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 is the creator and the life of many of Brighton's best parties and events.
In this interview Stu talks about Marilyn, the power of a DIY outfit, and a lifelong fascination with giant phalluses.
Recorded remotely on March 16, 2021, remotely, as part of the My Queer Museum podcast
Interview by: Roni Guetta and David Sheppeard
Editing and original music by Olive Mondegreen
This HLF-funded Brighton project by QueenSpark Books changed the face of the trans community in our city. We plastered the side of the wall of the pub with photocopies of our faces and all came out to the local community walking past. We projected huge images of our faces onto the side of a church in the busiest part of town. And we found each other, and worked together, and listened to each other’s stories
Snippet from an interview with Elle Kennedy. The full interview was part of Queer in Brighton oral history project. A collection of over 100 recordings, documenting queer life in Brighton.
Elle discusses the politics of "passing" and how it informs dating as a trans person, she also talks about life in Brighton, community organisations and social events, and pronouns and labels.
Snippet from an interview with Jenny Bennett. The full interview was part of Queer In Brighton oral history project. A collection of over 100 recordings, documenting queer life in Brighton.
Jenny recalls her experience of volunteering for Switchboard at the time when it was Gay, then Lesbian and Gay switchboard. She describes what the service was there for and what worried people most.
Snippet from an interview with Rachel Beck. The full interview was part of Queer In Brighton oral history project. A collection of over 100 recordings, documenting queer life in Brighton.
In this interview Rachel describes retaliation against Central Free Church in Brighton that was firebombed due to allowing gay people to meet on the premises.
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 lesbians in the UK.
Some of these stories feature in her books The Lives of Older Lesbians: Sexuality, Identity and the Life Course (2016) and Now You See Me (2018).
In November 2021 we had the opportunity and privilege of listening to Jane's story. The story of a journey from secrecy to finding community. Via a very precious copy of Maureen Duffy's "The microcosm".
Recorded remotely on November 18, 2021
Interview by: Roni Guetta and David Sheppeard
Editing and original music by Olive Mondegreen