Take Pride in Your Flag - Revised

Portrait of…Caroline Cossey

This is the second of an occasional series called, Portrait of..., and for the second portrait we will look at the life of Caroline Cossey. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Kings and Queens of Drag

In this episode I will explore, the origins of the word drag, in the context of drag queens and drag kings, and discuss some notable drag performers. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

There's a Woman on the Stage

In this episode I will look at the origins of the Pantomime Dames and how the role has evolved, and has become a staple of Christmas theatre entertainment. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Trans Lives Matter

In this episode I will consider the implication of the Supreme Court ruling in the case of, "For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent)", which ruled on the meaning of biological sex, and illustrate with examples, that the notion of humans being a strictly binary species, either male or female, is not an absolute. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Take Pride in Your Flag - Revised

In this episode I will look at the origin and evolution of the original Rainbow Pride flag and describe a Pride flag for each letter of LGBTQIA, and few of the many other Pride flags which I feel might be worth highlighting. The section about the Stonewall Uprising has been revised. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.