Lost Spaces
lost queer spaces
Launching in 1997, long before the likes of Grindr and Scruff, Gay.com was a chat, personals, and social networking website catering mostly to gay and bisexual men. which operated up until 2017. I caught up with Chicago based drag queen, co-host and creator of hit youtube show IMHO Darby Lynn Cartwright to discuss what the […]
Listen & Subscribe for Free: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Everywhere Else Have you ever been clubbing on your own? Is it thrilling, exciting, or… terrifying? If you’ve had experience standing awkwardly against the wall, unsuccessfully striking up a conversation with a stranger, or loitering at the end of the evening in the hopes of […]
Where: 17 City Rd, London EC1V 1JN When opened: September 2010 When closed: 2018 History Dank, dirty, damp, loud and sweaty. East Bloc had it all. At the end of the 00s London’s queer scene started to migrate to the east. A reaction to the largely cis, white and overly commercial scene in Soho, the area […]
We caught up to talk about The Beaver, an alternative queer space in the heart of Queen West, Toronto, that closed in 2020 primarily because of restrictions in place due to coronavirus. Find out more about Casey by visiting her website And, if you want to hear more about The Beaver check out my interviews […]
Listen & Subscribe for Free: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Everywhere Else Alexis P Bevels first came to fame as a camper (and eventual winner) of Season 1 of Camp Wannakiki. Since then she has continued to refine her craft as one of Chicago’s premier drag queens. You might also recognise her as a co-presenter on […]
Melissa Ferrick is an American singer-songwriter whose career exploded when, in 1991, she was a last minute replacement support act for a Morrissey tour. Since then she has released an impressive number of albums, and has even had one of her songs, ‘Drive’, named as a ‘lesbian anthem’ (and, trust me, that song is FILTHY). […]