Welcome to our podcast Hearts & Histories, hosted by Ryan Kennedy and brought to you by the Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival and EMBRACE A Culture of Inclusion.

During this five episode series, older and old LGBT+ people who live in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin reflect on how their lives and experiences have made them the person they are today.

This episode’s guests are Lis and Mary, who are both in their seventies, and live in the Telford area. They also recently got married in a Quaker ceremony.

Despite being a couple, they’ve had very different experiences of growing up as lesbians, and it’s really interesting to hear how those experiences have contributed to their conversations around ageing.

If this episode has inspired to you to make your own provision more inclusive to LGBT+ people, then head to www.lgbtsand.com to see more of our resources.

These resources have been split into beginner, intermediate and advanced; and each resource includes an indication of how much time you need in order to get value from it.

So whatever stage of the inclusion journey you’re on, and however long you’ve got, these resources can help you to EMBRACE A Culture of Inclusion.