Sat 21 Sept
|The Observer Building
Karen McLeod - Lifting Off
Karen will be sharing her experiences as cabin crew brimming with loops and extreme globe- trotting against a backdrop of exotic locations!
Time & Location
21 Sept 2024, 18:45 – 19:45
The Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Rd, Hastings TN34 1DT, UK
About The Event
Lifting Off is a fly on the wall tale of flying long-haul, drinking miniatures, hotel bedroom parties with the rest of the crew, one-night stands in exotic locations and the loneliness of having to deny your true self.
Karen McLeod’s account of flying as long-haul cabin crew offers a fascinating insight into the profound impact of airline life. Having come out as a lesbian shortly before getting the job, she is forced to go back in as colleagues advise her that it’s not OK to be gay, unlike male cabin crew.
It is the story of how Karen McLeod saved herself and finally came into land.
Karen will be in conversation with festival director Wayne Berkeley Herbert, and we’re hoping not to be interrupted by a certain poet of the people who tends to follow Karen around!
‘An absorbing and often hilarious account of the author’s 12 years as closeted…