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Sam Smith explores how AIDS became headline news in the 1980s, and how communities came together to raise public awareness - and fight a growing tide of fear and stigma. Terry Higgins' death in 1982 was one of the first in the UK from an AIDS-related illness. In the years that followed, a steady drip of information - as well as misinformation - slowly spread about HIV. Much of the early, pioneering work around HIV was done by volunteer organisations from within the queer community, like the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard and the Terrence Higgins Trust - while many of their members simultaneously faced their own ill health, and the deaths of friends and loved ones. The people most affected by HIV faced horrendous prejudice: in 1986, the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, James Anderton stated publically that gay men, drug users and sex workers were "swirling about in a human cesspit of their own making." The British government eventually launched one of the biggest public information campaigns in UK history - with the slogan Don't Die Of Ignorance. It delivered facts about HIV onto TV screens and onto the doorsteps of every household in Britain. But it also stigmatised the condition even more. Sam Smith discovers what it was like to live through that period from writer Juno Roche, Bill Smart who worked in Manchester's gay bars, and Lisa Power, a former volunteer at Switchboard and one of the founders of Stonewall, about how they brought people from the queer community together to share information - and support those who were living with HIV in a time before effective treatment. In "A Positive Life", singer Sam Smith presents stories of HIV in the UK over the last forty years. They hear from people who remember the earliest years of the AIDS crisis; the grassroots activists and marginalised communities who came together to fight stigma and raise public awareness; and a new generation living with effective treatments for HIV in a radically-changed world. An Overcoat Media production for BBC Sounds Producer: Arlie Adlington Assistant Producer: Emma Goswell Executive Producer: Steven Rajam Sound Mixing: Mike Woolley Additional production: Nada Smiljanic

Tonight we're chatting with Erica Friedman, author of By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga. It's been called “the untold story of lesbian love in Japanese anime and comics.”About the AuthorErica Friedman is the founder of Yuricon community, and was the first publisher of Yuri manga in English, with ALC Publishing. She holds a Masters Degree in Library Science and a B.A. in Comparative Literature, and is a full-time researcher for a Fortune 100 company. She has lectured at dozens of conventions and presented at film festivals, notably the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. She has participated in an academic lecture series at MIT, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Harvard University, Kanagawa University, and others. She has edited manga for JManga, Seven Seas and Udon Entertainment, most recently Riyoko Ikeda's epic historical classic, The Rose of Versailles. Erica has written about Yuri for Japanese literary journal Eureka, Animerica magazine, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Dark Horse, and contributed to Forbes, Slate, Huffington Post, Hooded Utilitarian, The Mary Sue, Anime Herald, and Anime News Network online. She has written news and event reports, interviews Yuri creators and reviews Yuri anime, manga and related media on her blog Okazu since 2002 and is the author of By Your Side: The First 100 Year of Yuri Anime and Manga, coming out in June 2022 from Journey Press.

Tonight we're chatting with Erica Friedman, author of By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga. It's been called “the untold story of lesbian love in Japanese anime and comics.”About the AuthorErica Friedman is the founder of Yuricon community, and was the first publisher of Yuri manga in English, with ALC Publishing. She holds a Masters Degree in Library Science and a B.A. in Comparative Literature, and is a full-time researcher for a Fortune 100 company. She has lectured at dozens of conventions and presented at film festivals, notably the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. She has participated in an academic lecture series at MIT, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Harvard University, Kanagawa University, and others. She has edited manga for JManga, Seven Seas and Udon Entertainment, most recently Riyoko Ikeda's epic historical classic, The Rose of Versailles. Erica has written about Yuri for Japanese literary journal Eureka, Animerica magazine, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Dark Horse, and contributed to Forbes, Slate, Huffington Post, Hooded Utilitarian, The Mary Sue, Anime Herald, and Anime News Network online. She has written news and event reports, interviews Yuri creators and reviews Yuri anime, manga and related media on her blog Okazu since 2002 and is the author of By Your Side: The First 100 Year of Yuri Anime and Manga, coming out in June 2022 from Journey Press.

I sin första dokumentärfilm; Väninnor – berättelser från garderoben som gjordes tillsammans med Nina Bergström 1996 porträtterade Sander C. Neant Falk lesbiska i åldrarna 60 till 85 år. Filmen blev den första lesbiska dokumentären som gick upp på svenska biografer. I nästa dokumentär satte Sander videokameror i händerna på queera tonåringar som filmade sina liv. Det blev guldbaggebelönade Du ska nog se att det går över. En pärla till film, som numera går att se via bibliotekens streamingsajt Cineasterna. Ytterligare några år senare gjorde Neant Falk den meditativa konstfilmen Your Mind is Bigger than All the Supermarkets in the World, efter att ha studerat på Konstfack. I det här avsnittet av SAQMI Play möter vi Sander C. Neant Falk, dokumentärfilmare, klippare, konstnär och pedagog verksam sedan 90-talet efter utbildning på filmskolan ESRA i Paris och dokumentärfilm på Biskops Arnö Nordens Folkhögskola i ett samtal med Malin Holgersson och Anna Linder. Avsnittet har fått stöd av Göteborgs Stads kulturnämnd - Projektstöd Pronto Biografi: Sander C. Neant Falk är dokumentärfilmare, klippare, konstnär och pedagog verksam sedan 90-talet efter utbildning på filmskolan ESRA i Paris, dokumentärfilm på Nordens Biskops Arnö och Konstfack. Neant Falk har regisserat, producerat och till stor del fotat och klippt sina tre långa dokumentärer som visats på biograf, SVT och vunnit flera priser på internationella filmfestivaler. Filmen Du ska nog se att det går över belönades med en Guldbagge för bästa dokumentär och fick hedersomnämnande av internationella filmkritikerförbundet FIPRESCI. Filmen Väninnor – berättelser från garderoben hyllades av kritiker och var den första lesbiska dokumentärfilmen som gick upp på svenska biografer. Båda filmerna ingår i Svenska Filminstitutets satsning på viktig svensk film som digitaliseras under 2021. 2005-08 studerade Neant Falk som filmare på Konstfack för att utforska ett mer experimentellt förhållningssätt till film, foto, video och klippning. Resultatet blev konstfilmen Your Mind is Bigger than All the Supermarkets in the World som fick fina recensioner och visades i fullsatta salonger på Folkets Bio. Sedan 2017 varvar Neant Falk egna konst och kortfilmsprojekt med arbete som terapeut med fokus på skapande processer och arbete som värd och konstpedagog på Konsthall C i Stockholm. Filmografi: 1996 – Väninnor - berättelser från garderoben - dokumentärfilm, 2003 - Du ska nog se att det går över, dokumentärfilm, 2010 - Your Mind is Bigger than All the Supermarkets in the World, dokumentärfilm, 2011 - Nine Speeches on Violence by Three Wise Men, konstfilm, The Cleansing Ceremony med Nya Konstnärsklubben, 2018- Om filmerna: Väninnor - berättelser från garderoben, 1996, 53 min De är fem kvinnor i åldrarna 60 till 85 år och de är lesbiska. De har levt med rädslan att vara annorlunda och med risken att förskjutas av vänner, släktingar och arbetskamrater.I åratal har de smugit med sina känslor; dubbelliv har varit deras vardag. Någon av dem har aldrig tidigare talat om sin homosexualitet ens med sina närmaste. Med stark närvaro och sprängkraft berättar de fem kvinnorna om sina liv och om sin förbjudna kärlek. Tidstypisk musik, pressklipp, arkivbilder och privata fotografier illustrerar deras berättelser i denna varmt innerliga dokumentärfilm. Väninnor hyllades av kritikerkåren när den fick sin premiär under mitten av 90-talet, men har sedan dess varit otillgänglig för publiken. Nu har filmen äntligen digitaliserats och får lov att återta den framskjutna plats i queerhistorien den så väl förtjänar. Regissör: Sander C. Neant Falk & Nina Bergström Medverkande: Abbe Österberg, Boel Matthis, Ellen Lindström, Frieda Lööv och Kerstin Hammarsten Filmfotografer: Lisa Hagstrand och Maria Hammar Turos Producent: Anna G Magnúsdottír Biografpremiär: Zita, Folkets Bio i Stockholm, 25 oktober 1996. Land: Sverige, barntillåten. Språk: Svenska. Längd: 53 min Festivaler i urval: 1997: 13 Festival Internacional de Cine de mar del Plata, Argentina, Verzaubert Film Festival, Germany, Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada, Images et Nations – Montreal Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Canada, 21 st san Francisco International L&G Film Festival, USA, OUTFEST- Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, USA, Seattle International Film Festival USA, New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, USA, Boston Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, USA, Skeive Filmer – Oslo Lesbian & Gay Film Festval, Norway, Gothenburg Film Festival, Sweden. Awards: OUTstanding Documentary Feature Award 1997 Award from the Grand Jury of OUTFEST Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Film Festival, The RFSU Award 1997 RFSU; the National Swedish Organisation for Health and Sexual Education, Tupilak Culture Award 1997, Tupilak; the Association for Scandinavian Homosexual Culture, The Pink Room Prize 1997 Award given by the Swedish National Lesbian & Gay Association The Homosexual Rose of 1996, Award from Gothenburg Lesbian & Gay Association. Du ska nog se att det går över, 2003, 74 min Det var när My blev kär i Scully i Arkiv X som hon förstod att hon gillade tjejer. Ingen annan fick veta så klart. För hur ska man som 14-åring berätta för hela släkten och kompisarna att man är lesbisk? Fast hur ska man kunna låta bli? "Finns du tjej som dras till både killar och tjejer?" Som fjortonåring satte regissören Cecilia Neant-Falk in en kontaktannons i tidningen OKEJ 1985. Det kom svar från hela landet. Femton år senare satte hon in samma annons igen. My, Joppe och Natalie var tre av de 80 tjejer som svarade... "Du ska nog se att det går över" har spelats in under 4 år och är resultatet av ett unikt projekt med material direkt från tonårsgarderobens dunklaste vrår. My, Joppe och Natalie har låst dörren, slagit på kameran och berättat allt. Om mamma och pappa som inget vet, om NO-läraren som säger att det är fel i generna på homosexuella, om att bo i ett samhälle där alla vet allt om alla. Om Fucking Åmål, fast på riktigt! Om att växa upp som homoagent i en heterovärld. Filmen är ett djärvt collage av tekniker och medier som DV-cam, gamla arkivbilder och Super 8 vilka ackompanjeras av ett digert soundtrack med artister som Stina Nordenstam, Ani Di Franco och Eva Dahlgren. Åskådaren bjuds in i ett brokigt tonårs-landskap av rädsla, ilska, utanförskap, men framförallt av mod och lust. Det handlar om att våga lita till sin egen vilja och känsla. Att ta den på allvar även när det betyder att trotsa omgivningen och dess konventioner. IDE MANUS REGI: Cecilia Neant-Falk MEDVERKANDE: Natalie Durbeej, Johanna "Joppe" Svensson, My Sörensson REGIASSISTENTER: Joakim Rindå, Åsa Ekman, Jenny Sahlström FOTO: Cecilia Neant-Falk & Camilla Hjelm, Astrid Askberger KLIPP: Josef Nyberg & Cecilia Neant-Falk FINKLIPPNING: Berit Ljungstedt LJUD: Marcus Sötterman GRAFISK FORM: David Giese PRODUCENT: Cecilia Neant-Falk / Riot Reel AB I SAMPRODUKTION MED: Mette Heide / Team Production ApS (Danmark), Ulla Simonen / Kinotar OY (Finland), SVT Dokumentär, Film i Värmland, YLE TV1 MED STÖD AV: Svenska Filminstitutet / Filmkonsulent Göran Olsson / Hjalmar Palmgren, Det Danske Filminstitut, Konstnärsnämnden, Folkhälsoinstitutet, AVEK, Nordisk Film- & TV Fond LÄNGD OCH FORMAT: 74 min, 35 mm(1:1.33), VHS, färg, Dolby SR LJUD: Dolby SR DISTRIBUTION: Folkets bio COPYRIGHT RIOT REEL 2003 Festivaler i urval: 2003: Gothenburg Film Festival, Sweden, Outfest, Los Angeles, USA, Kombat Queer & Feminist Film Festival, Stockholm, Sweden, Berlin Lesbian Film Festival, Germany, Hamburg Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Germany, Bergen Film Festival, Norway, Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, Germany, Mix Brasil, Brazil 2004: Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia, Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil, France, London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, UK, Hot Docs, Toronto, Canada, Queer Zagreb, Croatia, Brussels Pink Screens, Belgium, Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, Canada, Barcelona International Women's Film Festival, Spain. Awards: Guldbagge Award for Best Documentary 2003 (Swedish national film award), FIPRESCI Special Mention, Sydney Film Festival, 2003, Prix AFJ (Association des Femmes Journalistes), Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil, 2004, Torino Audience Award 2004, Torino Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Italy, Torino Jury´s Special mention 2004 Torino Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Italy, FIPRESCI (Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique), Awarded A Special Mention to: Don't You Worry It Will Probably Pass/ Du Ska Nog se att Det Går Över by Cecilia Neant-Falk (Sweden 2003) "For its fresh vision of adolescence and its generosity in granting the right of authorship to its subjects". / Jury member B. Ruby Rich YOUR MIND IS BIGGER THAN ALL THE SUPERMARKETS IN THE WORLD - Some guidance for a lost Westerner, 2010, 73 min Cecilia: Åh, jag har stora frågor till dig! Upul: Hur stora? Som Mount Everest? Cecilia: Ska jag ta den största först Upul: Ja, ja… Cecilia: Vad är meningen med livet? Upul: Oj…! 2004 reser regissören och konstnären Cecilia Neant Falk till Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Centre på Sri Lanka, där hon möter meditationsläraren Upul Nishanta Gamage. Sedan dess har Cecilia återvänt till Nilambe varje år, alltid med kamera och mikrofon. Det pågående samtalet mellan Cecilia och Upul, som äger rum varje eftermiddag kl. 16.30 tar oss med på en existentiell resa. Här får Cecilias frågor – om rastlöshet, tid, minne, relationer, lycka, depression, Upuls jordnära svar från ett buddhistiskt filosofiskt perspektiv. Deras röster ackompanjeras av det tropiska landskapets fåglar och insekter i en rofylld filmsekvens med en skog, ett berg och en trädgård. Your Mind is Bigger than all the Supermarkets in the World är en 73 minuters stillsam resa där den största dramatiken är de tankegångar som sätts igång inom betraktaren. En film som ger energi och öppnar sinnet för nya tankebanor. "Som i en själslig dusch kliver jag in i salongen där Neant Falks film visas, låter ögat vila mot den grönskande bergssluttningen. Jag hör vindens sus och ser ett grässtrå beröras av en pust, i fjärran en bil som letar sig fram längs bergets fot. Genom Upul Nishantas lugna ord hör jag snart också något mer: mina egna djupa andetag, påminns om min egen puls. Tillsammans med den övriga publiken delar jag en stunds vila och med ny höjd i tankarna möter jag världen utanför igen.” Joakim Rindå Premiärdatum: 7 mars 2010 Regissör & manus: Cecilia Neant Falk Land: Sverige (inspelad på Sri Lanka) Produktionsår: 2010 Produktionsbolag: Riot Reel & Bokomotiv AB Medverkande: Medtiationsläraren Upul Nishanta Gamage & Regissören Cecilia Neant Falk Längd: 73 min Producenter: Cecilia Neant Falk & Freddy Olsson Foto: Johan Rydberg & Cecilia Neant Falk Ljudmix: Owe Svensson Copyright: Cecilia Neant Falk Genre: Experimentell dokumentär Bildformat: 16:9, Färg Ljudformat: 5.1 Språk: engelska Textningsspråk: svenska & engelsk Översättning: Agneta Wirberg Textmakarna Distribution: Folkets Bio AB Extra material: Trailer: Your Mind is Bigger than all the Supermarkets in the World Sveriges Radio - Människor och tro: Kvartsamtal med Cecilia Neant Falk. Publicerat fredag 5 februari 2010 kl 15.48. Credits SAQMI Play: Producenter: Anna Linder och Malin Holgersson Design och kod: Vincent Orback Komposition: Amanda Lindgren Klipp och mix: Malin Holgersson Ansvarig utgivare: Anna Linder SAQMI Play produceras med stöd av Kulturrådet och Göteborgs stad.

Rubber? Feet? Piss? Flogging? Role play? What's your kink? In this episode Tash and Adam listen to dozens of dirty stories from the LGBTQI+ community in the 90s. From the publicly funded multi-gender kink night at the London Lesbian and Gay Centre to people wearing nappies and S&M dykes — this episode is raw, sexy, hilarious... and you'll never be the same again. We also speak to Alex (the DJ Kiwi) from Crossbreed and Matt Skully about running kinky events and club nights today.Content warning: extreme sex practices and state homophobiaThe Log Books — stories from Britain's LGBTQI+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Tash Walker and Adam Zmith, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline. With thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.Music by Tom Foskett-BarnesArtwork by Natalie Dotohttps://www.thelogbooks.orgSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy Pride Month, everyone! For our 2021 Pride podcast, Tori and Sully have a chat with yuri researcher and Yuricon founder Erica Friedman! Erica goes into the development of her upcoming book, By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Manga & Anime, what it took to trace the history of yuri as a genre across a whole century of material, what excites her about yuri fandom today, and Sailor Moon (of course!)  Erica holds a Masters Degree in Library Science and a B.A. in Comparative Literature, and is a full-time researcher for a Fortune 100 company. She has lectured at dozens of conventions and presented at film festivals, notably the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. She has participated in an academic lecture series at MIT, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Harvard University, Kanagawa University, and others. She has edited manga for JManga, Seven Seas and Udon Entertainment, most recently Riyoko Ikeda's epic historical classic, The Rose of Versailles. Visit Erica's website here! If you enjoy this or any other episode, leave us a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts! Show notes are available on our website: www.thirdimpactanime.com More helpful links: https://linktr.ee/thirdimpactanime Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TI_Anime Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Stitcher | Podbean Support on Ko-Fi | Patreon

Join Lisa Power has she describes the movement from the early 1980, through Section 28 and the formation of Stonewall UK. Lisa Power is a co-founder of Stonewall, a former Policy Director for the Terrence Higgins Trust and an early Secretary-General of the International Lesbian & Gay Association (ILGA). She was the first openly LGBTQ+ person to speak on gay rights at the United Nations in New York and currently a Trustee of Pride Cymru and a Director of the Save The Coal Exchange campaign. In the second half, Marguerite McLaughlin shares her thoughts on modern Pride and shares her experience of the 50th Anniversary of the Pride March in New York City. In the 1980s, Marguerite worked with the Inner London Education Authority and the BBC before moving on to work with some of the UK's first LGBT+ charities including London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard, Kairos In Soho and The Metro Centre, often working in partnership with local Authorities, the Metropolitan Police and the Department of Health. In 2013 Marguerite was awarded a British Empire Medal by the Queen for her services to LGBT and African communities Special thanks to Beverley Hunnybun and Rachel James for providing their voices for audio samples. Full list of audio samples available upon request. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lori-e-allen/message

The London Lesbian & Gay Teenage Group, which started in 1975, was pretty damn revolutionary as one of the world's very first youth groups exclusively for queer kids. Kevin O'Neill was a fresh faced 19 year old when he started going to the group, which at this stage was based in Manor Gardens in Islington, London. We caught up to talk about his coming out experience, his memories of the group, and some of the shenanigans he got up to with other members....

Ep. 01: Stonewall Riots and Gay Liberation Front Join guests Marguerite McLaughlin and Nettie Pollard who speak about their early experiences in NYC and London, respectively. Beginning in 1969 in NYC, Marguerite reflects on what is was like in New York for the gay community at the time of the uprising. Following, Nettie shares her experience as a member of the Gay Liberation Front in early 1970s London. Guests: Marguerite McLaughlin, Nettie Pollard Interviewer: Evelyn Pittman Producer: Lori E Allen Logo: Lesley Greening Lassoff Special Mention: Rachel James and Beverley Hunnybun for help and support with production Marguerite McLaughlin: Marguerite McLaughlin has been a lesbian feminist activist for 46 years years. At 22, she joined 'Lesbian Feminist Liberation', a sister group to The Gay Activist Alliance, where she directed the world's first full length lesbian musical performed at the infamous GAA firehouse in New York City. Shortly after re-locating the UK, Marguerite engaged in student politics and was elected the East Anglia representative for the National Union of Students Gay Rights Campaign in 1974, where she became involved in a wide range of feminist activity including women's theatre, community arts projects, radical photography co-operatives and writing for the left-wing/ alternative press. In the 1980s, she worked with the Inner London Education Authority and the BBC before moving on to work with some of the UK's first LGBT+ charities including London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard, Kairos In Soho and The Metro Centre, often working in partnership with local Authorities, the Metropolitan Police and the Department of Health. In 2013 Marguerite was awarded a British Empire Medal by the Queen for her services to LGBT and African communities Currently Marguerite is a film programmer for The Vito Project at London's Cinema Museum, a volunteer for Opening Doors London, including its oral history project, a regular contributor to Diva Magazine and a very proud honourary member of the Revolting Lesbians group, New York City. Nettie Pollard: Nettie Pollard has been a member of the Gay Liberation Front since 1971. In addition to her activism with GLF, she also served as Gay Rights Organiser for the National Council of Civil Liberties for over two decades. Her activism spans 50 years engaging in many campaigns organised by the GLF, and including ongoing protest against armaments and supporting migrants. Audio Bibliography (source available on request) Spoken Quotes 1958. The Homosexual in Our Society 1970. Police in New York City 1967. CBS Report with Mike Wallace: The Homosexuals 1993. Dyke TV. Episode 1 1968. The Killing of Sister George 1971. The Festival of Light (year unknown). Malcolm Muggeridge on Equality 1950 (year unknown). Elocution Lessons from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Songs 1969. Creedance Clearwater Revival. Fortunate Son 1965. Oh Freedom. Shirley Verret 1969. Frank Sinatra. I Did it My Way. 1979. Derek Jarman. The Tempest. Sound FX Foley (available upon request) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lori-e-allen/message

Sarah Gosling is joined by Ferris & Sylvester, music director Kojo Samuel and composer Tom Foskett-Barnes, in a show recorded at the recent BBC Music Introducing Live weekend in London's Tobacco Docks. Ferris & Sylvester are a blues folk duo, championed by BBC Introducing, who played Glastonbury this year and are recording their debut album. Izzy Ferris and Archie Sylvester perform two of their songs, Flying Visit and London's Blues. Kojo Samuel is one of pop music's top music directors, who works with Stormzy, Jess Glynne, Dave, Rudimental and Rita Ora, and was responsbile for Stormzy's Glastonbury performance this year. But what does a music director actually do? Kojo Samuel explains. Composer Tom Foskett-Barnes has created a new audio documentary about the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard, the charity phoneline that has provided help since the 1970s. He was comissioned by the New Creative scheme, run by BBC Introducing Arts and Arts Council England. BBC Music Introducing Live is a weekend of masterclasses, interactive sessions and performances for emerging artists, music fans and anyone who wants to know more about how to get into the music industry. Presenter Sarah Gosling is the BBC Music Introducing Presenter for Devon and Cornwall and hosts evening shows on BBC Radio Devon. Producer: Timothy Prosser

On this week's Openly podcast, what does the election of the first openly lesbian mayor of a capital city in the Americas mean for LGBT+ rights in the region; the results of Kenya's first-time census of intersex people (the results are surprisingly low); and a new podcast based on the log books of the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (now Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline).

With Mark Lawson. Blue Is The Warmest Colour won the top prize, the Palme D'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, but was quickly mired in controversy when the actresses Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopolous complained about gruelling love scenes which took days to film. Subsequently, the director Abdellatif Kechiche said that the movie should not be released, as it had been sullied by accusations that it was a "horrible" shoot. Briony Hanson, a former programmer of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival delivers her verdict. Last Tango in Halifax won the 2013 Bafta for Best Drama Series and went on to be broadcast in America to great acclaim. Series two begins tonight on BBC One and picks up where we left Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid's reunited childhood sweethearts. Writer Sally Wainwright discusses how she approached the follow-up. With news today that film producers are to make a sequel to the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life", film critic Mark Eccleston explores some other surprising and unlikely film sequels. Writer Jez Butterworth and director Ian Rickson had one of the biggest critical hits of the last decade with their 2008 play Jerusalem. Now they have returned to the work which set light to their careers in 1995, Mojo. The new West End production of Mojo stars Rupert Grint, Brendan Coyle and Ben Whishaw as gangsters in 1950s Soho. Jez Butterworth and Ian Rickson discuss Mojo, Jerusalem and two decades of working together. Producer: Ellie Bury.

From the Delegates Centre at the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival talking to Ben Walters about his festival film Burn. Baylen has a run in with a leather master, while Amy and Lucio are Pope Positive. Plus all the GayStarNews including why Birmingham City Council wants to know if your rubbish is gay.

This week Baylen throws his back out, Amy causes a Twitter storm, and Lucio discovers his true calling as a nurse. Plus the team are back at the BFI for the finale of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, talking to programmer Brian Robinson and film maker Charles Lum about how this year's festival went. Also gay music video marriage proposal, Gay Dolphins, and why this year's Olympics will be the gayest EVAH!