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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.

59 minutes

Last on

Tue 28 May 2024 23:30
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  • How a nation that took pride in prejudices ended up with the best gay rights in Europe

Clips

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Music Played

  • The Communards

    Don't Leave Me This Way (feat. Sarah Jane Morris)

  • Booker T. & The M.G.'s

    Chinese Checkers

  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

  • Ernest Ranglin

    Surfin'

  • The Velvet Underground

    Sunday Morning

  • Blondie

    Rapture

  • Bronski Beat

    Smalltown Boy

  • Culture Club

    Karma Chameleon

  • Pet Shop Boys

    It's A Sin

  • Kasabian

    Over Stripe

  • Rihanna

    Only Girl (In The World)

  • Madonna

    Hung Up

  • Etta James

    At Last

Credits

Producer John MacLaverty
Director John MacLaverty
Executive Producer David Harron
Executive Producer John Archer

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