To celebrate LGBT History Month, MM talk to Manchter's Toby Whehoe, -founr and programme director of Gayd, about g out and what progrs the cy still has to make towards equaly.
Contents:
- GAYD BOSS MAK INPENNT PK LIST
- LGBT HISTORY MONTH Q&A: GAYD -FOUNR REVEALS HE STILL STGGL WH ‘DISCLOSURE’
- NEW GAY RAD STATN READY FOR BRIGHTON AIRWAV
- GAYD’S TOBY WHEHOE ON THE INPENNT'S PK LIST 2013
- CHWAG WH TOBY WHEHOE(GAYD)
GAYD BOSS MAK INPENNT PK LIST
LGBT+ rad statn Gayd, lnch 'Proud to be Me – Together let’s Jt Be' a season of unique programmg nng om May to November 2019 partnership wh Sky. * toby whitehouse gaydio *
Toby Whehoe is the -founr of Gayd. It took over om Gaydar Rad 2013, beg Bra’s ma LGBT statn.
Gayd’s Statn Director Toby Whehoe has ma the annual Inpennt on Sunday Pk List, at number 29. The list featur Bra’s most fluential lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people. Toby Whehoe -found Gayd wh Ian Wallace 2006, where was nceived as a pop-up statn for Manchter Pri.
After a seri of pilot broadsts, Gayd lnched a full time FM service for Manchter 2010. In January 2013, Gayd acquired the DAB licenc for London and the Ssex Coast prevly operated by GaydarRad.
LGBT HISTORY MONTH Q&A: GAYD -FOUNR REVEALS HE STILL STGGL WH ‘DISCLOSURE’
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Its a great cred to the whole team at Gayd. The Inpennt stat “The judg cid that a Pk List ntenr n no longer simply be lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr and famo. Prr to lnchg Gayd, he worked at BBC Rad Manchter and currently prents mid-morngs on Gayd alongsi nng the output of the statn.
LGBT+ rad statn Gayd, lnch ‘Proud to be Me – Together let’s Jt Be’ a season of unique programmg nng om May to November 2019 partnership wh Sky. Co-founr, Gayd, the largt LGBTQ rad statn the untry.
Toby Whehoe is the -founr and programme director of Gayd, the first FM gay rad service the UK.
NEW GAY RAD STATN READY FOR BRIGHTON AIRWAV
Gayd is a global phenomenon - the biggt LGBT rad statn the world! I got to spend an amazg hour wh the big honcho of the statn, Toby... * toby whitehouse gaydio *
In 2013, Gayd re-lnched as a natnal statn and now has more than 800, 000 monthly listeners. How old were you when you first realise you were gay? Before you me out, how did beg gay make you feel?
GAYD’S TOBY WHEHOE ON THE INPENNT'S PK LIST 2013
At the time I remember thkg that one of the reasons I uldn’t really be gay was bee I saw nobody else around me who was siar to me. There were no role mols that I felt able to look up to – the only gay person I knew of was Julian Clary, and he wasn’t me. When did you e out as gay?
Dpe the fact that he’d told me he was gay (bee he fancied H om Steps! From there was a gradual procs of lettg people know about my boyiend rather than tellg them that I was gay, which felt easier at the time and more than jt a notn. Andrew has worked at LGBT Foundatn (prevly The Lbian & Gay Foundatn) for almost 20 years, and has had var rol wh the anisatn, but I know him bt om our time workg closely on producg outnorthwt magaze om 2000 to 2014.
CHWAG WH TOBY WHEHOE(GAYD)
As a HIV posive gay man, Andrew has brought lived experience and genue passn for supportg the LGBT muny Manchter to his rol at LGBT Foundatn.