irish Independent article called "Homosexuality is a family matter." To read the full article, click here.“You can change your mind and your heart, you can progress. If you’re from an immigrant background...
Irish Queers Folks......An Raibh tú ag an gCarraig?
Calling all Queers of Irish descent in the NYC area......come to the rock! An Raibh tú ag an gCarraig is Irish for "Were you at the rock?" and it dates back to the Penal Laws devised by British colonizers that made going to mass illegal (amongst other things). Going to "the rock" was an act of resistance, and it is time for us to celebrate the Irish history we know that fights oppression and champions resistance against all odds. We can't let the Hibernian's assimiliationist, repressive, patriarchal, reactionary, (the list could go on and on) twisted...
2/3/08
Our Next Meeting
Come to our next meeting on our new day & time! Join us this Tuesday @ 8pm @ the Center (click here for directions) to plan this year's parade protest and talk about other issues of Irish & Queer interest. See you the...
Updates, News, Announcements
Last Friday was the Saint/Goddess Brigid's Feast Day. Brigid was my kind of girl.....she ran off on her dad when he tried to make her get married, she liked to travel, and she liked art and books and stuff. But most importantly, she was a feminist and she fought against injustice. I read this essay once that implied that maybe she was a big lez....it made me smile. The fate of Pier 40 will be decided in March. Stay tuned.Check out this story Gays...