Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland
Documentary featuring a rich mix of eyewitness testimony, archive and historical research to chart the radically changing attitudes towards Scotland's gay community.
Celebrating the postwar history of Scotland's gay community which, over 70 years, has seen gay men and lesbians transform from Scotland's pariahs to Scotland's pride. Using a rich mix of eyewitness testimony, jaw-dropping archive and historical research, the documentary charts radically changing attitudes. Scotland was over a decade behind England and Wales in decriminalising homosexuality but now has the best gay rights in Europe: nothing short of a revolution.
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Coming Oot: The fabulous history of gay Scotland
How a nation that took pride in prejudices ended up with the best gay rights in Europe
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Music Played
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The Communards
Don't Leave Me This Way (feat. Sarah Jane Morris)
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Ernest Ranglin
Surfin
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Bronski Beat
Smalltown Boy
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Culture Club
Karma Chameleon
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Pet Shop Boys
It's A Sin
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Etta James
At Last
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Producer | John MacLaverty |
| Director | John MacLaverty |
| Executive Producer | David Harron |
| Executive Producer | John Archer |
Broadcasts
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