Part 2 The Good Gay Son & Other Stories - Paul Mc Veigh

Part 2: In this episode of Queeritage, Joe Walsh sitsdown with acclaimed author and playwright PaulMcVeigh to explore what it meant to grow up gay in Belfast during the TroublesPaul discusses his novel The Good Son and his play The Big Man, which premieredat the Lyric Theatre as part of the Belfast International Festival, offer powerful insights into masculinity, identity, and survival.Paul also speaks about his more recent projects, including I Hear You, and where listeners can find his work—check out local stores such as Paperxclips and No Alibis for copies of his books.The conversation rounds out with a look at modern queerintimacy, sex, and hookups, contrasting past and present experiences of connection in Belfast’s LGBTQIA+ community.Creative Commons Licence Notice:This episode is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Feel free to share it, but please credit Queeritage and do not alter or use itcommercially.