Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7
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4. A Victimless Crime
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’s ordeal had tragic and abhorrent consequences. And they weren’t alone. But in the wake of their legal battle the Bolton 7 were defiant and fervent in their desire to fight back. Hugh Sheehan also hears directly from former Home Secretary Jack Straw and Liberal Democrat MP Evan Harris; politicians who were trying to change laws regarding sex between men at the time. Criminally Queer is a Reduced Listening Production for BBC 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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