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⚫ '''Arthur Leahy''' (born 1945) is an Irish activist. He has been active in the ] and ].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Egan |first=Orla |title=Cork Queeros |url=https://corklgbtarchive.com/cork-queeros/queero.php?q=arthur-leahy |website=corklgbtarchive.com}}</ref>


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⚫ '''Arthur Leahy''' (born 1945) is an Irish activist. He has been active in the ] and ].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Egan |first=Orla |title=Cork Queeros |url=https://corklgbtarchive.com/cork-queeros/queero.php?q=arthur-leahy |website=corklgbtarchive.com}}</ref>


== Activism == == Activism ==
Leahy campaigned against the ] in 1983, and for changes in legislation for ] and ]. He is active in the Cork branch of the ].<ref name="auto" /> Leahy campaigned against the ] in 1983, and for changes in legislation for ] and ]. He is active in the Cork branch of the ].<ref name="auto" />


⚫ Leahy was a founding member of the ] in Cork city, a hub for social change and activists since the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2022 |title=Quay Coop celebrates 40 years |url=https://www.corkindependent.com/2022/06/15/quay-coop-celebrates-40-years/ |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=24 May 2022 |title=Trailblazing Cork Quay Co-op celebrates 40th birthday |url=https://gcn.ie/cork-quay-co-op-40-years-existence/ |website=gcn.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=22 September 2021 |title=Quay Co-op: How a Cork institution broke new ground in the 1980s |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40702286.html |website=]}}</ref>
⚫ == Personal life ==
⚫ Leahy is gay. He moved to ] in the early 1960s, before returning to Cork in the late 1970s.<ref name="auto" /> In 1980, Leahy, along with his partner, Laurie Steele, were interview for ], at a time when ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://corklgbthistory.com/2014/07/24/cork-gay-couple-1979-rte-interview/ | title=Cork Gay Couple 1979 RTE Interview | date=24 July 2014 }}</ref>
== ] ==
⚫ Leahy is a founding member of the Quay Co-op in Cork city, a hub for social change and activists since the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.corkindependent.com/2022/06/15/quay-coop-celebrates-40-years/ | title=Quay Coop celebrates 40 years | date=15 June 2022 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://gcn.ie/cork-quay-co-op-40-years-existence/ | title=Trailblazing Cork Quay Co-op celebrates 40th birthday | date=24 May 2022 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40702286.html | title=Quay Co-op: How a Cork institution broke new ground in the 1980s | date=22 September 2021 }}</ref>


⚫ == Personal life ==
⚫ Leahy is gay. He moved to ] in the early 1960s, before returning to Cork in the late 1970s.<ref name="auto" /> In 1980, Leahy and his partner, Laurie Steele, were interviewed for ], at a time when ].<ref>{{cite web |date=24 July 2014 |title=Cork Gay Couple 1979 RTE Interview |url=https://corklgbthistory.com/2014/07/24/cork-gay-couple-1979-rte-interview/ |website=Cork LGBT History}}</ref>
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Irish activist


Arthur Leahy
Born1945 (age 79–80)
Cork, Ireland
Years active1980s-present
OrganizationQuay Co-op
Known foractivism

Arthur Leahy (born 1945) is an Irish activist. He has been active in the LGBTQ movement and Palestine solidarity.

Activism

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.

Leahy was a founding member of the Quay Co-op in Cork city, a hub for social change and activists since the 1980s.

Personal life

Leahy is gay. He moved to London in the early 1960s, before returning to Cork in the late 1970s. In 1980, Leahy and his partner, Laurie Steele, were interviewed for RTÉ, at a time when homosexuality was illegal.

References

  1. "Arthur Leahy Quay Co-op 1980s · Cork LGBT Archive".
  2. Brennan, Marjorie (January 5, 2020). "We Sell Books: Taking a co-operative approach to books". Irish Examiner.
  3. "Quay Coop celebrates 40 years". 15 June 2022.
  4. ^ Egan, Orla. "Cork Queeros". corklgbtarchive.com.
  5. "Quay Coop celebrates 40 years". Cork Independent. 15 June 2022.
  6. "Trailblazing Cork Quay Co-op celebrates 40th birthday". gcn.ie. 24 May 2022.
  7. "Quay Co-op: How a Cork institution broke new ground in the 1980s". Irish Examiner. 22 September 2021.
  8. "Cork Gay Couple 1979 RTE Interview". Cork LGBT History. 24 July 2014.

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