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Gay and Under Attack

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Reggie discovers that, for young black and Asian gays and transsexuals, their harshest critics and persecutors often come from their own communities, or even their own families.

Being a British guy in 2015 is not easy, and in this series Reggie Yates travels to the extreme edge of modern British masculinity, to discover that 21st-century pressures are changing the way we live, the way we love, and even the way we look.

In the first film, Reggie is shocked to discover that, for young black and Asian gays and transsexuals, their harshest critics - and persecutors - often come from their own communities, or even their own families. Whether it's young Muslims threatened with exorcism, or West African Christian parents ostracising their own gay kids, religion plays a part in the story. But Reggie also wants to find out why so few gay men of colour are visible at events like Gay Pride, given the special cultural problems they already face.

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Wed 7 Aug 2019 23:35

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  • 00:18

    James Blake

    Overgrown

  • 00:19

    Bat for Lashes

    Sleep Alone

  • 00:22

    Florence + the Machine

    How Big, How Blue

  • 00:28

    Wretch 32

    6 Words

  • 00:29

    Jakwob

    Fade (feat. Maiday)

  • 00:29

    Jamie xx

    Hold Tight

  • 00:33

    Jarryd James

    Do You Remember

  • 00:50

    Raleigh Ritchie

    The Greatest

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Reggie Yates
Production Company Sundog Pictures
Director Roeland Doust
Executive Producer Sam Anthony
Producer Kandise Abiola

Broadcasts

  • Mon 7 Dec 2015 21:00
  • Tue 8 Dec 2015 00:30
  • Tue 8 Dec 2015 03:00
  • Wed 9 Dec 2015 01:45
  • Fri 11 Dec 2015 01:30
  • Tue 5 Jan 2016 22:35
  • Tue 5 Jan 2016 23:35
  • Wed 7 Aug 2019 00:55
  • Wed 7 Aug 2019 23:35

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