Black and Gay, Back the Day brgs to life a photo archive of Black LGBTQIA+ life Bra, om the 1970s through to the early 2000s. Each episo is an tergeneratnal journey focg on a key photograph om the archive - jog stori of the past, wh those of today. Marc Thompson is our gentle, quisive and warm gui to the archive, helpg a rotatn of younger Black LGBTQIA+ -hosts navigate the often untold stori. Each episo vers a different theme drawn out of a sgle photograph om the llectn, submergg you to Black LGBTQIA+ historyThis eye openg seri highlights the importance of Black LGBTQIA+ history, amplifyg the work of s founrs Marc Thompson and Jason Okundaye, as we repat the photographs through d, helpg to facilate the missn of honourg and rememberg Black queer life Bra. Fd the stagram photo archive and Gay, Back the Day is an Aunt Nell Productn, supported by the Aud Content Fund.CONTENT WARNING: This podst is about the experience of Black LGBTQIA+ muni wh open discsn about racism, homophobia, transphobia and sexual discrimatn. Hosted on Ast. See for more rmatn.
Contents:
- PODST REVIEW — BLACK AND GAY, BACK THE DAY IS A PORTAL TO THE PAST
- THE WEEK D: ARCHIVE ON 4; BLACK AND GAY BACK THE DAY; MY LIFE; BIBLE JOHN; JANE GARVEY AND FI GLOVER
- BLACK AND GAY BACK IN THE DAY
- BLACK AND GAY, BACK THE DAY
PODST REVIEW — BLACK AND GAY, BACK THE DAY IS A PORTAL TO THE PAST
Black and Gay, Back the Day brgs to life a photo archive of Black LGBTQIA+ life Bra, om the 1970s through to the early 2000s. Fd the stagram photo archive and Gay, Back the Day is an Aunt Nell Productn, supported by the Aud Content Fund. CONTENT WARNING: This podst is about the experience of Black LGBTQIA+ muni wh open discsn about racism, homophobia, transphobia and sexual discrimatn.
BONUS: Abi McIntosh wh a panel of Black and Gay, Back the Day ntributors. Brgg together amazg ntributors - Femi Otoju, Jordan Onubogu, Fopé Ajanaku and Marc Thompson - allowed for a wir nversatn on what Black and Gay, Back the Day means to them wh addnal Q&A om a live dience.
THE WEEK D: ARCHIVE ON 4; BLACK AND GAY BACK THE DAY; MY LIFE; BIBLE JOHN; JANE GARVEY AND FI GLOVER
CONTENT WARNING: This podst is about the experience of Black LGBTQIA+ muni wh open discsn about racism, homophobia, transphobia and sexual and Gay, Back the Day is an Aunt Nell Productn.
Host: Marc ThompsonPanel Chair: Abi McIntoshPanellists: Femi Otoju, Jordan Onubogu, Fopé Ajanaku, Marc ThompsonProducers: Shivani Dave, Tash WalkerAssistant Producer: Abi McIntoshArtwork: Kemi OyoleMic: Amaroun Black and Gay, Back the Day is an Aunt Nell Productn, supported by the Aud Content Fund. Host: Marc ThompsonCo-host: Nic FarmerProducers: Shivani Dave, Tash WalkerAssistant Producer: Abi McIntoshArtwork: Kemi OyoleMic: Amaroun Thanks to UK Black PriBlack and Gay, Back the Day is an Aunt Nell Productn, supported by the Aud Content Fund.
This event was anised by the first fully fund anisatn the untry to work specifilly to addrs HIV preventn amongst Black gay and bisexual men and to support those livg wh HIV. Host: Marc ThompsonCo-host: Ri Jab ChaceGut: Reverend Ji Maulay Producers: Shivani Dave, Tash WalkerAssistant Producer: Abi McIntoshArtwork: Kemi OyoleMic: Amaroun Black and Gay, Back the Day is an Aunt Nell Productn, supported by the Aud Content Fund. Host: Marc ThompsonCo-host: Iha PalmerProducers: Shivani Dave, Tash WalkerAssistant Producer: Abi McIntoshArtwork: Kemi OyoleMic: Amaroun Black and Gay, Back the Day is an Aunt Nell Productn, supported by the Aud Content Fund.
BLACK AND GAY BACK IN THE DAY
Host: Marc ThompsonCo-host: Jewel FosterGut: Yvonne TaylorProducers: Shivani Dave, Tash WalkerAssistant Producer: Abi McIntoshArtwork: Kemi OyoleMic: Amaroun Black and Gay, Back the Day is an Aunt Nell Productn, supported by the Aud Content Fund. Host: Marc ThompsonCo-host: Chantelle AyannaGut: A Bailey and Maryl ClarkeProducers: Shivani Dave, Tash WalkerAssistant Producer: Abi McIntoshArtwork: Kemi OyoleMic: Amaroun Black and Gay, Back the Day is an Aunt Nell Productn, supported by the Aud Content Fund.
We lnched the digal archive Black and Gay, Back the Day on Instagram at the start of LGBTQ History Month on 1 Febary. This giv our archive the feel of a fay photo album, wh imag that evoke memori, nnect old lovers and te younger Black queers about the spac that have existed the are two Black gay men: Jason is 24 and Marc is 51, so there is a generatnal age gap between . We met 1990 at Nwangi, a Black gay club night at the Market Tavern pub Vxhall south London, which has sce been molished to make way for the new US embassy buildg.
BLACK AND GAY, BACK THE DAY
I love this picture as ’s a rare image of Black gay love and timacy – ’s radil simply bee puts Black gay love ont and and Caz, late 1980s. Photograph: Col GrantCol and Caz, late 1980sMarc: This photograph is of siblgs Col and Caz at the Lbian and Gay Centre on Cowcross Street, London, the late 80s. It also acts as a remr of a very important place LGBTQ history, and emphasis the need for spac that are separate om the mercial gay scene.
The Lbian and Gay Centre opened 1986 and prid self on meetg the diverse needs of the muny, creatg specific spac for women and Black and Wston Brixton, 1992.