Richard O’Leary, Visiting Scholar at Queens University Belfast talks to Ian Miller, Lecturer at Ulster University and Rebecca Watterson, PhD candidate at Ulster University, about attempts to ‘cure’ homosexuality in Belfast and Northern Ireland in the late 20th Century.

‘Curing’ Homosexuality in Late 20th Century Belfast

Epidemic Belfast raises difficult and challenging questions about Northern Ireland's medical history, from the 19th century to COVID.  In each episode, experts examine themes including the health of Belfast's mill workers, asylums, Victorian anti-vaxxers, 'cures' and shock therapies for homosexuality, the thalidomide tragedy, lobotomies, prison doctors during the Troubles and the AIDS crisis.

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Epidemic Belfast raises difficult and challenging questions about Northern Ireland's medical history, from the 19th century to COVID. In each episode, experts examine themes including the health of Belfast's mill workers, asylums, Victorian anti-vaxxers, 'cures' and shock therapies for homosexuality, the thalidomide tragedy, lobotomies, prison doctors during the Troubles and the AIDS crisis.

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‘Curing’ Homosexuality in Late 20th Century Belfast

‘Curing’ Homosexuality in Late 20th Century Belfast