Is sex political? Are our fantasies innate? In a culture in which queer sex is still seen as an aberration, Shon Faye examines how the bodies and desires of queer people become politicised by healthcare, education and asylum and how this is reflected within LGBTQ+ communities themselves.
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Back with a new series, hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Nicole, a researcher at Corporate Watch about the British government’s plans for prison expansion, how this will impact people inside and outside prisons and how communities across the country are resisting.
Oonagh Ryder speaks to Mo Mansfield, a social justice campaigner and women’s sector professional. They discuss what carceral feminism is, how it has helped to expand and entrench the criminal justice system and how we can move beyond this towards an abolitionist feminism.
“Between love and a garbage disposal, young people of all countries have made their choice and prefer the garbage disposal.” GET OUT OF THE GARBAGE and watch The Fix as Ash Sarkar and Joana Ramiro give you their dating advice.
Shon Faye is joined by lead singer of pop group Years and Years, Olly Alexander, to discuss his experiences as an out gay man in pop music and the media, his recent BBC documentary about LGBT mental health, “Growing Up Gay”, queer icons, politics and representation.
