Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation

A lecture by Dr Tom Hulme (Queens University Belfast) as part of the Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series.

Tom Hulme is a Reader in Modern British History at Queen’s University Belfast, and was the ‘principal investigator’ for the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project ‘Queer Northern Ireland: Sexuality before Liberation.’ He has published on queer networks of transnational exchange in Northern Ireland before the 1970s, the cruising scene of Belfast during the First World War, and the methodology of using genealogy to queer Irish history. His book – Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation ­– will be published by Cornell University Press in April 2026.

The Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series will take place at 2.30p.m. on Wednesday in the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute. It provides a forum for discussion and dissemination of new ideas, perspectives, and research on Irish history, Irish Studies and cognate disciplines. All are welcome. We particularly welcome members of the postgraduate community. Convenors: Dr Carole Holohan, Dr Georgina Laragy, Prof Lindsey Earner-Byrne. 

Please indicate if you have any access requirements, such as ISL/English interpreting, so that we can facilitate you in attending this event. Contact: lindsey.earner@tcd.ie