Lesbian bars, Period Tracker Apps, World champion boxer, Lauren Price MBE
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
After going viral on social media earlier this year, new bar La Camionera is planning to open a permanent inclusive venue for “lesbians and their friends”. Reporter Martha Owen has been following as they prepare to open and hears why these spaces are important from DJ Yvonne Taylor, event organisers Jess Whiting Boult and Tabs Benjamin, and poet Joelle Taylor. And Anita Rani is joined by filmmakers Erica Rose and Elina Street, creators of The Lesbian Bar Project, to discuss their award-winning series about lesbian bars in the USA and Germany.
Period tracker apps claim to help women to predict whenthey might start their period and calculate the best time to attempt to conceive. The Information Commissioner's Office has said that a third of women have used one. A report out this week, however, has raised serious questions about the way in which this data is used. The study, by Kings College London and University College London, examined the privacy policies and data safety labels of 20 of the most popular of these kind of apps. The authors say it is the most extensive evaluation of its kind completed to date. Anita discusses the findings and implications with BBC Technology Reporter Shiona McCallum and the lead author of the study Dr Ruba Abu-Salma from Kings College London. Director Amanda Nell Eu discusses her award-winning debut feature film, Tiger Stripes. An imaginative coming-of-age story about a girl who transforms into a jungle cat, it was Malaysia’s official entry to the 2024 Oscars. But this success came at a cost when the film was censored.
Last weekend the Olympic Gold Medallist, Lauren Price MBE, became Wales’ first female boxing world champion – winning the WBA, IBO, and Ring Magazine World Titles in spectacular fashion in her hometown of Cardiff by beating WBA welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill. She joins Anita to talk about her achievement, her diverse sporting career and her legacy.
Presented by Anita Rani Producer: Louise Corley Studio Engineer: Bob Nettles
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| 0:00.0 | Take some time for yourself with soothing classical music from the mindful mix, the Science of |
| 0:07.0 | Happiness Podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | For the last 20 years I've dedicated my career to exploring the science of living a happier more meaningful life and I want |
| 0:14.4 | to share that science with you. |
| 0:16.1 | And just one thing, deep calm with Michael Mosley. |
| 0:19.4 | I want to help you tap in to your hidden relaxation response system and open the door to that |
| 0:25.4 | calmer place within. Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.3 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:35.0 | Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Womons Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:42.0 | Good morning and welcome to Friday's Woman's Hour. |
| 0:45.0 | Now, when you start your period, |
| 0:47.0 | you're leaving behind your childhood to step into a new phase of life. |
| 0:51.0 | You feel different. |
| 0:52.0 | Your body morphs into something new and people |
| 0:55.2 | around you may start to treat you differently. Basically everything changes. |
| 0:59.8 | Well a new Malaysian coming-of-age films examines just this, but the girl changes into a tiger. |
| 1:08.0 | It's surprisingly relatable. |
| 1:10.0 | It's been described as mean Girls crossed with a horror. |
| 1:13.0 | You'll be hearing from the director Amanda Nell U. |
| 1:16.6 | Also, we're taking a look at the lesbian bar scene, |
| 1:19.4 | which has declined dramatically over the last few decades, but we will be taking you into one during the |
| 1:25.4 | program. What's everyone having? I'm buying. And my guest, Lauren Price, |
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