This week we've been joined by Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte to explore the impact the changing social position of LGBT voters has had on British politics. As discrimination from state institutions has eased and wider social acceptance has grown, people with LGBT backgrounds have gained more space to play an open and prominent role in British politics. With his research focus on how LGBT communities have influenced electoral politics across Europe, Stuart provides some fascinating insights into key social and political dynamics in contemporary British society.
As an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Political Science at the University of Southampton, Stuart published his first book, “VOX: The Rise of the Spanish Radical Right”, and is currently working on his second book project “Lavender Ballots: How queers vote and how to win them over”.
The background music is by Through the City by Crowander, and the production for this podcast was by Daniel Mansfield.