About this episode

Tash and Adam discuss the experiences of Monty Moncrieff, who took calls for Switchboard and reflects on the importance of listening in the LGBTQ+ community.

Tash and Adam hear from Monty Moncrieff, who took calls for Switchboard for years and now runs London Friend . Monty remembers what it was like to take difficult calls from LGBTQ+ people, and also to be listened to himself, when he gave his first interview in season 3 of The Log Books podcast. Buy our book or see our events listings: The Log Books: Voices of Queer Britain and the Helpline that Listened . Hosted and produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith The voice of the log books: Serena James Assistant producer: Marnie Woodmeade  Engineer: David Pye Music: Tom Fosket-Barnes Original artwork: Natalie Doto Thanks to the Bishopsgate Institute; our publisher, Faber Books; the dreamboats at Acast; the staff and volunteers at Switchboard, and all the contributors who shared their stories. Episode transcripts available here . Call Switchboard on 0800 0119 100, email hello@switchboard.lgbt or instant message via www.switchboard.lgbt . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelogbooks . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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