Never pretending | Episode 10

About this episode

Catherine Lee shares her journey from shame to pride as a lesbian teacher in the late 80s.

Tash and Adam listen to Catherine Lee, who qualified as a teacher in the late 80s at a time when it was impossible for lesbians like her to be open at work. Catherine reflects candidly on the impact of sharing her story on the original Log Books podcast, and how her life has transformed from shame to pride. 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.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tash Walker, Adam Zmith

Guest: Catherine Lee

Topics covered

• LGBTQ+ history
• personal stories
• education
• shame and pride
• queer identity

Keywords

• lesbian
• teacher
• 1980s
• queer
• Log Books
• personal transformation
• shame
• pride

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bishopsgate Institute, Faber Books, Acast, Switchboard

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