UK ATTEMPT TO FORCE OUT TRANS PUPILS VOTED DOWN / ACTOR JACK HOLDEN CHATS EXCLUSIVELY

OUTCAST UK

- This week - we hear about attempts to bring about a law forcing out trans pupils at school from a UK far right party, how Kenya looks set to follow Uganda with extreme anti LGBTQ+ laws. - The actor Jack Holden chats to us exclusively about his Olivier nominated show set in the depths of the HIV/AIDS crisis in late 1980's Soho, London. Cruise that was a hit on the West End after lock down and after a critically acclaimed run, the show is heading to Manchester and a feature film of CRUISE is also currently in development. Jack tells us the story of the phone call he took as a volunteer at LGBTQ+ charity switchboard that inspired him to create the show based on what should have been the last night on earth of main character Michael Spencer. Across this summer's Pride season OUTCAST UK is dropping a weekly LGBTQIA+ news update followed by our hot take and analysis of the week's events. Former BBC 5 Live / LBC and Times Radio journalist and broadcaster Kevin McGrath joins Graeme Smith every week across this summer. Plus a preview of a truly bizarre chat we had with one half of the cock destroyers on a mid week episode that's dropping this week in which we were literally LOST FOR WORDS. Listen to OUTCAST UK every week on Virgin Radio Pride UK - Ask your smart speaker to play Virgin Radio Pride. OUTCAST UK brings you the weekly Queer news dissected in podcast form and now on the radio - Sundays from 9pm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outcastuk/message