<p>Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 looks back at one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in recent British LGBTQ+ history, and examines how this scarcely-known legal case played a significant role in the fight for gay rights.</p><p>The men’s ordeal had tragic and abhorrent consequences. And they weren’t alone. </p><p>But in the wake of their legal battle the Bolton 7 were defiant and fervent in their desire to fight back. </p><p>Hugh Sheehan also hears directly from former Home Secretary Jack Straw and Liberal Democrat MP Evan Harris; politicians who were trying to change laws regarding sex between men at the time. </p><p>Criminally Queer is a Reduced Listening Production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab.</p><p>Producer and Presenter: Hugh Sheehan
Original Music and Sound Design: Hugh Sheehan
Executive Producer: Anishka Sharma
Mix Engineer: Arlie Addlington
Artwork: Tom Cunningham
Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer</p><p>Archive material courtesy of Roger Bolton Productions.</p>
