Tackling homophobia
Join Preston FM in celebrating IDAHO – the international day against homophobia & transphobia – on Tuesday 17th May
Tune in to our special programming from 8am for 12 hours of programmes dedicated to the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. You can listen in Preston and the surrounding area on 103.2fm, and around the world online here. If you miss any of the programmes, we’ll be podcasting as many of them as possible on our website.
The day will include a special edition of our morning Chat City programme, as well as discussions, interviews and poetry on a variety of LGBT issues. We will also be celebrating the work of other community radio stations around the world, in addition to the exciting audio being made by Preston FM volunteers.
Here’s the schedule for the day:
- 8am – Chat City Special
Join Margaret Walton and Mac McCarthy for this morning’s Chat City, to start the day of programming on issues surrounding IDAHO. Guests include Drew Drake, LGBT Project Officer from Age Concern Central Lancashire, talking about the issues that older LGBT people face with homophobia and transphobia, and how the Friends of Dorothy project addresses these issues in the local area. - 10am – Why. Transclusion.
Join Phyllis-Prior Egerton for this special programme, to learn more about where and how homophobia discriminates against transsexual people. - 11am – This Way Out
“This Way Out” is the award-winning, internationally distributed weekly LGBT radio programme, currently airing on over 175 local community radio stations around the world, and on Costa Rican station Radio For Peace International. - 12 noon – Unsung Heros: Special Edition
Join Geoff Clarke for music and interviews from local acoustic, open mic nights – giving a voice to the unsung heroes of Preston’s music scene, with features about IDAHO day. - 1pm – IDAHO Day – Non-stop Music Lunch
Join us today for a special themed IDAHO music lunch with related artists and themes. - 2pm – Baz and Paul’s Radio Show – IDAHO Special
Join the guys for a programme packed with information to bring awareness to IDAHO day and the usual eclectic mix of music, Paul’s recipes and “Out and About” with Baz. - 4pm – The JAL Show IDAHO Special
Join John and Lee for a Hip-hop, drum ‘n’ bass, electronica and mixed rock tracks session, with information and features on IDAHO day. - 5pm – Stamp It Out – The Pulse
Preston FM’s Young People’s magazine programme, presented by Luke Foster, covers LGBT issues of young people, not just in the UK, but around the world. - 6pm – High Energy
“A night of sheer delight from 6-7, this is music heaven, so join me Chris Collins for IDAHO and I will play some music that is definitely not slow.” - 7pm – Another G Word
Join Margaret Walton and Mac McCarthy, for an exploration and reflection on news items and personal stories from members of the International LGBT community. - 8pm – Homophobes are gay
Bob Brooks discusses homophobia; and how and why the most extreme homophobes are in denial that they are gay themselves. Bob also quotes from NUT Lancashire’s recent survey into what they describe as “endemic homophobic based bullying in our schools today”, and how statistics show that many schools are still not addressing this problem, and is even less addressed in faith schools, based on latest statistics. - 9pm – Billy Fisher
For our last special programme of IDAHO day, join Billy for “The show”, playing classic tracks from the 80s to now, with some IDAHO stuff too. Just seriously good music.
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