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Matthew Todd has published his next book ‘Pride’ which chronicles the history of gay rights activism, going to the first riot at Stonewall, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary. He weighs in on the protests currently happening in Birmingham, with parents arguing against the teaching of LGBTQ relationships in schools and why it’s important to teach children about love and tolerance.

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Matthew Todd reads from his book Straight Jacket at Penguin Pride at Proud on 5 July 2017. The book looks at the state of the mental health of gay men and the wider LGBT community, and asks whether gay people are as happy as they should be, and what’s holding them back. Penguin Pride at Proud is a one-night festival of books, poetry and music celebrating LGBT literature.

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30 years ago Section 28 was introduced. It was – the now repealed – clause of a local government act, to stop a council promoting the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship. That’s a quote. The prominent gay writer and journalist Matthew Todd – he was editor at Attitude magazine for many years – was in school in those days, and looks back now, at the effect it had.

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Matthew Todd joins Lorraine to discuss his new book, which is a part-memoir, part-revolutionary guide for the LGBT community on how to build happy, secure lives and relationships.

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Matthew Todd, author of Straight Jacket: How to be Gay and Happy, reports for Newsnight on why so many LGBT people suffer from mental health problems.

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