SDCC launches LGBTQ+ Staff Network
By Mary Dennehy
SOUTH Dublin County Council’s newly formed LGBTQ+ Staff Network was officially launched this week.
According to Mayor Paul Gogarty, the network aims to promote inclusion, equality and diversity, alongside providing support for LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer+) council staff members.
Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Cllr Paul Gogarty raises the Pride flag during the launch of the council’s LGBTQ+ Staff Network (Pic credit: Ben Ryan)
The network also sends out regular newsletters to its members, hosts social events and is working on a number of projects such as LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and training.
The network committee acknowledged councillor Francis Timmons, Selina Bonnie, South Dublin County Council’s Disability Liaison / Access Officer, Niall Noonan, South Dublin County Council’s Communications Manager, and Paul Sharkey from the Council’s Libraries Department, for their help.
At the launch of the network on Thursday, May 31, Mayor Gogarty also raised the Rainbow flag to mark the beginning of Pride month and the 25-year-anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland.
To coincide with Pride month, and the network’s launch, County Library Tallaght will be hosting an exhibition, and accompanying talk, by historian Tonie Walsh of the Irish Queer Archive (IQA).
Called A Liberating Party, the exhibition will run from June 18 to 25, with the talk being held on Saturday, June 23.
For further details visit www.sdcc.ie or www.southdublinlibraries.ie.
