"At Night, The Gays Come Out Like Werewolves" - with Intesar Toufic

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06/08/22 • 49 min

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

You know how I always get overexcited when I learn a new word or phrase on this show?

Well, this week I was lucky enough to learn some gay Arabic terms when I sat down to talk to Intesar Toufic about growing up gay in Lebanon.

Intesar is an author, stand-up comedian, and patrona of a multinational phone-sex ring. He first started going to Acid, a club that was found in the capital Beirut, when he was in university and had just started to meet other people like him.

We talk all about community and what it means to belong at the same time as not belonging, how the club operated in a country where it's illegal to be gay, and - what could possibly be my new favourite saying - the malice of gays.

Do you have any memories of Acid, or clubbing from your own queer scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos!

You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod)

Find out more about Intesar by following him on Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/ClassyBoomBoom) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/scandalousArab)... AND, go have a read of an excerpt from Toufi's book 'The Glorious Prince' https://newsmutproject.tumblr.com/post/631935496605630464/intesar-toufic-on-excerpt-from-the-glorious/amp

You know how I always get overexcited when I learn a new word or phrase on this show?

Well, this week I was lucky enough to learn some gay Arabic terms when I sat down to talk to Intesar Toufic about growing up gay in Lebanon.

You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod)

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“Everybody Has A Time In Their Life Where They’ve Developed A Drag Persona” – with Mitzi MacIntosh / Graeme Browning

Mitzi MacIntosh is the drag persona of the artist Graeme Browning (oh, yeah, and she also happens to be queer Sydney royalty).

Graeme moved to Sydney, from Canberra, in the late 80s and quickly established himself as a powerhouse performer, full of the typical down-to-Earth Australian wit and adorned with the most fantastic costumes.

It was in the Imperial Hotel, which at the time was owned by Dawn O'Donnell, that Mitzi got the opportunity to really create big, bold exciting drag shows with her contemporaries and that's when she fell in love with this space.

This is a really fun episode. We talk all about how Graeme met his husband (at The Imperial, no less!), the power he found in community, and we also get a little educational - teaching you Aussie slang like root and thongs...

Do you have any memories of The Imperial Hotel, or clubbing from your own queer scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos!

You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod)

Find out more about Mitzi by following them on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Mitzi_Macintosh)

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"Because Of Those Women In Those Lesbian Bars..." - with Crys Matthews

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Sweet, sweet love....

Usually on this show when a guest brings up affairs of the heart i’m like ‘ugh, let’s move on...’, but this week I didn't. Maybe it’s the summer weather, maybe I’m mellowing in my old age, but this time i leant right in and learnt all about a significant relationship in social justice singer-songwriter Crys Matthew’s life. And, that relationship would not have happened were it not for the lesbian bar Phase 1 in Washington, DC.

We talk all about the evolving nature of language (one of my favourite topics, as you know!), listening to your gut, and why lesbian bars are still important....

Do you have any memories of Phase 1, or clubbing from your own queer scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos!

You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod)

Find out more about Crys by following her on Twitter (https://mobile.twitter.com/crysmatthews) or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/crysmatthews/)... AND, make sure you check our her most recent album, Changemakers, which is OUT NOW!