Queer Working Lives: Behind the Uniform | Kevin Bazeley | Episode 1

This isn't strickly a WTOQ?! episode but as Tommy & Bernie are presenting this we thought we'd put it on the channel!

Queer Working Lives: Behind the Uniform

From the makers of the award-winning podcast What, That Old Queen?!

In this three-part podcast series, Tom Marshman and Bernie Hodges explore the experiences of LGBTQ+ people who served in the British Armed Forces, uncovering personal stories of identity, belonging, discrimination and resilience. Through intimate conversations with former service personnel, the series asks what it means to wear a uniform, what we conceal beneath it, and what happens when the institution you serve refuses to accept who you are.

Queer Working Lives was made possible with the support of all the project partners, Hartlepool Museum, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, RAF Museum, West Sussex Fire Service, Marlborough Productions and at Portsmouth Navy Museum. It would not have been possible without generous funding from the Arts Council and National Lottery Community Project Fund.

Queer Working Lives: Behind the Uniform | Kevin Bazeley | Episode 1

From the makers of the award-winning podcast What, That Old Queen?!

How do you navigate your own identity when the institution you serve doesn’t allow you to be who you are?

In this episode of Queer Working Lives, Tom Marshman and Bernie Hodges meet former RAF navigator Kevin Bazeley, who reflects on his military career, the pressures of concealing his sexuality and the devastating experience of being outed and discharged. Kevin also discusses the importance of remembrance and recognition, including his work towards a national memorial honouring LGBTQ+ Armed Forces personnel affected by the historic ban.

Presented by Tom Marshman and Bernie Hodges, with audio production by Bernie Hodges.

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