In this episode we chat about festival blues and reminisce about Glastonbury! We gush about the new BBCiplayer series 'I May Destroy You' and discuss the importance of portraying sexual consent and sexual assault narratives on screen. We take a trip down memory lane with a well known noughties TV show & explore the problem with Lolita...
Things we mention in this episode
I May Destroy You (a series on BBCiplayer)
Dating Amber (film)
My Dark Vanessa (a book by Katie Elizabeth Russell)
Lolita & Letters to Vera (both by Vladimir Nabokov)
Girl Woman Other (a book by Bernardine Evaristo)
The O.C (yep, that noughties show you've probably watched before)
In celebration of pride month, we are dedication this episode to Manchester Pride
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Queer Black, BAME and POC Charities, Organisations and Community Groups (list sourced via Manchester Pride)
UK Black Pride is Europe’s largest celebration for LGBTQ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Latin American descent.
Rainbow Noir is a volunteer lead social, peer support and community action group, which celebrates and platforms people of colour who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Queer and/or Intersex (LGBTQI+).
QTI Coalition of Colour is a network for self-identified QTI people of colour in Cambridge.
Dosti is a social & support group for South Asian and Middle Eastern lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGB&T) communities across Leicester and Leicestershire.
Social group for LGBTQIA+ people of colour in Nottingham and surrounding areas.
They empower and celebrate queer people of colour in the UK.
Support for those in the bisexual+ community who are Black and People of Colour.
A media platform and community organisation for and by Black Gay, Bi, Trans and/or Queer Men in the UK.
Youth group for black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) 13-25 year olds in London.
South Asian LGBTQIA+ London/South East is for people of South Asian origin who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, trans, intersex, non-binary, questioning/unsure and queer.
Providing support, education and welfare for the Muslim LGBT+ community.
House of Rainbow Fosters relationships among Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer (LGBTIQ+) individuals
The UK’s leading LGBTQ+ Muslim charity
Striving to build a global platform from which to challenge dominant ideas, forms, and representations of gender and sexuality
NAZ is a BAME-led sexual health agency working to address sexual health inequalities in BAME communities
This organisation tackles homophobia triggered by religion to help parents accept their children.
A collective space for BAME LGBTQ & QTIBPOC in the UK.
Sarbat is a volunteer led group addressing LGBT issues from a Sikh perspective.
Scotch Bonnet is a collaborative group, working to provide alternative creative and social spaces for QTIPOC and allies.
Youth Network, working with young LGTBQ people aged 16-25 and advocates, listen and supports.
QTIPOC Brighton is a group for queer, trans, and intersex people of colour in Brighton.
Kiki Bristol is a space for QTIPOC.
This space exists for queer, trans and intersex Black, Indigenous & persons of color (QTIBIPoC) to discuss how we can use our unique gifts to navigate the intersectional challenges in our individual lives and heal together as a community.
They provide a supportive space for LGBTQI people of colour.
A community and digital art hub for QTIPoC from and around Leeds.
Glitter Cymru is a Cardiff based social meet-up group for Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT+).
Persian LGBT Organisation, is a voluntary non for profit organisation which aims to welcome and support Asylum Seekers community from all around the world into the UK.
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