SATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY 1pm - 2.30pm
WE FOUND LOVE IN THE ‘80S: HIDDEN LOVE LGBTQI+. FILM SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION Film screening provided via a link followed by a Zoom Panel Discussion Acclaimed Wolverhampton artist Dawinder Bansal and musician Martyn Ware - founder of The Human League and Heaven 17 - celebrate couples who found love in the 1980s in a film and photo archive project called ‘We found LOVE in the ‘80s’. The film and online archive feature a range of couples and there will be a focus on hidden love and often forbidden gay relationships. Following the screening a panel discussion will be chaired by Dr Ranjit Khutan (Head of Public Health Department at Wolverhampton University) discussing the creation of this project with Dawinder Bansal and its role in healing British communities in a contemporary context through a lens of love, relationships and adversity. We will also discuss AIDS epidemic and the impact of Section 28 and Margret Thatcher’s attack on the Queer community during this time. Joined by Birmingham locals Helen & Deirdre, who feature in the film, will discuss their 25-year relationship and how they navigated the 80’s as a bi-racial couple whilst also exploring and coming to understand their own sexuality, often found in literature and books in secret bookshops for gay people. Tickets: £10 (+ booking fee)
www.wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
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