"Have You Heard Of Lesbian Drama?" (with Sade Giliberti)

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02/09/22 • 45 min

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

The longer I do this podcast the more I'm learning about a real and very serious affliction on our community - and that is 'lesbian drama'... a few guests have now talked to me about this phenomenon, and at first I brushed it off, but the more I heard about it the more I wanted to know...

Now, if you google 'lesbian drama' you'll probably find a list of films to watch on Netflix, but dig a little deeper and you'll find the Urbandictionary.com (ah, Urbandictionary!) definition, which is:

"Drama caused by lesbians in their community because they don't know how to behave like adults"

Now, it's probably a little more nuanced than that, but that gives us a bit of a flavour of what we'll be covering in today's episode!

I'm delighted to be joined by the TV presenter, actor and media personality Sade Giliberti, who is taking Lost Spaces on its very first trip to South Africa.

We caught up to talk all about the Johannnesburg bar Ramp Divas, and, in the course of our conversation, I got to find out all about Sade's past life as a child beauty queen, what it felt like to be outed in the press, and, of course, navigating that tricky, tricky lesbian drama....

Do you have any memories of the Ramp Divas, 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)

Follow Sade on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sadegiliberti) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/sadegiliberti).

"Drama caused by lesbians in their community because they don't know how to behave like adults"

Now, it's probably a little more nuanced than that, but that gives us a bit of a flavour of what we'll be covering in today's episode!

I'm delighted to be joined by the TV presenter, actor and media personality Sade Giliberti, who is taking Lost Spaces on its very first trip to South Africa.

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

Follow Sade on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sadegiliberti) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/sadegiliberti).

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"There's Something So Definitive About 'Gay'" (with Lee-Sean Huang)

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Lee Sean Huang is Taiwanese American designer, educator and podcaster. He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and had what he describes as a typical middle American upbringing.

In the late 90s, as a teenager, he spent two summers in Paris, France on a study abroad programme. It was here that he got an opportunity to explore his identity and figure out who he was.

And one of the gay bars where he got to do that? The wonderfully named Le Queen.

We talk all about being relegated to sidekick role by a boy you fancy, random encounters with men whose language you don't speak, and kinda accidentally taking part in a foursome...

Do you have any memories of Le Queen, 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 Lee-Sean by following him on Instagram (www.instagram.com/leesean) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/leesean), and find his podcast, AIGA Design Podcasts, on all good podcast catchers.

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"You Can't Cry At A Drag Show" (with Jaimie Sherling)

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We’ve heard a few times on this show about the healing power of drag, and how important it has been on different guests journeys of self-discovery and recalibration... but that’s always been from the perspective of drag artists, and not the audience who find escape in their art....

Well, that's all about to change. On this week's episode we are talking to Jaimie Sherling, who has recently published her book 'From Queens to Queens: How the Madison Drag Community Saved My Life', which is all about her experience as a breast cancer survivor, and how the magic that she found in her local drag scene helped her to stay strong...

Jaimie tells me all about the drag scene in Wisconsin's capital Madison (which, much to my dismay, has nothing at all to do with the schlocky 90s romance The Bridges Over Madison County), and in particular Five Nightclub, a club that is still open and which Jaimie is a big fan of, and Prism/Plan B, a gay bar that closed in 2019, and which Jaimie is less keen on...

We talk all about the magic of drag, relationship breakdown, and having sexy time with your AirBnB guest....

Do you have any memories of the Prism, 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 Jaimie by following her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jaimiesherling/).

You can also find her new book, From Queens to QUEENS, wherever you buy books online (more info here - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59001288-from-queens-to-queens)