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

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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 strangers on sweaty dancefloors. We can't talk about gay history without that coming up.

Episode Date
'Where Do Lesbians Go For Fun?' - with Layne the Auctionista
May 01, 2024
'Disco 2000 Was The Hub Of The Club Kids Scene' - with Abdi Nazemian
Apr 24, 2024
'I Can't Be Gay Because I'm Christian...' - with Dr Luke Wilson
Apr 17, 2024
'This Kid's Probably Gay...' - with Matt Fishel
Apr 10, 2024
"I Needed To See Masculine-Of-Centre Black Lesbians" - with Anna DeShawn
Apr 03, 2024
"It Took Almost 30 Years Before I Actually Transitioned" - with Amethysta Herrick from Gender Identity Weekly Podcast
Mar 27, 2024
"Oh, But I AM Queer..." - with Eric Kostiuk Williams
Mar 20, 2024
"This Hotbed Of Trans Activism..." - with Dr Syrus Marcus Ware
Mar 13, 2024
"'Love Is Love' - Until You're Black, Trans, Disabled, Non-Binary..." - with Andrew Gurza from Disability After Dark
Mar 06, 2024
"My Faith Side And My Queer Side" - with Crystal Cheatham
Feb 28, 2024
"I've Never Really Liked This Concept Of 'Coming Out'"- with Lamya H
Feb 21, 2024
"Gay and Emo?" - with Matt Hey
Feb 14, 2024
"She Gave Us The Space To Be Ourselves" - with Barrak Alzaid
Feb 07, 2024
"It Felt Like There Was Only One Way To Be Queer" - with Natali Caro
Jan 31, 2024
"All The Other Black Queer Boys Who I've Known..." - with Jord Hailwood from The Winning Side Podcast
Jan 24, 2024
"Other Kinky Queer People" - with Auntie Vice from Fat Girls On Top Podcast
Jan 17, 2024
Introducing 'The Queer Family Podcast'...
Jan 03, 2024
Introducing 'This Queer Book Saved My Life!'....
Dec 27, 2023
"I Started Discovering These Gay Country Bars" - with David F M Vaughn from Gaytriarchs Podcast
Dec 20, 2023
"Becoming A Nightlife Celebrity..." - with Miss Guy
Dec 13, 2023
"Drag Can Be Different Things For Different People" - with Zelda Moon from Death to Everyone Podcast
Dec 06, 2023
"Drag And Gayness Requires Delusion" - with Lazy Susan from Death to Everyone Podcast
Nov 29, 2023
"I Don't Want To Be Gay, I Want To Be Normal" - with Stephen Griffiths from Are the Gays OK? Podcast
Nov 22, 2023
"Once I Get To College I'll Start Doing Gay Things..." - with Corey Sherman
Nov 15, 2023
"You Can't Defeat Queerness" - with Mya Byrne
Nov 08, 2023
"Small Town Gay Bar" - with Freddy Freeman
Nov 01, 2023
"That's What New York City Was Like In The 90s..." - with Sherry Vine
Oct 25, 2023
"We've Evolved Through Our Conversations As A Couple..." - with Charles and Martha from Full Circle The Podcast
Oct 18, 2023
"The Bear Community Is More Accepting" - with Benjamin Koll
Oct 11, 2023
"People Kept Having To Tell Me Really Obvious Things Like 'You're Gay'" - with Paulus the Cabaret Geek
Oct 04, 2023
Richard Hatch - "Engagement With Others Is Something Many Gay Men Yearn For"
Sep 27, 2023
"I Never Really Came Out To My Mother... She Read My Diary..." - with Sheria Mattis
Sep 20, 2023
"If I Get Interrupted On A Dance Floor I Am Upset" - with Digo and Caleb from the Ants Humans Stars Podcast
Sep 13, 2023
"I Saw Gay Men Everywhere. Gay Women? Not So Much..." - with Jaimie Kelton from The Queer Family Podcast
Sep 06, 2023
"What's Better Than Coming Out After A Tina Turner Concert?" - with Markus Hamence
Aug 30, 2023
"Something Out Of Old Fashioned Lesbian Folklore..." - with Emma Goswell
Aug 23, 2023
`'You Know How I Found Out I Was Queer?" - with Rush Kazi
Aug 16, 2023
"The Very Beginnings Of My Actual Gay Life..." - with Jacob Trueman
Aug 09, 2023
"I Was Getting Surprisingly Comfortable In My Queerness" - with Anthony Criswell from Beards and Sundries Podcast
Aug 02, 2023
"That Was The Fever That Made Me Gay" - with Johnnie Walker
Jul 26, 2023
"The Only Queer Place In Town" - with Jeena Bloom
Jul 19, 2023
"It Felt Very, Very Gay..." - with Brian Rowe from A Piece of Pie: The Queer Film Podcast
Jul 12, 2023
"It Became A Gay Bar For That Hour" - with Filip Jeremic
Jul 05, 2023
"Another Weird Thing About Being Bi...." - with Terry Bartley
Jun 28, 2023
"Are You 'In The Life'?" - with Phil Corin
Jun 21, 2023
"It Was A Big Gay Community There..." - with Robert Black
Jun 14, 2023
"Being A Black Queer Femme In America..." - with Lottie Ellington
Jun 07, 2023
"Eighth Grade Is One Of The Hardest Years For A Lot Of People" - with Wil Fisher from Queerly Beloved Podcast
May 31, 2023
"You're Gay And Gothic... And You're A Christian Now?" - with Chris Conde
May 24, 2023
"Unpacking My Relationship To Queerness" - with Manish Mathur from 'It Pod To Be You'
May 17, 2023
"The Eurovision Song Contest Has Always Been A Big Platform For The Queer Community" - with Rob Holley
May 08, 2023
"Don't I Know You from Somewhere?" - with Jay Roudybush from Beards and Sundries Podcast
May 03, 2023
"I Was Basically Spokesperson For Gay People" - with Alex Marcus
Apr 26, 2023
"I Was Afraid Of Being Gay In General" - with Ronda Vu
Apr 19, 2023
"Gay Can Be Anything" - with Pepper
Apr 12, 2023
"I Just Didn't Know Drag Kings Existed Before That" - with Maria Moschus
Apr 05, 2023
"A Group Of Gays Is A Gaggle" - with BBKyle
Mar 29, 2023
"If There're No Other Drag Queens, We're Going To Be The Drag Queens" - with Mentalika
Mar 22, 2023
"Those Trans Women That I Was Admiring..." - with Tiffany Rossdale
Mar 15, 2023
"Platonic Queer Joy" - with Sina Grace
Mar 08, 2023
"This Small Little Queer Cosmos That I Am Living In" - with Taylor Trash
Mar 01, 2023
"What's So Terrible About Gay Clubbing?" - with Edward Miskie
Feb 22, 2023
"I'm Such A Cliched Gay Of A Certain Age" - with Ty Jeffries
Feb 15, 2023
"I Was Still Just New To Being Gay" - with Homer Marrs
Feb 08, 2023
"I Got To Kind Of Shine In My Gay-ness" - with Joshua Lobb
Feb 01, 2023
"I'd Never Seen Any Lesbians... And Then I Saw ALL The Lesbians..." -with Naomi Mourra
Jan 25, 2023
"A Little Big Gay Community" - with Mason Dixon from With A Gay Twist Podcast
Jan 18, 2023
"I Didn't Even Know What Queer Was" - with Marlee Jane Ward
Jan 11, 2023
"Saying The Word 'Gay' Made My Voice Shake" - with Will Kostakis
Dec 21, 2022
"My Queer Awakening Is Through Dancing" - with Trevor Campbell from You Made Me Queer Podcast
Dec 14, 2022
"I Just Came Out But I'm Smooth With The Ladies" - with C.J. Johnson from Beyond the Rainbow Podcast
Dec 07, 2022
"Little Looney Scared Queers" - with Joey Juschka
Nov 30, 2022
"Squishy Femme Bear" - with Neil Higgins from FMKLit Podcast
Nov 23, 2022
"I've Been Relationship Hopping For The Last 10 Years" - with Arielle Isaac Norman
Nov 16, 2022
"Everything You Would Do At A Gay Bar" - with Tempest DuJour
Nov 09, 2022
"There's Probably A Bar For That Somewhere In Bangkok" - with Ben
Nov 02, 2022
"I Own A F*cking Hot New Queer Bar" - with Keaton Kash from Mod Love Podcast
Oct 26, 2022
"For Me, Drag Always Was Like A Political Practice" - with Lil Miss Hot Mess
Oct 19, 2022
"Why The F&*k Are You Talking To My Husband?" - with Marko and Tony from Relationsh!t Podcast
Oct 12, 2022
'Can A Straight Person Be Queer?' - with Scott Flashheart from Probably True Podcast
Oct 05, 2022
"Growing Up As A Queer, Non-Mormon Kid.." - with Dylan Rice
Sep 28, 2022
"I Started Going Out To The Gay Bars When I Was 16..." - with John Moletress
Sep 21, 2022
"All These Lesbians Turn Around And They Yell 'Fresh Meat!'" - with Li Isaacs from Lesbian Speaking podcast
Sep 14, 2022
"When I Think About A Gay Bar..." - with Mike and Kyle from Gayish podcast
Sep 07, 2022
"...And I Was Thinking, 'Am I Gay Now?'" - with Mat Hawley from Mat Tales Podcast
Aug 31, 2022
"When I Was a Young Teen Transsexual in Toronto" - with Morgan M Page
Aug 24, 2022
"A Slice Of Lesbian Reality That I Had Never Seen" - with Paris Poirier and Karen Kiss
Aug 17, 2022
"He Took Me To My First Gay Club" - with Jonathan Marotto from the Yaaas Bro Podcast
Aug 10, 2022
"Every Bachelorette Party Seems To Be At A Queer Bar Now" - with J.P. Der Boghossian (from This Queer Book Saved My Life Podcast)
Aug 03, 2022
"We Call It The Gaybourhood Here" - with Maurice Smith from Category Is... Podcast
Jul 27, 2022
"I Think A Lot Of Gay People Go Through That" - with Dillan Gay from The Sober Gay Podcast
Jul 20, 2022
"This Queer Felt That Way..." - with Owen Keehnen
Jul 13, 2022
"I Thought That Coming Out Would Sort Out My Life Once And For All" - with Nicholas McInerny
Jul 06, 2022
"The Best Amateur Go-Go Dancer Contest" - with Steve V Rodriguez from TAGS Podcast
Jun 29, 2022
"Just Being With Each Other In Queer Space... It Matters" - with Bitch
Jun 22, 2022
"Because Of Those Women In Those Lesbian Bars..." - with Crys Matthews
Jun 15, 2022
"At Night, The Gays Come Out Like Werewolves" - with Intesar Toufic
Jun 08, 2022
“Everybody Has A Time In Their Life Where They’ve Developed A Drag Persona” – with Mitzi MacIntosh / Graeme Browning
Jun 01, 2022
"Gay Porn And Lube And Poppers And Accoutrements" - with Glenn Gaylord
May 25, 2022
"I Just Wanted Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay" - with Mark Perez from Pink Milk Podcast
May 18, 2022
"Everything We Did Was Queer, Queer, Queer" (with Samantha Nye)
May 11, 2022
"Queer People Were Just Really Pushed To The Fringes" (with Imogen Kelly)
May 04, 2022
"Fat People Didn't Exist In The Gay Community" (with James from Sissy That Pod)
Apr 27, 2022
"I Don't Even Think I Knew Gay Bars Existed" (with Bryan from Pink Milk Podcast)
Apr 20, 2022
"Who's Got That Sequinned Thong?" (with Boogaloo Stu)
Apr 13, 2022
"The Queers Will Go To The Queer Spaces" (with Chris Pureka)
Apr 06, 2022
"Where's That Slutty Guy That Knew All The Moves?" (with Dennis Hensley from Dennis Anyone? podcast)
Mar 30, 2022
"As A Sort Of Lonely, Insecure, Gay Boy" (with Dave Quantic from Fruitbowl Podcast)
Mar 23, 2022
"The Sad, Sad Little Queer Punk With No Friends" (with Eric La Febre)
Mar 16, 2022
"90,000 Ways To Be Gay" (with Jeffrey Masters)
Mar 09, 2022
"Bring Me The Gays! Bring Me Your Finest Homosexuals!" (with Craig Law)
Mar 02, 2022
"Is There Such A Thing As Too Gay?" (with Seth from Thanks For Coming! Podcast)
Feb 23, 2022
"You Can't Cry At A Drag Show" (with Jaimie Sherling)
Feb 16, 2022
"Have You Heard Of Lesbian Drama?" (with Sade Giliberti)
Feb 09, 2022
"There's Something So Definitive About 'Gay'" (with Lee-Sean Huang)
Feb 02, 2022
"Wherever The Queer People Were, That Was Where I Wanted To Be" (with Amelia from Pitney and Amelia's Bitchen Boutique)
Jan 26, 2022
"As A Vaguely Self-Hating Queer..." (with Doug Crossley)
Jan 19, 2022
"I Will Preface This By Saying I'd Had A Few Drinks..." (with DJ Dan Murphy)
Jan 12, 2022
"Where Are All The Lesbians?" (with Lisa Haas)
Dec 22, 2021
“I’ve Never Felt That Included In The Gay Community” (with Martin J Dixon)
Dec 15, 2021
"Where Were All These Gay Pubs When I Was A Kid?" (with Charlie Sayce)
Dec 08, 2021
"Everybody I Ever Knew Who Had HIV Had Died" (with De'Vannon Hubert)
Dec 01, 2021
"I Don't Hide My Lesbianism. It Is Always A Kernel Of Everything I Do" (with Gretchen Phillips)
Nov 24, 2021
"Even Though I Was Gay, I Wasn't Limp Wrist Gay" (with Reese from Not Another Drag Race Podcast)
Nov 17, 2021
"What Type Of Gay Person Do I Want To Be?" (with Michael Ryan)
Nov 10, 2021
"I saw the word transsexual, and I thought, 'Well, I guess that's me'" (with Cidny Bullens)
Nov 03, 2021
"I Never Wanted To Do Drag. Other People Wanted Me To Do Drag" (with Regina Gently / Gentleman Reg)
Oct 27, 2021
"I don't think anyone thought I was full-hetero" (with Lori Bell)
Oct 20, 2021
"I Finally Came Out And I Was Avoiding Lesbians" (with Bobby Macumber)
Oct 13, 2021
"Two and a Half Homosexuals" (with Emerson Collins)
Oct 06, 2021
"I was trying to decide what watching so much gay porn meant, and why I still liked kissing girls..." (with Hayden Winston)
Sep 29, 2021
“Lean Into My Transness” (with Simona Castricum)
Sep 22, 2021
"We Need To Be More Inclusive" (with Barb Snelgrove)
Sep 15, 2021
Teenage Crush (with Alistair Barton)
Sep 08, 2021
Taking your boyfriend to prom, foam parties, and *gasp* dating Republicans (with Michael Dumlao)
Sep 01, 2021
Flirting tips, avoiding audience participation and how to spot the signs you've joined a cult (with Erika and Paul from That Aged Well)
Aug 25, 2021
Go-go dancing, overcoming addiction, and long distance relationships (with Kevin Steinberg)
Aug 18, 2021
Pandora Boxx: Falling in love with straight men, petty fights, and embracing your inner slut
Aug 11, 2021
Queer as Punk: Gritty, Dirty, Nasty Fun (with Demi Wylde)
Aug 04, 2021
The history of G-A-Y (with Jeremy Joseph)
Jul 28, 2021
Making out in the car park, breaking boys' hearts, and finding community during the pandemic (with Seren Oakley)
Jul 21, 2021
How the success of ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ changed the gay scene in Sydney (with Andrew Prior)
Jul 14, 2021
Getting comfortable with rejection, sleeping with your school bully, and overcoming pee-shyness (with Conor Collins)
Jul 07, 2021
Sticky dancefloors, sweaty bars, and choosing songs for your own funeral (with David Paisley)
Jun 30, 2021
Sex work, white cis-men, and dark, dark rooms (with Tim Lagman)
Jun 23, 2021
Is It Even a Lesbian Bar If It Doesn't Have a Pool Table? (with Clare Lydon)
Jun 16, 2021
Remembering Pulse on the 5-year anniversary of the nightclub shooting (with Jared Lipscomb)
Jun 09, 2021
Honey Mahogany's History of Queer San Fransisco
Jun 02, 2021
Astrology, Online Dating Profiles, and Virgil's Sea Room, San Francisco, USA (with Nat Gunn)
May 26, 2021
Tucking, Mormonism and the Aberdeen Queer Scene (with Romy Deepcheeks)
May 19, 2021
Strip Clubs of Gay Washington, D.C. in the 90s (with Craig Seymour)
May 12, 2021
A Very Awkward One-Night-Stand - featuring the 9th Avenue Saloon, NYC, USA (with Conor Kelly O'Brien)
May 05, 2021
Lotus Hotel, Vancouver, Canada (with Jordan King)
Apr 28, 2021
Making the Queer Scene More Inclusive (with Sharifa Whitney James)
Apr 21, 2021
Rose and Nana (from Two Twos Podcast) Reminisce About London's Black Queer Scene
Apr 14, 2021
Queer Nation, London, UK (with Marc Thompson)
Apr 07, 2021
The 'Gay Best Friend' stereotype (with Ros)
Mar 31, 2021
Granny's Nightspot, Portsmouth, England (with David Ledain)
Mar 24, 2021
F.A.G. Club, Bristol, England (with Chris Hubley / Crystal Mighty)
Mar 17, 2021
Pleather harnesses, living it up as an A-Gay, and death by dildo (with Bernie Hodges from 'What, That Old Queen?' podcast)
Mar 10, 2021
Ultra Naté reminisces about the early days of her career, getting sweaty in the club, and her lost space - The Paradox in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Mar 03, 2021
Champers, Swansea, Wales, UK (with DJ Craig Law)
Feb 24, 2021
Popstarz, London, England, UK (with Scott Flashheart from Probably True podcast)
Feb 17, 2021
Club Muthers, Rochester, NY, USA (with Mrs Kasha Davis)
Feb 10, 2021
XES Lounge, Chelsea, New York City, USA (with Honey LaBronx)
Feb 03, 2021
The Cossack, Sheffield, England, UK (with Heather Paterson)
Jan 27, 2021
Westgay at Westway, NYC, USA (with Big Dipper)
Jan 20, 2021
Klozet, Paceville, St. Julian's, Malta (with Chucky Bartolo)
Jan 13, 2021
Flamingos, Bristol, England (with Will Warren)
Jan 06, 2021
WAR at Andrew's Lane Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (with Rory Boyle)
Dec 23, 2020
Gay.com (with Darby Lynn Cartwright)
Dec 16, 2020
Dancing On Your Own (with Venn Smyth)
Dec 09, 2020
Too2Much, Soho, London, United Kingdom (with Holestar)
Dec 02, 2020
The Beaver, Toronto, Canada (with Casey Mecija)
Nov 25, 2020
Spin, Chicago, USA (with Alexis P. Bevels)
Nov 18, 2020
Manray, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (with Melissa Ferrick)
Nov 11, 2020
Danny's flat, Damascus, Syria (with Danny Ramadan)
Nov 04, 2020
Town Danceboutique, Washington, D.C., USA (with Tom Goss)
Oct 28, 2020
The Bay Horse, York, England (with Joseph Segaran)
Oct 21, 2020
The Picador, Manchester, England, UK (with Liz Naylor)
Oct 14, 2020
The Henhouse, Toronto, Canada (with Joseph Amenta)
Oct 07, 2020
Psychic City, Montreal, Canada (with Tranna Wintour)
Sep 30, 2020
XY, Vancouver, Canada (with Rogue)
Sep 23, 2020
Citibar, Montreal, Canada (with Gerard X Reyes)
Sep 16, 2020
The Coral Reef, Ottawa, Canada (with Ember Swift)
Sep 09, 2020
Slacks, Toronto, Canada (with Brandon Ash-Mohammed)
Sep 02, 2020
The Beaver, Toronto, Canada (with Prawn Waters)
Aug 26, 2020
Just, Bristol, England (with Jamie Jamal)
Aug 19, 2020
Lambda Rising, Washington, D.C., USA (with Eric Himan)
Aug 12, 2020
Bath Tap, Bath, England, UK (with Darryl W. Bullock)
Aug 05, 2020
The Parliament, Belfast, Northern Ireland (with Marcus Hunter-Neill / Lady Portia)
Jul 29, 2020
Smashing, London, UK (with Martin Green)
Jul 22, 2020
Triangles, Connecticut, USA (with Timberlina)
Jul 15, 2020
Men's Bathroom, Student Union Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Campus (with Conner Habib)
Jul 08, 2020
Q&A, The Builders Arms, Melbourne (with Jess McAvoy)
Jul 01, 2020
Mr Pussy’s Café De Luxe, Dublin (with Veda)
Jun 24, 2020
H.A.M. at P.O.D., Dublin (with Declan Buckley / Shirley Temple Bar)
Jun 17, 2020
Instinct Bar, Cork, Ireland (with Candy Warhol)
Jun 10, 2020
Kiss, Dublin, Ireland (with Phil T. Gorgeous)
Jun 03, 2020
Albury Hotel, Oxford St, Sydney (with Bob Downe / Mark Trevorrow)
May 27, 2020
Greyhound Hotel, St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia (with Dean Arcuri)
May 20, 2020
The Market, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Australia (with Katie Underwood)
May 13, 2020
Patches, Brisbane, Australia (with Fat Gay Vegan)
May 06, 2020
The Black Cap, Camden, London (with Mark Brummitt)
Apr 29, 2020
The Duke of Wellington, Islington, London (with Timberlina)
Apr 22, 2020
Embers Avenue, Portland, USA (with Diana Fire)
Apr 15, 2020
135 Pearl, Burlington, Vermont, USA (with Gregory Douglass)
Apr 08, 2020
Vibe @ Club Ego, Edinburgh, Scotland (with Venn Smyth)
Apr 01, 2020
Triangles, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (with Drake Jensen)
Mar 25, 2020
Big Cup, Chelsea, New York (with Norman Brannon)
Mar 18, 2020
The London Lesbian & Gay Teenage Group (with Kevin O'Neill)
Mar 11, 2020
Crash, Vauxhall, London (with John Lee Bird)
Mar 04, 2020
The Fallen Angel, Islington, London (with Colin Clews)
Feb 26, 2020
Her Upstairs, Camden, London (with Dr J)
Feb 19, 2020
Princess Julia’s history of Queer London Clubbing - Part 2 (1980s - now-ish)
Feb 12, 2020
Princess Julia’s history of Queer London Clubbing - Part 1 (1970s - 1980s)
Feb 05, 2020
Crackers, Gloucester, England (with Darryl W. Bullock)
Jan 29, 2020
Shinky Shonky at The Polar Bear, London (with Boogaloo Stu)
Jan 22, 2020
Ace of Clubs, London (with DJ Jo Bunny)
Jan 15, 2020
Trash Palace, London (with Quiet Choir)
Dec 18, 2019
First Out Cafe, London (with Ali Brumfitt)
Dec 11, 2019
The Princess Victoria (The PV), Brighton, England (with Kathy Caton)
Dec 04, 2019
The Terminus, Brisbane, Australia (with Kurt Luthy)
Nov 27, 2019
The Black Cap, Camden, London (with Joe Pop)
Nov 20, 2019
Ghetto, London (with Charlotte Richardson Andrews)
Nov 13, 2019
Kudos Bar, London (with Wilfrid Wood)
Nov 06, 2019
The Joiners' Arms, London (with Mark Walton)
Oct 25, 2019