{"id":17837,"date":"2022-07-02T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1669371"},"modified":"2022-07-02T08:38:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T06:38:13","slug":"stephen-daldry-reflects-on-a-half-century-in-the-fight-for-freedom-and-equality","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/stephen-daldry-reflects-on-a-half-century-in-the-fight-for-freedom-and-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Daldry reflects on a half century in the fight for freedom and equality"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>

By Katie Wright\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 02 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

\n\n

This interview was originally published in Radio Times magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n

Fifty-three years ago this month, the New York police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, an iconic venue for LGBTQ+ people. Violent raids happened across the city every night, but what was different on this night was that the people inside and out said no. LGBTQ+ people from all across New York demonstrated against police brutality and state oppression.<\/p>\n

The Stonewall Uprising spread across America and 50 years ago this month inspired a few hundred LGBTQ+ people in London to march from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park. They were marching for liberation. Less to change the law, and more to change themselves, they were marching against shame. And so the UK\u2019s first ever Pride march was born. Over the decades, it\u2019s grown to a million and a half thronging the streets of London to celebrate LGBTQ+ equality.<\/p>\n

Today there\u2019s a lot of debate about how relevant Pride is. Some say it has become too commercial. Some say it\u2019s too much of a party and needs to return to its radical roots. Some say the battle has been won.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve made a film about this story with the BBC and Channel 4. It\u2019s the story of 50 years of Pride, of protest, of performance. And, of course, 50 years of fabulousness. And what an unbelievable story. Police brutality in the 70s, Aids in the 80s, Section 28, the fight for an equal age of consent, same-sex marriage, black liberation and trans rights.<\/p>\n

Director Peter Sweasey and his team interview the campaigners, actors, activists, rock stars and ordinary folk who found a community and a voice at Pride. From Tom Robinson\u2019s anthemic call to arms Glad to Be Gay<\/em> (banned by the BBC in 1978) to the 1988 invasion of the BBC newsroom by lesbians protesting against Section 28, Britain\u2019s changing prejudices and perceptions have been reflected over half a century on its TV screens.<\/p>\n

$\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>