{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8944199b-0784-496d-af62-40af3d970221/4c2a5066-57bf-42c9-af8c-15cb07ab732c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"Let's not shy away from sex\" | Episode 3","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ee6cc06c05e8580f40fb5/611ee6dc91145f00133ef6f7.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>A quick glimpse into Switchboard’s log books from the late 70s might make you think that every caller wanted to know about sex. Tash and Adam hear from former volunteers such as Femi Otitoju on advising callers about how to do it, where to cruise, and importing sex toys. Contemporary poems from Michelle Mangal, Annie Hayter and Richard Scott put sex lives into modern words.</p><p><br></p><p>Content warning: sexual content.</p><p><br></p><p>The Log Books — stories from Britain’s LGBT+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Adam Smith and Tash Walker, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thelogbooks.org/transcript/copy-of-s1-e2-let-s-not-shy-away-from-sex-transcript\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transcript here.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Poems:</p><p><em>Mooncup</em> by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/michellemangal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Mangal</a></p><p><em>Public Toilets in Regent's Park</em> by <a href=\"http://richardscott.info/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Scott</a>, reproduced with the kind permission of Faber and Faber</p><p><em>God-birth</em> by <a href=\"https://twitter.com/malarkeyme\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Annie Hayter</a></p><p><br></p><p>For more information about the items in this episode, take a look at:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.menrus.co.uk/sex/about-sex/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mens R Us</a> info for men having sex with men</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p066mgz9/episodes/downloads\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Unexpected Fluids</a> podcast</p><p><a href=\"http://londonfriend.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beating-about-the-bush.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Beating about the bush</a> sexual health guide for lesbians</p><p><a href=\"https://www.autostraddle.com/tag/lesbian-sex-101/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lesbian Sex 101</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"http://librarypdf.catie.ca/PDF/ATI-20000s/24654.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Back Pocket Guide Trans Men&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/39789/1/this-book-queer-sex-is-an-honest-insight-into-intimacy-trans-non-binary-people\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Juno Roche on her book <em>Queer Sex</em></a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk-aware_consensual_kink\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Risk Aware Consensual Kink&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Music by<a href=\"http://www.tomfoskettbarnes.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Tom Foskett-Barnes</a></p><p>Artwork by<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nataliedoto/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Natalie Doto</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thelogbooks.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thelogbooks.org</a></p>","author_name":"Tash Walker and Adam Zmith"}