Bi People 2: Why did Pride begin?

Bad People

BBC

Society & Culture, True Crime, Unknown

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Police officers are locked in a pub in New York. People attempt to set the building on fire. And a riot begins. It spreads across the city and lasts for a full three days. But what triggered the riots? And how did it lead to the Pride marches we see all over the world today? In celebration of Pride Month Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen explore the history, science and culture of bisexuality. In this episode, Julia and Sofie discuss the origins of Pride marches, how they make their own sexual identities seen, and the history of bisexual symbols. CREDITS Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen Producer: Caroline Steel Assistant Producers: Simon Rata and Emily Bird Music: Matt Chandler Editor: Rami Tzabar #BadPeople_BBC Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.
0:03.7	My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a Load of Sport Podcasts.
0:08.4	I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with a leading journalist, experienced
0:12.2	pundits and the biggest sport stars.
0:14.3	Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the players'
0:18.5	mouths.
0:19.5	But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is our unique access to the sport in world.
0:25.0	What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to
0:28.8	dedicated sports fans across the UK.
0:31.0	So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.
0:35.2	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:40.2	Three, two, one.
0:41.8	What does queer visibility mean to you?
0:47.4	Like, how do you make yourself seen?
0:49.4	I think for me it's never been an option to not be seen as queer, fatness, gender, sexuality,
0:56.1	all of those things are so intertwined with each other and I can't separate them.
1:01.2	So I've always felt like I've been seen as queer, so not necessarily as, you know, a person
1:07.7	who sleeps with people of blah, blah, gender, but I have been seen as someone who, sexuality
1:14.1	is often seen from a skewed perspective, the way fat people are either hyper-sexualized
1:18.7	and seen as like greedy, animalistic, sexually aggressive or completely non-sexual.
1:26.2	So I would almost wish that I could sometimes choose not to be seen.
1:30.1	What about you, Julia?
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