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

lost queer spaces

How do queer spaces help to shape people"s lives? Why are they so important to the LGBTQ+ community? What is the impact of losing these spaces? Lost Spaces explores these questions (and more!) through conversations with members of the LGBT community. Each week host K Anderson sits down with a different guest to discuss a space from their past, why it was important to them, and how it helped shape who they are. Expect conversations about coming out, going out, and getting down. And snogging

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00:42:27

"Being A Black Queer Femme In America..." - with...

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2023/06/07

I'm still thinking a lot about this week's conversation. And, in particular, it's made me think about the things I do in my life just to live up to other people's expectations of who I should be. And I'm trying to unpick that and understand it better... But, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's get in to the episode.... This week I'm chatting to the burlesque artiste, the-prodigal-titty-of-the-Motor-City, Lottie Ellington. She's originally from Detroit, but found

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00:48:14

"Eighth Grade Is One Of The Hardest Years For A Lot...

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2023/05/31

So, I'm just going to come right out and say it - school kind of sucked. And, it's bad enough when you have that gnawing suspicion that you don't fit in, but the real kicker is when other kids start to notice this too, and they think that the most appropriate response is... to go out of their way and make your life misery... I was never really popular, and so I just learnt to keep my head down and survive the experience. But, for this week's guest, Wil Fisher who is the host of

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00:40:05

"You're Gay And Gothic... And You're A Christian...

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2023/05/24

You know, in all of the time that we've been doing this show we've never featured a sauna... but that's about to change! Our very first sauna is ACI, which was in San Antonio, Texas. And, showing us around is the subversive queer rapper Chris Conde. Now, Chris was a military brat, and so they moved around a lot when they were a kid. But, as a young adult they decided they wanted some stability, and so chose to settle in San Antonio. And it was here that they let go of religion, got

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00:40:22

"Unpacking My Relationship To Queerness" - with...

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2023/05/17

You know that cliche about being in a crowded room but still feeling all alone? Sometimes I think the person that came up with that imagery was talking about being on a dancefloor in a gay bar. Cause, yeah, there's so much to celebrate there - a room full of people who get to be themselves for the evening. But, there can also be a feeling of disconnect or outsider-ness... And, even though that's probably all inside your head, it's still a very real feeling in the moment. I got to

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00:56:13

"The Eurovision Song Contest Has Always Been A Big...

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2023/05/08

So, this week we're going to do something a little different... It's our first ever episode celebrating the Eurovision Song Contest. And, before you say it - yes, technically Eurovision isn't a queer event. But, I mean... have you ever watched it? it's pretty bloody queer... And, to celebrate the 2023 competition I sat down to chat to Rob Holley, the Head of Content for the Eurovision Song Contest. Only we didn't talk about the contest itself - we chatted about

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00:32:03

"Don't I Know You from Somewhere?" - with Jay...

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2023/05/03

You must be exhausted because you've been running through my mind all day.... Ooooh yeah! This week on the show we're talking all about pick up lines... the cringier the better! What started off as a conversation about expectations versus the reality of flirting in a gay bar quickly turned in to a back-and-forth of cheesy pick-up lines! And, who is flirting with me? Why, it's Jay Roudybush from the Beards and Sundries podcast, who has come on the show to tell us all about Fantasy in

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00:47:00

"I Was Basically Spokesperson For Gay People" - with...

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2023/04/26

So, I have something to admit. I have not been dancing in a really long time. And, when I say dancing I mean sweaty, throbbing, disgustingly sticky kind of dancing. And, I kind of miss it... I got a nice reminder of how important it used to be in my life when I caught up with Alex Marcus, the Podcast Director of The Pop Break, a digital pop culture and entertainment online magazine, for this week's show. Alex is from New Jersey, but made the move to New York City when he went to college in the

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00:31:16

"I Was Afraid Of Being Gay In General" - with Ronda Vu

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2023/04/19

It seems hard to believe, but in the early days of the internet there were these things called internet cafes, where you would go, pay some money, and then have access to a computer with the internet for a set period of time. And this was at a time when the internet wasn't on every phone and every TV and every watch. In fact, lots of families didn't even have computers in their houses... Wild, right? The reason I'm telling you this is because the internet cafe was, for many queer kids,

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00:53:37

"Gay Can Be Anything" - with Pepper

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2023/04/12

I'm often guilty of romanticising small town queer bars, but I just think there's something really magical about everyone being in the same space and not segregating and splitting off in to different sub-communities like leather and lesbian and bears (oh my!)... But, there are also downsides to this... being in a small city or town can get in the way of you having the freedom to explore who you really are... And, this very thing happened for week's guest, Pepper (who you may know as a

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00:52:11

"I Just Didn't Know Drag Kings Existed Before That" -...

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2023/04/05

So, you've probably picked up from listening to this show that I have mixed feelings when it comes to the concept of 'representation'. I still can't quite articulate why I'm a bit iffy about it, but I think it's something about the commodification of the term. Like, yes, I agree that it's important, but it seems to have been hijacked and monetised by people, which I think is a bit icky... But, you're not here for my half-baked ponderings.. you're here to listen

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00:59:04

"A Group Of Gays Is A Gaggle" - with BBKyle

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2023/03/29

Ok, be totally honest with me - have you ever hooked up with a work colleague? Or, actually, the question I'm more interested in is - have you ever known about a work-place hook up that hasn't ended catastrophically? Well, if you haven't guessed already by the way I framed those questions - this week we are finding out all about a doomed hook up that our guest, Twitch streamer extraordinare, BBKyle had when he was working at Spin, a bar in Chicago's queer neighbourhood

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00:40:55

"If There're No Other Drag Queens, We're Going To Be...

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2023/03/22

This podcast started at the end of 2019, and had been running for a few months when... well, you remember what happened in 2020, right? And, for the longest time... I kind of wanted this show to make no mention of the pandemic or Covid-19 or any of the shit going on in the world. I wanted it to be an escape, and an opportunity to think about something else for the people that were listening. But, maybe (and just maybe) I'm finally ready to talk about the pandemic.... One of the wonderful things

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00:53:50

"Those Trans Women That I Was Admiring..." - with...

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2023/03/15

This week it's our first ever trip to Japan! And we're not going to just any old bar, we're going to a hostess club... Hostess (and host) clubs are fairly unique to Japan, so if you've not heard of them before the long and short of it is that they are a type of cabaret bar that provides entertainment, but also employs people to provide attentive conversation and a little bit of flirting to their customers (kind of like giving the boyfriend or girlfriend experience). And, showing us around is Tiffany

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00:35:43

"Platonic Queer Joy" - with Sina Grace

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2023/03/08

So, you may have heard the joke before that watching Drag Race in a bar is the gays equivalent of watching football or rugby in a bar. And, yes, ok, it's a basic, basic stereotype...but... well... maybe there's a smidgen of truth in it? (Just a smidgen, mind you...!) This week I'm joined by the comic book legend Sina Grace, who has written and/or drawn queer superheroes like Ice-Man, and his own Rockstar and Softboy, to talk about his experience in finding what he calls 'platonic queer joy' at the

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00:52:59

"This Small Little Queer Cosmos That I Am Living In"...

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2023/03/01

You know, it's been a while since we've had a really rambly, all-over-the-shop conversation on this show.... and, the reason that I mention this fact is because this week we've got ourselves a rambly, all-over-the-shop conversation... But that's not a bad thing! In fact, I loved this conversation that I had with John, who is the man behind the drag character Taylor Trash. Taylor is the host of the drag web-series competition The Gold Rush, which is just about to launch Season 3 on YouTube. So, I

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00:37:42

"What's So Terrible About Gay Clubbing?" - with...

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2023/02/22

So, if you've ever listened to this show and thought to yourself 'queer clubbing is not as good as all these people seem to be remembering' then: Firstly, maybe this show isn't for you.... Secondly, you'll be glad you stuck it out because this week we're doing something different! Yup, we're complaining about how rubbish queer clubbing is! And, who is joining me to be a big ol' grump? Well, it's the singer/actor and writer of the book 'Cancer, Musical Theatre, & Other Chronic Illnesses'

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00:37:10

"I'm Such A Cliched Gay Of A Certain Age" - with Ty...

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2023/02/15

So, one of the things about drag that i'm really fascinated by is the decision-making process behind crafting a drag character... Because, to me, deciding on who your drag character is - what they like, how they talk, how they present to the world - is a big commitment... almost like a marriage maybe? And, by that I mean you are committing to another person (or, ok, character) that will forever be associated with you. Because of this you've kind of got to make sure you think it through.... But,

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00:40:01

"I Was Still Just New To Being Gay" - with Homer Marrs

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2023/02/08

When you’ve never been to a leather bar it’s easy to view them as seedy and debaucherous and a little scary... and, yeah, ok, they are all of those things - but they’re also surprisingly quite wholesome! Well, maybe not wholesome, but they definitely offer a more down-to-earth and judgement-free alternative to the more mainstream queer spaces that you often find in big cities… And one of the lost leather bars with the absolute best name ever? Why, it's Chicago's Manhole! This week I am joined by

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00:50:15

"I Got To Kind Of Shine In My Gay-ness" - with Joshua...

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2023/02/01

This week I learnt a new word, and that word is.... thelephobia... which, if you didn't know already, is the fear of nipples... And why isthat important? Well, it just so happens that this week's guest, Dr Joshua Lobb - who is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Wollongong (and our first ever doctor on this show!) - happens to have a fear of nipples. But, not just any nipples. REALLY big nipples... The kind you would find on the bartenders who worked at Sydney's The Albury

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00:57:47

"I'd Never Seen Any Lesbians... And Then I Saw ALL...

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2023/01/25

If you love a good ol' fashioned leaving-my-hometown-to-find-myself story, then this week we've got a doozy. Naomi Mourra, (who happens to be Sydney’s only Lebanese, lesbian, ex-Jehovah’s Witness, comedian), first came to London in the late 90s when she was trying to reconcile the thoughts she was feeling about women-folk with the teachings of her religion. And, it was in London that she got to explore Soho's Candy Bar, a lesbian bar that first opened in 1996, but closed in 2014 due to rising rents

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