Material Queer by Damian Kerlin
Memories from the Dance Floor
From Cardiff to Swansea and back again
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From Cardiff to Swansea and back again

In the first of our four-part series, we heard what it was literally like growing up as the only gay in the village. We also heard how the lesbian and gay community supported mining families in South Wales and how queer discos and dances were springing up in towns and cities across the country.

Back in Cardiff though, something seismic was about to happen in the life of one young twink, finding his feet on the scene.

Want to find out more? I’ve popped a link in my stories, but you can tune in wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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Yn y gyntaf o'n cyfres pedair rhan, clywson ni sut brofiad oedd tyfu i fyny fel yr unig berson hoyw yn y pentref. Clywson ni hefyd sut roedd y gymuned lesbiaid a hoyw wedi cefnogi teuluoedd pyllau glo De Cymru, a sut roedd discos a dawnsfeydd cwiar yn cael eu sefydlu mewn trefi a dinasoedd ledled y wlad.

Yn ôl yng Nghaerdydd serch hynny, roedd rhywbeth enfawr ar fin digwydd ym mywyd un twinc ifanc, gan ddod o hyd i'w draed ar y llwyfan.

Am gael gwybod rhagor? Dwi wedi rhoi dolen yn fy straeon, ond gallwch chi wrando lle bynnag rydych chi'n cael eich podlediadau.


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Material Queer by Damian Kerlin
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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