i also host a lg bt radio show called inside out. it's the only lg bt radio show on the fm dial in washington dc. that's pretty stunning to me because we have a huge lgb t community in washington, so i do my part to eradicate prejudices and assumptions the other radio waves as well, so i want to leave a couple minutes for questions and answers. someone has a microphone to buy. if you have a comment about your story i love facebook page where i encourage people to share their stories about their nontraditional families as well and i would love to hear from you. i would like to expand this project in the future to have a place for people with nontraditional families to meet and confer and share strategies for dealing with some of the indignities that we deal with, so who would like to ask a question? or to make a comment. >> i don't know how to make this a question because i already know little about you, but isn't it important to think less in terms how do we fight the bad evil races and more how can we open peoples minds and and hear

for older lg bt people. that services, particularly... for older lgbt people.fundraising event, that they asked me to get a testimony and it was the first time i had spoken openly about being a 93v i had spoken openly about being a gay man and actually that was quite liberating for me. you hope, though, that people don't need the kind of support that clearly the charity provides these days. what are the sort of issues that people come to you with. we would like to think that ends have moved on, haven't we? yes, they have moved on but voters there is this whole legacy of guilt and shame we carry. —— for us there is this legacy. and it is important for us to have a place where we feel like we belong because we did not belong in the straight world and so it is very important to give a lot of support to older gay people. thank you very much for coming in. thank you very much for coming in. thank you. the shortlist for one of britain's most prestigious music awards has been announced. among the nominations for this year's mercury music prize are stormzy, the xx and

but i did not see many lg bt people white, same fight.ing the people that got us where we are. from the passion i am hearing in your voice, we clearly have to keep fighting. i wonder if you still have to keep the filmmaking on hold to continue this political fight. you filmmaking on hold to continue this politicalfight. you know, i am doing some filmmaking addressing it, like when we rise. it was billed as a reminder and warning, like when we rise. it was billed as a reminderand warning, if like when we rise. it was billed as a reminder and warning, if we lose sight of our brothers and sisters and other movements, we are vulnerable. that is why it is called when we rise, not when lgbt rise. it comes from the black movement, and the peace movement from the 70s which we have forgotten about. i was writing this as a warning to get back to coalitions so we would not be defeated and the pendulum of progress would keep going forward. instead, we were conquered. now it isa warning. instead, we were conquered. now it is a warning. i am doing proj

after a trains as a result of them being lg bt. after a week trains as a result of them being lgbt.1% remains. in every moment of agreement, yesterday we had news that firefighters would be offered 2% this year and 3% next year. could the prime minister confirm with the public sector pay will remain for all other public serva nts will remain for all other public servants until 2020 ? will remain for all other public servants until2020? i will remain for all other public servants until 2020? i join will remain for all other public servants until 2020? ijoin the irate honourable gentleman and wishing everyone who takes part in trade london the very best. i value the incredibly important work done by public sector workers. , including those in the national health service and others. i understand why people are unhappy with the p. perhaps i canjust set out what the current position is. we have heard the review bodies reporting in march. that included nhs staff and the armed forces and the government accepted the recommendations in all three cases. the firefighters are water is not one w

many of our politicians have come on a journey to support lg bt have come on a journey to support lgbtommitment to make the past and her commitment to make the changes that need to happen in the changes that need to happen in the next five years. george, the fight for equality in this country, but around the world that are still more than 70 countries where homosexuality is a criminal offence. what is happening is very wonderful but there is still a long way to go. africa, even russia. what do you think about that, paul, this is an international campaign? absolutely. we work with lgbt campaigners like ourselves in many of those countries across the world and we talked to them about how we can support them in their struggles. everyone fighting for the same rights that we have here in the uk. we will do whatever we can to support them. george, your campaign for an apology, i think you have been talking to producing your politicians to try and get that. the leader of the opposition and the leader of the opposition and the leader of the house of commons, i count them as my friends now. the

one of the big thing at the moment is whether lgbt of the big thing at the moment is whether lg bt ishada your partner‘s hand in the street, if i had a boyfriend, i think i would not feel, though in some areas of the country. i think when people are able to do that comfortable, like heterosexual people, that is when we will be equal. i think that if the big change that is here to come. more than a third of people who don‘t think it‘s natural, a real chunks, but only 20% of under 25 think is unnatural so i think we will see a big shift in the next decade. thank you very much. the police watchdog says figures gathered by the bbc suggest there are major inconsistencies in the way police forces across england and wales are enforcing drug driving laws. her majesty‘s inspectorate of constabulary says data from a radio1 newsbeat investigation looking at the number of arrests under drug driving laws brought in two years ago suggests that some forces are more proactive than others. dan whitworth has the details. out on patrol with cheshire police. they are on lookout for anyone who might have