Queer Love: An Anthology of Irish Fiction, published by
The Munster Literature Centre.
As well as talking about their own stories,
RTÉ Arena asks the trio to choose a work by another that was pivotal in their lives as young gay people - listen above.
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Queer Love: There aren’t many books that focus on gay people
The new fiction anthology includes work by the likes of Colm Tóibín, Emma Donoghue and John Boyne
Paul McVeigh edited the Queer Love anthology.
Fri, 05 Mar, 2021 - 20:19
Marjorie Brennan
When Paul McVeigh was growing up in Belfast, the library was a refuge from the febrile atmosphere on the streets, a difficult home life and the kind of trouble being an effeminate boy got you’ . However, even in that ‘safe space’, he struggled to find stories that represented his life and experience, especially from an Irish perspective.