Tag: lesbian
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“Where Are All The Lesbians?” (with Lisa Haas)
Listen & Subscribe for Free: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Everywhere Else Have you ever had someone try to coax you out of the closet by asking the seemingly innocent question ‘is there anything you want to tell me?’? Do you remember the anguish and pain of simply muttering the 3 or 4 words needed […]
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“I don’t think anyone thought I was full-hetero” – with Lori Bell
Listen & Subscribe for Free: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Everywhere Else I’ve been doing this podcast for almost two years, and we’ve never been to the city where I grew up…. Adelaide. But, that’s all about to change! I got to sit down with the comedian Lori Bell to talk all about her experiences […]
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Is It Even a Lesbian Bar If It Doesn’t Have a Pool Table? (with Clare Lydon)
Listen & Subscribe for Free: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Everywhere Else In ye olden days (ok, like 20 years ago) London used to be full of small neighbourhood queer bars that had more of a community feel than the bigger, anonymous drinking establishments in the West End. And, if it was a lesbian bar […]
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Rose and Nana (from Two Twos Podcast) Reminisce About London’s Black Queer Scene
This week it’s my very first three-way interview, which I was absolutely shitting myself about beforehand, but which turned out good (well, you’ll see!). Nana and Rose are the hosts of the Two Twos podcast, which they describe as ‘two black lesbians living in London speaking their unapologetic truth whilst creating a safe space for […]
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The Henhouse, Toronto, Canada (with Joseph Amenta)
Ok, ok, a bit of a sensationalist headline…. But, what do you do when you don’t quite fit in with the commercial queer scene, and how do you find your scene? This week I’m joined by writer, director and filmmaker Joseph Amenta to talk all about The Henhouse, a small, queer dive bar in Toronto’s […]
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The Coral Reef, Ottawa, Canada (with Ember Swift)
We started off talking about The Coral Reef, a lesbian bar in Ottawa that opened in the late 60s and closed in the year 2000, and a space where Ember went when she was a student in the city. As is the way with most of my interviews, though, the conversation morphed to discussing, in […]
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Slacks, Toronto, Canada (with Brandon Ash-Mohammed)
Brandon Ash-Mohammed is a Toronto based comedian and event promoter. After graduating from comedy school (which is a real thing) he started to go out on the open mic scene, honing his stand up skills. One of the very first places he performed was Slacks, a lesbian bar in Toronto’s Village area, which was open […]