Cork LGBT Awareness Week

Cork LGBT Awareness Week: LGBT Awareness Week is organised to acknowledge and demonstrate that LGBT
individuals are family members, community residents, constituents, citizens, visitors, service users and service
providers The purpose of the week is to advance !b"ective #$ of the %ity &lan 'The gay, lesbian, bise(ual and
transgender communities will be enabled to fully participate in the social, cultural and economic life of %ork %ity)
LGBT Awareness Week is supported by %ork %ity %ouncil, *+, +outh, %ork ,TB, -ept of +ocial &rotection, An
Garda +ioch.na, %ork %ity &artnership, L/0%, Gay %ommunity -evelopment, %ork Trans +upport Group,
Ballyphehane Togher %-& and +e(ual *ealth %entre
Programme Cork LGBT Awareness Week 12th -18
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May
Monday May 12
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10-11am, !"m #$%n%on L%ne 1rom 2ed 3 White to 2ainbow4 %ork %ity5s LGBT Awareness
Week
Monday May 12
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&'&($m Ceremon%a) *a%s%ng o" *a%n+ow ,)ag, an official gift from %ork5s twin +an 1rancisco,
on %ork %ity *all to open %ork LGBT Awareness Week 6789
(-!$m : Launch of %ork LGBT Awareness Week in Atrium %ivic !ffice, %ity *all by Lord Mayor Cllr. Catherine
Clancy , Guest of *onour4 Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork., Cloyne & Ross. ;usic by Choral ConFusion
T-esday 1.
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May 2'.0 $m , P)ease /on0t Pedd)e Pre1-d%2e< a community arts collaboration +etween
Ba))y$hehane Togher Arts 3 Cra"ts 4n%t%at%5e and Ba))y$hehane 6o-th Ca"e with the support of TA%T Togher
=outh pro"ect and %ommunity Garda
T-esday 1.
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May !-7'.0$m, C)a%m%ng #-r ,-t-re ;etropole *otel, ;ac%urtain +treet, %ork' -eclaration for a
0ew 2epublic !pen meeting %lick here for details and registration form>
Wednesday 1&
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3 Th-rsday 1(
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Cork Comm-n%t%es %n2)-d%ng Be"ore( ,am%)y Centre, 8%2he Comm-n%ty
9ea)th Pro1e2t, Mahon C/P, 6o-th 9ea)th :er5%2e - 69:, Cha$e) o" Chr%st the 9ea)er, C;9
will all support LGBT Awareness Week with information stands, rainbow ribbons and?or lgbt
-@- presentations in community spaces across the city
,r%day 1!
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May 10-11am !"m #$%n%on L%ne: Why *omophobia is no &icnic : /-A*! -ay
&icnic in the &ark
,r%day 1!
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May 8$m Cork ,em%n%sta 1ilm %lub launch with short documentaries about lesbians
in %ork in 8A#7s, a showing of Better Than Cho2o)ate and rainbow cakes<< @enue %amden
&alace Theatre, Adm BC
,r%day 1!
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May, 7-$m, Cork Youth Caf et!ork" Farranree and Ballyphehane Youth Caf
groups are having a "oint LGBT Awareness themed night for youth members in Ballyphehane
=outh %afe, Ballyphehane %ommunity %entre
:at-rday 17
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2-($m: 4daho /ay <5ent - P%2n%2 %n the Park, B%sho$ L-2ey=Peo$)e0s Park, A
"am%)y "r%end)y e5ent "or 2%t%>ens, 2omm-n%t%es and the 2%ty Agencies and community groups
representedD also face painting, busking and food stalls
:-nday 18
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May 10'.0 /daho -ay +ervice in +t Anne5s +handon for LGBT 1amilies and friends, led by 2ev5d Brian
!5 2ouurke
Throughout %ork LGBT Awareness Week agencies and communities will distribute the specially designed leaflet and
display the LGBT %ork 2ainbow sticker to signal their recognition of the LGBT %ommunities All entrances to %ork
%ity will have pennants displaying the LGBT Awareness Week banner
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