Lost Spaces: Memories from Gay Bars, Lesbian Clubs, and LGBTQ+ Parties

How do queer spaces help to shape people's lives?  Why are they so important to the LGBTQ+ communit

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Have you ever shown up at the tail-end of a really exciting party just as everything was ending, and

So, it's well documented on this show that queer spaces are good for many things - they're f

I know there's always the risk with this show of completely romanticising queer spaces as these

I have a fairly straightforward relationship with religion in that... well, I don't have one.

We talk in this episode a little about Lamya's new memoir, Hijab Butch Blues. If you're inte

It's time to put on your skinny jeans, dig out your studded belt, and apply about a week's w

This study was published at the beginning of 2024, and it talks about the key role of Aunties and &#

So it's fairly well established that I think queer spaces are really significant and an importan

Now, you might want to sit down or take a deep breath before you read this episode description, but.

On this week's show I'm starting to question whether I should be getting in to the world of

More new podcast recommendations this week! This week I'm sharing an episode of The Queer Famil

Ahoy! I'm taking a few weeks off over the festive period to recharge (and eat too many mince pie

Sometimes on this show we talk about spaces that my guest went to religiously, and they have stories

What do you do when Malcolm McLaren, that hugely influential promoter and manager for punk rock band

What do you do when you're a drag queen who wants to get more gigs? Well, that's simple - y

Who doesn't love a bit of competition? I'm rarely happier than when there are dreams to cru

Who doesn't love a bit of competition? I'm rarely happier than when there are dreams to crush, plan

So, if you are a long time listener of this show you will probably know that I am on a bit of a ques

Picture it. It's an evening sometime in 2012. You've met up with a guy from one of the app

Sometimes being in a new location, surrounded by strangers and new-ness, is just the thing that you