Episode 6 - GGI 끼 (June Lam)

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06/08/22 • 43 min

Episode 6 is with artist, activist and nightlife organiser June Lam, the founder of GGI 끼, London’s only rave for queer, trans & nonbinary East and South East Asian people. We spoke about the barriers preventing marginalised groups from forming their own club nights, femininity and faggotry, and LGBTQ+ activism.
Queer Spaces is produced, written and edited by Tim Boddy, and hosted and written by Alim Kheraj.
To keep up with Gal Pals and find the dates for their next parties, you can find them on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @galpalsclub, as well as their website galpals.club.
Transcript available on our website.

The podcast is supported through a Mead Fellowship awarded by University of the Arts London.
www.queerspaces.ukhttps://www.instagram.com/QueerSpacesuk/

The podcast is supported through a Mead Fellowship awarded by University of the Arts London.
www.queerspaces.ukhttps://www.instagram.com/QueerSpacesuk/

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Episode 5 - Gal Pals

In this episode, Queer Spaces travelled down to Brighton to meet Scarlett (she/her) and Xandice (they/he), the founders of Gal Pals, which is a queer dance party centring queer women, trans and non-binary people that plays music exclusively by women.

We spoke about how Gal Pals was formed, the differences between London and Brighton’s queer scenes and the need for experiences specifically for trans people.
Queer Spaces is produced, written and edited by Tim Boddy, and hosted and written by Alim Kheraj.
To keep up with Gal Pals and find the dates for their next parties, you can find them on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @galpalsclub, as well as their website galpals.club.
Transcript available on our website.

The podcast is supported through a Mead Fellowship awarded by University of the Arts London.
www.queerspaces.ukhttps://www.instagram.com/QueerSpacesuk/

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Episode 7 - Queer Britain

In our final episode of the season, we headed to Kings Cross to visit Queer Britain, the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum and talked with CEO and co-founder Joseph Galliano. Sat inside the gallery, we spoke about the process of creating the museum, the current hostile political climate towards LGBTQ+ people and why documenting our past helps our queer futures.
Queer Spaces is produced, written and edited by Tim Boddy, and hosted and written by Alim Kheraj.
Queer Britain can be found at Granary Square in King’s Cross, London. It’s open on Wednesday to Sunday from midday to 6pm. You can find out more information by visiting queerbritain.org.uk
Transcript available on our website.

The podcast is supported through a Mead Fellowship awarded by University of the Arts London.
www.queerspaces.ukhttps://www.instagram.com/QueerSpacesuk/

Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene - Episode 6 - GGI 끼 (June Lam)

Transcript

Alim Kheraj
Episode 6: GGI
June Lam
Because I think I specifically wanted to create a space that felt like a space of celebration where people that were working in community organising could go and actually let their hair down and like, not think about that. Ut's actually a space for people that are more marginalised to be with one another, as opposed to centering resistance. It's more for us to share space with one another for one another.
Alim Kheraj
Hello, and welcome to Que