WHAT’S IT LIKE WAITING FOR LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY? 

Listen to this week’s Gay Hour from the BBC

The Gay Hour (Citizen Manchester LGBT) is the ONLY regular LGBT current affairs magazine programme on the BBC.

This week presenters Ashley Byrne, Andrew Edwards and singer-songwriter Claire Mooney hear what it’s like to be waiting for a life-changing operation. Gabriella Rose-Holloway from Northwich is on course for Gender re-assignment therapy!

Tans equalities specialist Christine Burns joins the team on the line from Channel 4 as the broadcasting community get together to try and improve the portrayal of trans people on TV and radio.

They hear how Lib Dem Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone has been cutting ribbons to herald in new era at Manchester’s Lesbian and Gay Foundation and Andrew looks at how LGBT themes are covered at this year’s VIVA Spanish and Latin Film Festival  at the Cornerhouse. 

Listen to this week’s edition via the BBC iplayer at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00fdjc6/LGBT_Citizen_Manchester_14_03_2011/