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So excited to be in conversation with Tash Walker & Adam Zmith discussing about their fantastic book 'The Log Books' published by Faber

Works like theirs shows the overlaps between queer lives past and present, told through the archives uncovered in the LGBTQ+ Switchboard log books; charged with gossip, sensuality & sometimes fear

It will be in the wonderful Picnic cafe on the corner of Walcot street, on the 7th June as part of Queer Bath festival

book your tickets TODAY, available from link in bio or here: https://www.queerbath.co.uk/events/exploring-the-log-books-with-tash-walker-and-adam-zmith

@queerbath @picnic_bath @tashwalker85 @adam.zmith @faberbooks @mrbsemporium

Looking ahead to June and we're thrilled to be welcoming @tashwalker85 and @adam.zmith to @palm2eventspace to discuss THE LOG BOOKS with @amelia_abraham

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In a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard, a queer helpline in operation since 1974, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out.

These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Walker and Zmith came of age in the time of Section 28, a law which banned councils and schools 'promoting the teaching of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship'. In recovering these logs, they encountered people grappling with feelings, questions and problems both familiar and different, and set out to learn from - and sometimes speak to - those on both sides of the calls.

Charged with joy, gossip, sensuality, humour and sometimes fear, and with a potent relevancy to the world today, these stories are brought together in The Log Books. Walker and Zmith capture queer lives in stunning detail, embarking on a journey of both collective history and self-discovery and propelling it into the very foreground of our national history.

Tickets available now and already selling fast, join us!

Introducing The Log Books, an intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.

‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’ Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy)

In a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard, a queer helpline in operation since 1974, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out. Swipe to see some excerpts over the past five decades and photos from the archive.

These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Charged with joy, gossip, sensuality, humour and sometimes fear, and with a potent relevancy to the world today, these stories are brought together in The Log Books. Out 29 January 2026 and available to pre-order now.

@switchboardlgbt is still open today, operating as the national LGBTQIA+ listening service. You can contact Switchboard from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 365 days a year:

Phone: 0800 0119 100
Email: hello@switchboard.lgbt
Instant Message: switchboard.lgbt

Cover design: @designbyfaber
Photo credits: Switchboard Archive, Bishopsgate Institute

Introducing The Log Books, an intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.

‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’ Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy)

In a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard, a queer helpline in operation since 1974, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out. Swipe to see some excerpts over the past five decades and photos from the archive.

These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Charged with joy, gossip, sensuality, humour and sometimes fear, and with a potent relevancy to the world today, these stories are brought together in The Log Books. Out 29 January 2026 and available to pre-order now.

@switchboardlgbt is still open today, operating as the national LGBTQIA+ listening service. You can contact Switchboard from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 365 days a year:

Phone: 0800 0119 100
Email: hello@switchboard.lgbt
Instant Message: switchboard.lgbt

Cover design: @designbyfaber
Photo credits: Switchboard Archive, Bishopsgate Institute

Introducing The Log Books, an intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.

‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’ Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy)

In a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard, a queer helpline in operation since 1974, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out. Swipe to see some excerpts over the past five decades and photos from the archive.

These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Charged with joy, gossip, sensuality, humour and sometimes fear, and with a potent relevancy to the world today, these stories are brought together in The Log Books. Out 29 January 2026 and available to pre-order now.

@switchboardlgbt is still open today, operating as the national LGBTQIA+ listening service. You can contact Switchboard from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 365 days a year:

Phone: 0800 0119 100
Email: hello@switchboard.lgbt
Instant Message: switchboard.lgbt

Cover design: @designbyfaber
Photo credits: Switchboard Archive, Bishopsgate Institute

Introducing The Log Books, an intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.

‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’ Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy)

In a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard, a queer helpline in operation since 1974, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out. Swipe to see some excerpts over the past five decades and photos from the archive.

These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Charged with joy, gossip, sensuality, humour and sometimes fear, and with a potent relevancy to the world today, these stories are brought together in The Log Books. Out 29 January 2026 and available to pre-order now.

@switchboardlgbt is still open today, operating as the national LGBTQIA+ listening service. You can contact Switchboard from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 365 days a year:

Phone: 0800 0119 100
Email: hello@switchboard.lgbt
Instant Message: switchboard.lgbt

Cover design: @designbyfaber
Photo credits: Switchboard Archive, Bishopsgate Institute

Introducing The Log Books, an intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.

‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’ Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy)

In a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard, a queer helpline in operation since 1974, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out. Swipe to see some excerpts over the past five decades and photos from the archive.

These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Charged with joy, gossip, sensuality, humour and sometimes fear, and with a potent relevancy to the world today, these stories are brought together in The Log Books. Out 29 January 2026 and available to pre-order now.

@switchboardlgbt is still open today, operating as the national LGBTQIA+ listening service. You can contact Switchboard from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 365 days a year:

Phone: 0800 0119 100
Email: hello@switchboard.lgbt
Instant Message: switchboard.lgbt

Cover design: @designbyfaber
Photo credits: Switchboard Archive, Bishopsgate Institute

Introducing The Log Books, an intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.

‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’ Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy)

In a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard, a queer helpline in operation since 1974, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out. Swipe to see some excerpts over the past five decades and photos from the archive.

These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Charged with joy, gossip, sensuality, humour and sometimes fear, and with a potent relevancy to the world today, these stories are brought together in The Log Books. Out 29 January 2026 and available to pre-order now.

@switchboardlgbt is still open today, operating as the national LGBTQIA+ listening service. You can contact Switchboard from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 365 days a year:

Phone: 0800 0119 100
Email: hello@switchboard.lgbt
Instant Message: switchboard.lgbt

Cover design: @designbyfaber
Photo credits: Switchboard Archive, Bishopsgate Institute

Introducing The Log Books, an intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.

‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’ Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy)

In a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard, a queer helpline in operation since 1974, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out. Swipe to see some excerpts over the past five decades and photos from the archive.

These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Charged with joy, gossip, sensuality, humour and sometimes fear, and with a potent relevancy to the world today, these stories are brought together in The Log Books. Out 29 January 2026 and available to pre-order now.

@switchboardlgbt is still open today, operating as the national LGBTQIA+ listening service. You can contact Switchboard from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 365 days a year:

Phone: 0800 0119 100
Email: hello@switchboard.lgbt
Instant Message: switchboard.lgbt

Cover design: @designbyfaber
Photo credits: Switchboard Archive, Bishopsgate Institute

Introducing The Log Books, an intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.

‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’ Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy)

In a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard, a queer helpline in operation since 1974, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken: a teenager whose parents had kicked them out of home for dressing as the wrong gender; a lesbian terrified of having her baby taken away from her; a man arrested for chatting up another man in a public toilet; a young person wanting to know how to come out. Swipe to see some excerpts over the past five decades and photos from the archive.

These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need. Charged with joy, gossip, sensuality, humour and sometimes fear, and with a potent relevancy to the world today, these stories are brought together in The Log Books. Out 29 January 2026 and available to pre-order now.

@switchboardlgbt is still open today, operating as the national LGBTQIA+ listening service. You can contact Switchboard from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 365 days a year:

Phone: 0800 0119 100
Email: hello@switchboard.lgbt
Instant Message: switchboard.lgbt

Cover design: @designbyfaber
Photo credits: Switchboard Archive, Bishopsgate Institute

Ghosts of your former self - 006

We’ve got a star guest this week! Tino Orsini is a versatile character actor — you might have seen him playing the artist Banksy in Ted Lasso. For his next trick he’ll be on stage performing an intimate solo show about his own dark past. It’s all based around the time he tried to make it in Hollywood.

We loved hearing Tino’s reflections on immigration, addiction, sex, family secrets and, of course, showbiz. His new show is called Ghosts of West Hollywood and it’s on 2-7 June at the Et Cetera theatre in London.

-Adam + Tash

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The Log Books is hosted and produced by @tashwalker85 and @Adam.Zmith

The assistant producer is @mmiiaax
Music from Soundstripe
Original artwork by Natalie Doto
Thanks to the dreamboats at @acast

#TheLogBooks #QueerHistory #LGBTQBooks #lgbtq

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Listen to our latest episode of The Log Books! Train rides, cruising grounds… what more could we possibly cover?

Lab rats! 🐀

Tash has been reading some intriguing studies about the psychology of lab rats — and has discovered something about themself in the process. So let’s talk about it! Join us while we gnaw on the topics of cages (real and imagined), being queer, and the power of nature.

-Adam + Tash

Discussed in this episode:
The Well Gardened Mind by @suestuartsmith

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The Log Books is hosted and produced by @tashwalker85 and @Adam.Zmith

The assistant producer is @mmiiaax
Music from Soundstripe
Original artwork by Natalie Doto
Thanks to the dreamboats at @acast

#TheLogBooks #QueerHistory #LGBTQBooks #lgbtq

Lab rats - 005 🐀

Tash has been reading some intriguing studies about the psychology of lab rats — and has discovered something about themself in the process. So let’s talk about it! Join us while we gnaw on the topics of cages (real and imagined), being queer, and the power of nature.

-Adam + Tash

Discussed in this episode:
The Well Gardened Mind by @suestuartsmith

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The Log Books is hosted and produced by @tashwalker85 and @Adam.Zmith

The assistant producer is @mmiiaax
Music from Soundstripe
Original artwork by Natalie Doto
Thanks to the dreamboats at @acast

#TheLogBooks #QueerHistory #LGBTQBooks #lgbtq

We love a chill Saturday afternoon at the taproom, so we’re super excited to be hosting Ellen Jones (Outrage) and Elizabeth Lovatt (Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line) for an informal conversation about activism, LGBTQ+ reads, and more!

The convo will be presented and hosted by the fantastic Tash Walker (The Log Books Podcast).

📚 BOOKS & BEERS
🗓️ Saturday 23rd May 3pm - and it’s free!

Free tix in bi0. See you there angels 💕

We love a chill Saturday afternoon at the taproom, so we’re super excited to be hosting Ellen Jones (Outrage) and Elizabeth Lovatt (Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line) for an informal conversation about activism, LGBTQ+ reads, and more!

The convo will be presented and hosted by the fantastic Tash Walker (The Log Books Podcast).

📚 BOOKS & BEERS
🗓️ Saturday 23rd May 3pm - and it’s free!

Free tix in bi0. See you there angels 💕

We love a chill Saturday afternoon at the taproom, so we’re super excited to be hosting Ellen Jones (Outrage) and Elizabeth Lovatt (Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line) for an informal conversation about activism, LGBTQ+ reads, and more!

The convo will be presented and hosted by the fantastic Tash Walker (The Log Books Podcast).

📚 BOOKS & BEERS
🗓️ Saturday 23rd May 3pm - and it’s free!

Free tix in bi0. See you there angels 💕

We love a chill Saturday afternoon at the taproom, so we’re super excited to be hosting Ellen Jones (Outrage) and Elizabeth Lovatt (Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line) for an informal conversation about activism, LGBTQ+ reads, and more!

The convo will be presented and hosted by the fantastic Tash Walker (The Log Books Podcast).

📚 BOOKS & BEERS
🗓️ Saturday 23rd May 3pm - and it’s free!

Free tix in bi0. See you there angels 💕

📚🎙️ New episode of The Log Books is out now!

This week we’re diving into the brilliant new zine Inherent Vice — featuring this powerful poem Dear Section 28 by Tash.

Dear Section 28 was originally created for the wonderful @shortcutspodcast (Series 33), a @fallingtreeproductions production for BBC Radio 4

🎧 Listen now — link in bio.

An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail - 003
Sometimes you read a book and feel ‘this is a bit of me!’ That’s how we both felt reading An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail, so we wanted to talk about it. It’s a book about friendship, across generations, and the power of queer solidarity. So it also led us to two recent photography exhibitions too.
-Adam + Tash

Discussed in this episode:
Book: An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail by Hélène Giannecchini
Exhibition: We Others: Donna Gottschalk and Hélène Giannecchini @ The Photographers’ Gallery until June 7th
Exhibition: Catherine Opie: To Be Seen @ National Portrait Gallery, until May 31st

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The Log Books is hosted and produced by @tashwalker85 and @Adam.Zmith

The assistant producer is @mmiiaax
Music from Soundstripe
Original artwork by Natalie Doto
Thanks to the dreamboats at @acast

#TheLogBooks #QueerHistory #LGBTQBooks #lgbtq

Your Story, Your Words: Writing Workshop for LGBTQ+ People ✨

A gorgeous group of writers for our workshop at Deptford Literature Festival @londonwriterscentre hosted at @triangledeptford

Photos by Kashif Hague 📸

We dug into the queer archives of lesbian newsletters, gay mags, transgender support group leaflets and helpline logs. Had a mix of writing exercises, & space to listen to each others’ stories, and share some of our writing techniques.

More workshops to come! And if you’d like us to put in a writing workshop for you - get in touch 🖊️

Your Story, Your Words: Writing Workshop for LGBTQ+ People ✨

A gorgeous group of writers for our workshop at Deptford Literature Festival @londonwriterscentre hosted at @triangledeptford

Photos by Kashif Hague 📸

We dug into the queer archives of lesbian newsletters, gay mags, transgender support group leaflets and helpline logs. Had a mix of writing exercises, & space to listen to each others’ stories, and share some of our writing techniques.

More workshops to come! And if you’d like us to put in a writing workshop for you - get in touch 🖊️

Your Story, Your Words: Writing Workshop for LGBTQ+ People ✨

A gorgeous group of writers for our workshop at Deptford Literature Festival @londonwriterscentre hosted at @triangledeptford

Photos by Kashif Hague 📸

We dug into the queer archives of lesbian newsletters, gay mags, transgender support group leaflets and helpline logs. Had a mix of writing exercises, & space to listen to each others’ stories, and share some of our writing techniques.

More workshops to come! And if you’d like us to put in a writing workshop for you - get in touch 🖊️

Your Story, Your Words: Writing Workshop for LGBTQ+ People ✨

A gorgeous group of writers for our workshop at Deptford Literature Festival @londonwriterscentre hosted at @triangledeptford

Photos by Kashif Hague 📸

We dug into the queer archives of lesbian newsletters, gay mags, transgender support group leaflets and helpline logs. Had a mix of writing exercises, & space to listen to each others’ stories, and share some of our writing techniques.

More workshops to come! And if you’d like us to put in a writing workshop for you - get in touch 🖊️

Your Story, Your Words: Writing Workshop for LGBTQ+ People ✨

A gorgeous group of writers for our workshop at Deptford Literature Festival @londonwriterscentre hosted at @triangledeptford

Photos by Kashif Hague 📸

We dug into the queer archives of lesbian newsletters, gay mags, transgender support group leaflets and helpline logs. Had a mix of writing exercises, & space to listen to each others’ stories, and share some of our writing techniques.

More workshops to come! And if you’d like us to put in a writing workshop for you - get in touch 🖊️

Your Story, Your Words: Writing Workshop for LGBTQ+ People ✨

A gorgeous group of writers for our workshop at Deptford Literature Festival @londonwriterscentre hosted at @triangledeptford

Photos by Kashif Hague 📸

We dug into the queer archives of lesbian newsletters, gay mags, transgender support group leaflets and helpline logs. Had a mix of writing exercises, & space to listen to each others’ stories, and share some of our writing techniques.

More workshops to come! And if you’d like us to put in a writing workshop for you - get in touch 🖊️

Join us for a special evening with @tashwalker85 and @adam.zmith, authors of The Log Books.

🎟️£6 (Link in Bio)

An intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.
In a crawlspace at the offices of Switchboard, a queer helpline in operation since 1974, lies dozens of log books kept by volunteers describing the phone calls they had taken.
These logs were traces of tens of thousands of queer lives, a bridge to a past hidden from people like Tash Walker and Adam Zmith in their youth, captured by people who lent an ear to those in need.

‘A fantastic journey through an overlooked archive bursting with humanity and real life on every page.’
DAN SNOW

‘Among the most vivid social histories I’ve read about contemporary queer life in Britain.’
OISÍN MCKENNA, author of Evenings and Weekends
#queer #helpline #booksbooksbooks #booktalks #bookworm