Reliving Pride: Steve’s Story of Resilience and Community

In this Briefly Heard episode Stephen recounts his transformative experience at his first Pride. He reflects on historical legislations like Section 28 and Clause 16 and how they shaped his experience and understanding of his community's struggles.

This story was recorded as part of Proud West End, an audio-visual exhibition created to celebrate people from the West End LGBTQIA+ community.

Listen to Stephen’s journey of confronting his past, connecting deeply within his community, and rekindling his passion for advocacy.

This episode was hosted by Colette Burroughs-Rose and Caroline Dyer. Our Briefly Heard episodes offer a glimpse into the stories housed within the Heard Storytelling bank. Caroline and Colette provide insight into the story’s creation and the collaborative process behind it.

Production was expertly handled by Big Tent Media https://www.instagram.com/bigtent.media/

Artwork was lovingly crafted by Ben Vulliamy.

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Special thanks to our storytellers and to New West End Company and Grosvenor Property UK for commissioning the exhibition.

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