This two-part series tells the stories of ordinary people from across the UK, who share the objects that have defined their lives since homosexuality was partially decriminalised in 1967.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act of 1967, which partially decriminalised sex between men, actor Andrew Scott tells the remarkable story of how gay people and gay culture came to transform pop culture in the face of persistent oppression.
For 6 Music’s Loud and Proud, part of the BBC’s Gay Britannia season, there’s another chance to hear this documentary, in which Tom Robinson explores why the word Stonewall still has such a powerful resonance for gay people around the world.
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