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Through analyses of representative novels and short stories, Jos\u00e9 Carregal addresses a host of social issues&#8211;lesbian invisibility, same-sex parenthood, and the HIV\/AIDS epidemic, among many others&#8211;and considers how authors pushed for broader awareness of the oppression of LGBTQ people in contemporary Ireland. 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