Roland Jaggard 2019 (Part 2 of 2) - The Fireside Chat Series
Channel: Fireside Chats with Douglas O'Keeffe
Date: 2019-12-20

Roland Jaggard was one of 16 men who were prosecuted under Operation Spanner, a police investigation into same-sex male consensual sadomasochism across the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. A resulting House of Lords judgement, R v Brown, ruled that consent was not a valid legal defense for actual bodily harm in Britain—but only when it was between two men, as just a short time earlier it was ruled that a man could legally brand his wife.

In this interview, Roland talks about his young childhood in post-war Britain, how he came to discover his interest in SM, and how he was able to find a group of like-minded men to share his interests, which ultimately led to his civil rights journey.

Please watch Part 1 of this interview here: https://youtu.be/9YsrFAMwzmc


Inside Leather History: A Fireside Chat is produced by Douglas O’Keeffe and Mistress Joanne C. Gaddy (the “Producers”).The Chats seek to capture the memories, reflections, and experiences of leaders in the leather and/or LGBTQ communities. With a deep and heartfelt regard for the importance of our history, it is the intent of the Producers to collect, preserve, and appropriately share the stories of our forebears and others who have made significant contributions to the leather and/or LGBTQ communities. This is done through a series of recorded interviews.