Prejudice & Pride: The People’s History of LGBTQ Britain
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- Episode
- Episode Two
- Broadcast Info
- 2017 (59 mins)
- Description
- The landmark 1967 Sexual Offences Act partially decriminalised homosexuality offering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people the opportunity to start living openly for the first time. Presented by Stephen K Amos and Susan Calman, this unique series features LGBTQ people from across the UK as they share some of the objects that defined their lives during this transformative 50 years. In episode 2 these crowdsourced artefacts include a copy of the controversial schoolbook, Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin, naval discharge papers, even a pair of Ugg boots.
We meet the nun-impersonating freedom fighters the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the writer behind TV’s steamiest lesbian kiss and a Muslim man who set up an LGBTQ support group for South East Asians. Ranging over the past 30 years, this was an era when public acceptance of homosexuality overtook the government’s - a time when many celebrities came out and stood up for LGBTQ rights. But this is the story of ordinary people in extraordinary times - told through their treasured possessions- charting the joys and heartbreaks of just being true to yourself. - Genre
- Culture; Social Science; Music; Media; Art
How to cite this record
The Open University, "Prejudice & Pride: The People’s History of LGBTQ Britain". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/228552 (Accessed 10 Jan 2025)