Over 21, March 1974

It’s March 1974 aka the last moment in history before anyone had heard of ABBA! Striking coal miners have brought down a Conservative government and the UK is gripped by its first post-war recession… but the Mag Hags are boldly wading in, armed with a copy of Over 21 magazine.

This week, we come to terms with some hang-ups in a feature that takes us to some unexpected places – most notably, mid-century trans rights. Elsewhere, we’ve got a delightful fashion and beauty hack, a guide to getting on the property ladder pre-Sex Discrimination Act, and a comprehensive public health ad on contraception.

Plus: in a fine tradition of “male journalists thinking they’re Hunter S. Thompson”, we’ve got a first-person account of attending an orgy, complete with water bed and smoked salmon bagels for afters.

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LINKS

WATCH: The 1973 BBC Open Door documentary with the Transex Liberation Group

CHAPTERS

07:16 - Intro to Over 21

11:42 - Hang ups: Over 21 attempts to heal our insecurities and ends up taking us on a wild ride through 1970s trans rights

29:45 - *An ad break from 1974*

33:44 - “A funny thing happened to me on the way to the orgy…”: One reporter goes gonzo at a New Jersey sex party

49:37 - Fashion and beauty tips from 1974

52:49 - A home of your own: A single gal explains how she got her very own Knightsbridge pad

1:03:23 - What's hot and what’s not in March 1974?

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Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney.

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