Enlightenment: Dr Anthony Delaney on Queer History

This episode I speak to Dr. Anthony Delaney, historian, broadcaster and actor about his upcoming book Queer Georgians, queer Irish history, trans rights, gender identity and Ireland's same sex marriage referendum. Dive into this pocket of joy as we discuss the Georgian period of Enlightenment, some fascinating characters from Irish history and our shared love of pizza! His book will be published worldwide with Penguin in 2025.You can follow Anthony on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonydelaneyhistory/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anthonydelaneyhistoryAfter Dark podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/after-dark-myths-misdeeds-the-paranormal/id1705694900You might like to join my Inner Circle Members Club for a free monthly Zoom designed to help reconnect you with yourself, your joys and set realistic goals for your self-care. More information on my webpage here: https://thewellnessclinic.ie/inner-circle/Niamh's links:https://www.linktr.ee/thewellnessclinicireland/Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:00 Queer Georgians book (Penguin 2025)02:05 The Georgian Period04:10 Queer Irish Georgians07:10 Dr James Barry12:00 The Ladies of Llangollen16:10 Polarising and labelling our attractions19:30 Trans rights being regulated23:00 Gender identity26:00 The role of parents27:15 Being in a minority28:10 Safety for minorities in public29:30 Children with gender identity questions30:45 Jen Mannion "Female Husbands" book31:30 Debating other people's validity33:10 The "increase" in neurodivergence / queerness35:20 The definition of "family" in the 18th Century37:30 Seeing a repeat of Georgian values nowadays38:30 Modern day Ireland40:40 Older generations' attitudes42:10 A New Ireland45:10 Anthony's social media and podcast "After Dark"45:44 Queer Georgians book46:18 Alice in Wonderland47:10 Anthony's book that made a big impression48:50 Favourite food49:48 Motto for life50:58 Anthony's idea of perfect happiness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.