Holding Hands

From the first to the last, touch is with us  - a parent sliding one finger into the tiny grasping fingers of a newborn, through to the reassuring need-to-be-there hand holding on someone's deathbed - it's a fundamental of life. So what happens when it's denied?

Here are two things for you to look at/listen to, then consider.

The first is a radio programme on Holding Hands. It's available to listen worldwide, but I'm not sure how long it'll be available for, so I hope you get a chance to hear it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04754xq


The second is a social experiment/reportage piece done recently on the response from people on the street to two men holding hands.

One piece tells us how essential holding hands is to life. The other how unacceptable it is for (in this instance) gay men to connect with the one they love in public. The intimacy and comfort of a simple action is something we aren't allowed.


I have questions for you to consider:
What is the impact on your life of holding hands with others?
What would life be like if you couldn't hold the hand of the one you love in public?



And just because its linked, here is some music about holding hands.