Presented by YouTuber and journalist Riyadh Khalaf, Queer Britain gets under the skin of queer culture and shine a light on the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
Episode 1: Does God Hate Queers?
Riyadh meets a disfellowed Jehovah’s Witness, a Muslim woman seeking a marriage of convenience and transmasculine Christian Elijah as he is renamed in church.
Episode 2: The Search for the Perfect Body
Riyadh Khalaf looks at body image pressures in the gay community. He meets Jamal, who finds himself femme-shamed, and Rye, who has recovered from bulimia, and he also gets his kit off for a naked photo shoot with the Gay Times.
Episode 3: Out On the Streets
Riyadh Khalef explores the issues behind the statistic that one in four young homeless people in Britain identifies as LGBTQ+.
He meets rough sleeper Damian on the streets of Birmingham, follows John as he is rehomed into a temporary flat in Scotland, and speaks to Kristina about how she ended up without a home.
Episode 4: Preference or Prejudice?
From a mixed-race household with Middle Eastern and Irish heritage, Riyadh knows first-hand how judgemental the gay community online can be. He explores casual racism in the LGBTQ+ community and discusses when preference becomes prejudice.
Episode 5: Porn Idols
Riyadh heads into the world of queer porn to meet the producers and performers bringing different sexuality and identities to the screen.
From the set of a gay ‘chav porn’ shoot to a trans female webcam show, Riyadh explores the relationship between titillation, masturbation, education and validation.
Episode 6: Queer and Proud
In a bid to understand what queer is and why it is becoming an umbrella term, Riyadh meets the people who use the label. From the iconic queer club night Sink the Pink to the trans man educating others on masturbation, Riyadh finds himself amidst a queer revolution.