Lost Spaces
lost queer spaces
This week we are talking to David Paisley, a Scottish actor known for roles in soap operas Holby City, and River City. He is also a tireless LGBTQ campaigner, recently being acknowledged with an Attitude Pride Award for his campaigning against the trans-exclusionary agenda of the LGB Alliance. He first moved to London when he got […]
For a long time Stoke Newington (or Stokey, if you want to sound like you’re a local) was commonly referred to as ‘lesbian mecca’. It had a sizeable queer community, an organic farmer’s market, and a good handful of lesbian bars. Heck, one of the schools in the area, the imaginatively titles Stoke Newington School, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Inspired by the American direct action group of the same name, Queer Nation was a club night that started in London in 1990 and quickly built a reputation as an attitude free, affordable and welcoming night that played the best in soulful house. And my guest this week is the activist, health promoter, and mentor […]
If you listened to my interview with artist John Lee Bird about his days working at Crash you might remember a few mentions of his flatmate, who was… shall we say… exposed to some salubrious shenanigans whilst hanging out with John. Well, I’ve been nagging for a while, and finally got John’s flatmate, Ros, on […]