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My Queer Museum asks people in Brighton and Hove a simple question: if there were a queer museum, what would you put in it? The answers turn into conversations about objects, memory and the city, hosted by David Sheppeard and Roni Guetta.
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Le Gateau Chocolat: on nightlife, operatic foremothers, and the power of plants
Le Gateau Chocolat shares the inredible stories behind his three submissions to the imaginary queer museum. Bewitching baritone Le Gateau Chocolat is a one-man, larger-than-life…
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Le Gateau Chocolat: on nightlife, operatic foremothers, and the power of plants
Le Gateau Chocolat shares the inredible stories behind his three submissions to the imaginary queer museum. Bewitching baritone Le Gateau Chocolat is a one-man, larger-than-life…
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Fox Fisher: on protest marriage, Trans Pride, and bad design
Using three symbolic and evocative objects, Fox Fisher shares personal and political stories of their queer life in Brighton over the last two decades. Artist, film maker, author…
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Wildblood and Queenie: on music, radio, and getting married three times
Iconic Brighton DJ duo, Wildblood and Queenie, share some stories from their queer life in Brighton. Partners in life and music, Wildblood and Queenie takes us on a journey…
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Jane Traies: on secrets, books, and being whole
Jane Traies: on secrets, books, and being whole Writer, researcher, storyteller and oral historian Jane Traies has been recording the life histories of the oldest generations of…
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Maria Jastrzębska: on Girl Scouts, knives, and poetry
Maria Jastrzębska shares the powerful stories behind the three objects she is donating to our Queer Museum. Polish-British poet, feminist, editor, translator and playwright, Maria…
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Boogaloo Stu: on Marilyn, large wigs, and very large phalluses...
Boogaloo Stu shares the incredible stories behind his three submissions to the imaginary Queer Museum. Boogaloo Stu is a DJ, producer, maker, designer, artiste, and performer. He…
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Juno Dawson: on teenage crushes, books, gender and fashion
Juno tells Roni and David which are the objects that would best tell her personal queer story. Juno Dawson is a best selling novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. She is also a…
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Kathy Caton: on spaces and places, gentrification, and community
Kathy tells Roni and David which are the objects that would best tell her personal queer story. Quite literally the queer voice of Brighton, Kathy Caton is broadcaster at BBC and…
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Tarik Elmoutawakil: on secret diaries, creativity, and community
Tarik tells Roni and David which are the objects that would best tell his personal queer story. Tarik Elmoutawakil is an artist, producer, and co-founder of Marlborough…
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Janet Jones: AIDS activism, theatre, and punk
Janet tells Roni and David which are the objects that would best tell her personal queer story. Recorded on October 20, 2020 Janet Jones grew up in West Yorkshire and lives in…
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Aneesa Chaudhry: on being Asian, friendship, and on being herself
Aneesa tells Roni and David which are the objects that would best tell her personal queer story. Aneesa grew up in a creative Asian household. She now sings at Jazz and world…