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Gay Sweatshop Master - BBC Interviews

Archive type: Video
Archive ID: lcva_99674
Date: 1979
Location: Central London
Chroma: Colour
Duration: 00:56:00
Format: U-matic
Credits: View

Synopsis

A master tape footage of a series of 1979 BBC interviews with Gay Sweatshop members, Philip Timmins and Drew Griffiths. They discuss media representation, gay organisations, queer bashing and the common struggle amongst minority groups. The video ends with two songs performed live by Gay Sweatshop members.

The video contains three uses of racist language.

Credits

Group: Gay Sweatshop
Interviewee: Philip Timmins and Drew Griffiths
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