3. To Protect Public Morality
The men鈥檚 futures hung in the balance. It was a battle fought bitterly, rooted in archaic laws with complex histories.
Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 looks back at one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in recent British LGBTQ+ history, and examines how this scarcely-known legal case played a significant role in the fight for gay rights.
The men鈥檚 futures hung in the balance. It was a battle fought bitterly, rooted in archaic laws with complex histories. Hugh Sheehan also examines other similar legal cases from the time.
Hugh speaks to Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart; author and host of the podcast Bad Gays Huw Lemmey; author and queer scholar Jack Parlett; founder and former chair of Greater Manchester Lesbian and Gay Policing Initiative Ian Wilmott; writer Robin Craig; Bolton 7 solicitor Nicola Hall; and gay activist and Bolton 7 barrister Terry Munyard.
Criminally Queer is a Reduced Listening Production for 成人快手 Sounds Audio Lab.
Producer and Presenter: Hugh Sheehan
Original Music and Sound Design: Hugh Sheehan
Executive Producer: Anishka Sharma
Mix Engineer: Arlie Addlington
Artwork: Tom Cunningham
Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer
Archive material courtesy of Roger Bolton Productions.
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Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7
Hugh Sheehan explores how a landmark legal case changed the lives of seven men forever.
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