User:Smirkybec/Suzy Byrne

Suzy Byrne is an Irish gay rights activist.

Career
In the early 1990s, Bryne was a co-chair of Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) in the period before the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland.

In August 1994, Byrne organised the Lesbian and Gay Conference in Belfield, Dublin.

In 1994 she co-wrote the book Coming Out: A Book For Lesbians and Gay Men of All Ages with fellow activist, Junior Larkin. Both Larkin and Byrne appeared on the Late, Late Show to speak about the book.