Queer Whispers: Gay and Lesbian Voices of Irish Fictions Science Fiction Erotica Filled with both hurt and

Filled with both hurt and healing

yet beneath the surface of my hatred lies an undeniable and confusing attraction

ruthless in her goals and ambitions

must make an impossible decision regarding the most important relationship he’s ever had

and a whisper of something more sinister

Queer Whispers: Gay and Lesbian Voices of Irish Fictions Science Fiction Erotica Filled with both hurt andThe first comprehensive survey of LGBTQ fiction in contemporary Ireland. Before Ireland decriminalized same sex sexual activity in 1993, the nation was essentially devoid of an LGBTQ literary tradition, due to the political and cultural dominance of conservative, censorious ideology. Though the situation has drastically changed in some ways since then the first nation to legalize same sex marriage by popular vote, Ireland is today hailed as a beacon