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Marginalized Voices and the Good Friday Agreement: Inclusion and the Northern Ireland Peace Process Cover

Marginalized Voices and the Good Friday Agreement: Inclusion and the Northern Ireland Peace Process

Open Access
|Jun 2023

Abstract

This article explores building transnational queer and disabilities communities, disability-queer peace, and disability-queer activism in post-peace accord Northern Ireland (NI). Through in-person and virtual interviews with activists, staff, and leaders who are disabled, queer, and/or in allyship, it became clear in the data that respondents were ashamed, frustrated, and sad that ableism and queerphobia continues in NI. Attacks on disabled and LGBTQIA+ people have escalated as a result of the Brexit fallout and the COVID-19 pandemic that negatively impacted marginalized communities that are targeted by legal exclusion, discriminatory, and hateful practices as well as structural and interpersonal violence. Dialogue, diversity, and inclusive practices and policies and a political system that benefits all NI citizens are crucial to building sustainable peace in NI.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tdjes-2023-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1854-5181 | Journal ISSN: 0354-0286
Language: English
Page range: 127 - 143
Published on: Jun 30, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2023 Robert C. Mizzi, Seán Byrne, Tara Sheppard-Luangkhot, Nancy Hansen, published by Institute for Ethnic Studies
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