Amidst the moments of seismic change in LGBTQ history in Ireland lie the stories of ordinary people, who did extraordinary things to change queer Ireland and Irish culture.

Marking fifty years of the founding of an LGBTQ rights movement in Ireland, Reeling in the Queers explores the lesser-known stories of the fight for LGBTQ rights since 1974, beyond decriminalization and marriage equality.

From 1990s boy bands to the AIDS priest, Fr. Bernard Lynch; from the Belfast Lesbian Line to proud parenting; from the earliest Pride events to the last days of the Alternative Miss Ireland, fourteen distinct moments map the changing social and cultural landscape of Ireland.