engulfed houses in the plumpang district of jakarta. now on bbc news, witness history. hello. i am hello. iam ben hello. i am ben boulos. hello. iam ben boulos. thank you forjoining me at the queer british museum in london for this addition of witness history. i will bring you important moments from the past as told by the people who were there. in this episode, we are focusing on lgbt history, stories about lesbian, gay and trans people from all over the world. coming up, we hear how lesbian activists broke through bbc security to stage a protest on live tv. plus, the fight for lgbt rights in uganda where being gay was punishable by death. how the balkans war by the groundbreaking film about france sex workers. and the fight to use the word olympics for the very first gay games. but first, to san francisco, and the aids memorial that would make headlines all over the world. activist cleve jones was living there in the 1980s when a mysterious disease started killing his frien
history: lgbt special. hello. i m ben boulos. thanks forjoining me at the queer british museum in london for this edition of witness history. i ll bring you important moments from the past as told by the people who were there. in this episode, we re focusing on lgbt history, stories about lesbian, gay and trans people from all over the world. coming up: we hear how lesbian activists broke through bbc security to stage a protest on live tv. plus, the fight for lgbt rights in uganda where being gay was punishable by death. how the balkans war inspired a groundbreaking film about trans sex workers. and the fight to use the word 0lympics for the very first gay games. but first to san francisco, and the aids memorial that would make headlines all over the world. activist cleve jones was living there in the 19805 when a mysterious disease started killing his friends. the suffering he saw inspired him to create one of the world s biggest ever arts projects. i talked about this ide
at london s hyde park delighted. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has promised that the federal government will act to protect women s rights if us states seek to prevent them travelling to get an abortion. speaking at a virtual meeting with democratic state governors, if mr biden said he believed some states would attempt to arrest women who crossed state lines for abortion access. he went on to say that only democratic victories in the mid term elections would give congress the power to restore federal abortion rights. i think people are going to be shocked when the first state, the first state that tries to arrest a woman for crossing a state line to get health services. and i don t think people believe that s going to happen. but it s going to happen and it s going to it s going to telegraph to the whole country that this is, this is a gigantic deal that goes beyond i mean, it affects all your basic rights. if extremist g
what could the war do to an already volatile job market here? arsenal s champions league qualification hopes are in tatters. they were beaten 2 0 at newcastle, with tottenham now in pole position to clinch fourth spot. and a pretty humid day to come with some eastern areas under hazy sunshine seeing some of the highest temperatures of the year. but if you re in the west today, early sunshine will give way to cloud and eventually some outbreaks of rain. i ll have all the details of your forecast here on breakfast. it s tuesday the 17th of may. leading figures in sport, politics and entertainment have praised the blackpool striker jake daniels after he announced he is gay. it s the first time in more than 30 years that a male footballer has come out while still playing for a professional uk club. the 17 year old said it s a relief to be honest about his sexuality. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss reports on a turning point for british football. he s one of the ch
ELLENSBURG, Wash. A Central Washington University student will be opening a BFA Senior Art Exhibition about LGBTQ+ identity and the cyclical nature of history.