Switchboard helpline with Tash Walker
An episode of the Queer Recollections podcast, hosted by Will Hecker, titled "Switchboard helpline with Tash Walker" was published on September 24, 2020 and runs 29 minutes.
September 24, 2020 ·29m · Queer Recollections
Summary
Switchboard took it's first call in 1974... and hasn't stopped since. For the past half-century, the calls at Switchboard have reflected contemporary British queer life: from police entrapment of gay men, to lesbian custody battles, to the HIV/AIDS crisis and beyond. Tash Walker, the current Co-Chair of Switchboard, speaks to Queer Recollections about how the calls have changed, and stayed the same, over the years, what motivates her to pick up the phone, and why the helpline is still so needed in 2020. Switchboard can be reached via telephone (0300 330 0630), instant messenger or by email on their website.
Episode Description
Switchboard took it's first call in 1974... and hasn't stopped since.
For the past half-century, the calls at Switchboard have reflected contemporary British queer life: from police entrapment of gay men, to lesbian custody battles, to the HIV/AIDS crisis and beyond.
Tash Walker, the current Co-Chair of Switchboard, speaks to Queer Recollections about how the calls have changed, and stayed the same, over the years, what motivates her to pick up the phone, and why the helpline is still so needed in 2020.
Switchboard can be reached via telephone (0300 330 0630), instant messenger or by email on their website.