Growing up gay in Wales

Memories from the Dance Floor

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Growing up gay in Wales

Damian Kerlin

Jun 05, 2024

I promised you Season 2...and it’s HERE!

Please like and share as Memories from the Dance Floor Season 2 is now live! A new episode will drop every Wednesday throughout June for Pride, so get it in your diaries. I can’t quite believe it.

We are still exploring LGBTQ+ nightlife, but we've left the mega clubs and punk bars of England behind, and we're headed straight to Wales for Series 2.

London, you've been a blast, but the reality is, you're not the Emerald City at the end of the Yellow Brick Road for everyone. There are communities out there thriving, and dare I say it, having even more fun.

The sense of community and pride here is insane, so I can't wait for you to wrap your ears this. We're meeting those who worked, performed, propped up the bar, and most importantly, slayed the dance floor.

In this episode, I'm taking you back to the 70s and 80s to explore the early venues, the wider scene, and the community who were ready to take centre stage in their fight for equality.

You in?

Roeddwn i wedi addo byddai Cyfres 2 ar ei ffordd... a dyma HI!

Mae Memories From The Dance Floor, Cyfres 2 bellach yn fyw, felly cer ati i’w hoffi a’i rhannu! Bydd pennod newydd yn cyrraedd bob dydd Mercher trwy gydol mis Mehefin a Mis Balchder, felly rhowch hi yn eich dyddiaduron. Dwi’n methu â chredu’r peth yn iawn.

Rydyn ni'n dal i drin a thrafod bywyd nos LHDTC+, ond rydyn ni wedi gadael clybiau mawr a bariau pync Lloegr, ac yn teithio’n syth i Gymru ar gyfer Cyfres 2.

Roedd Llundain yn anhygoel, ond y gwir amdani yw, nid yr Ennill ar Lwyfan y Gen ar ôl cythrwbl y Rhagbrofion Sir yw hi i bawb. Mae yna gymunedau allan yna yn ffynnu, a, rhag fy nghywilydd yn dweud hyn, yn cael hyd yn oed mwy o hwyl na'r rhai yn Llundain.

Mae’r ymdeimlad o gymuned a balchder yma yn ffablas, felly alla i ddim aros i chi glywed Cyfres 2. Byddwn ni'n cwrdd â'r rhai oedd yn gweithio, perfformio, propio’r bar i fyny, ac yn bwysicaf oll, llofruddio ar y llawr dawns.

Yn y bennod hon, dw i'n mynd â chi'n ôl i'r 70au a'r 80au i edrych ar y lleoliadau cynharaf, y sîn ehangach, a'r gymuned a oedd yn barod i gymryd rhan yn eu brwydr dros gydraddoldeb.

Ydych chi am ymuno?

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Memories from the Dance Floor

Memories from the Dance Floor is a docu-series celebrating LGBTQ+ venues and unravelling the forgotten history behind queer nightlife across the UK, as host, Damian Kerlin, dives into 20th century queer culture and the opening of iconic super clubs.

Damian is joined by founders, artists, promoters and patrons to unpack the expressions of queer identity after dark, colourfully told by the community that lived it.

Interviewees include Jeremy Norman, founder of Heaven, Ian Levine, Hi-NRG music producer and DJ, Amy Lame, London Night Czar and BBC 6 broadcaster and Jeremy Atherton Lin, author of Gay Bar: Why We Went Out as well as many more.

You can find Memories from the Dance Floor from wherever you listen to your podcasts. So, what are you waiting for? See you on the dance floor.

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