Jimmy Somerville (Bronski Beat), Smash Hits [July 1984]:
"The video for 'Smalltown Boy' was incredibly important to us because it was essentially my own story, and the story of so many young gay people. We wanted to show the stark reality of the isolation, the homophobia, and the violence without sugarcoating it for TV. When you see me getting thrown into the back of that police car, or having to leave my family behind, that wasn't acting; it was real life for us."
https://youtu.be/88sARuFu-tc?si=gWMXsDLKNWCDu_uG