Bernárd Lynch

Bernárd J. Lynch (born 1947 in Ennis , County Clare ) is an Irish author , former Roman Catholic priest , psychotherapist and AIDS activist.

Life

Lynch studied Roman Catholic theology and psychotherapy . He served as an ordained Catholic priest in New York City . From 1982 he became involved in the organization DignityUSA and worked in pastoral care during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s in New York City. The documentary A Priest's Testament reported on his work in 1987 and the documentary A Soul Survivor in 1990 . As an author, he has written several books. Lynch has been married to his long-term partner Billy Desmond since 2017.

Works (selection)

1993: A Priest on Trial , London: Bloomsbury Pub Ltd. ISBN 0-7475-1036-9
1995: A Land Beyond Tears . In Ide O'Carroll, Eoin Collins (Ed.) .: Lesbian and Gay Visions of Ireland: Towards the Twenty-first Century. London: Cassell. Pp. 212-220. ISBN 0-304-33227-5
1996: Religious and Spirituality Conflicts . In Dominic Davies, Charles Neal (Eds.): Pink Therapy: A Guide for Counselors and Therapists Working with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients. Buckingham: Open University Press. Pp. 199-207. ISBN 0-335-19145-2
2003: Love's Endeavor, Love Expense . In Glen O'Brien (ed.): Coming Out: Irish Gay Experiences. Dublin: Currach Press. Pp. 260-268. ISBN 1-85607-904-X
2012: If It Wasn't Love, Sex Death & God. Winchester: Circle Books. ISBN 978-1-84694-918-0

Awards and prizes (selection)

1988: Magnus Hirschfeld Award

Web links

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Lynch, Bernárd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lynch, Bernárd J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Irish author, former Roman Catholic priest, psychotherapist and AIDS activist
DATE OF BIRTH	1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ennis , County Clare

[1] Bfi.org: Aids: A Priest's Testament (1987)

[2] Bfi.org: A Soul Survivor

[3] Irish Times: Catholic priest from Co Clare marries long-time boyfriend

[4] The Sun: 'A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY' Irish Catholic priest marries long-term boyfriend in touching service