"Crashpad needed" | Episode 1
Runaways and rough sleepers, communes and flatshares, crashpads and catastrophes... Stories from LGBT+ people who searched for somewhere to live in the 1970s, and conversations about homelessness today. Featuring akt and the Outside Project.
The Log Books · Aunt Nell
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Show Notes
Runaways and rough sleepers, communes and flatshares, crashpads and catastrophes... Stories about home feature heavily in Switchboard’s log books. Tash and Adam listen to LGBT+ people who searched for somewhere to live in the 1970s, and hear about the persistent problem of homelessness in 2019.
Content warning: stories of suicide and racism, and historic terms.
The Log Books — stories from Britain’s LGBT+ history and conversations about being queer today. Produced by Shivani Dave, Adam Smith and Tash Walker, in partnership with Switchboard - the LGBT+ helpline.
For more information about homelessness, take a look at:
LGBT Youth Homelessness report by akt for the Proud Trust
Music by Tom Foskett-Barnes
Artwork by Natalie Doto
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