Episode 7 - Queer Britain

06/21/22 • 40 min

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/

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 6 - GGI 끼 (June Lam)

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/

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Episode 8 - Harry Nicholas

This episode of Queer Spaces is a bonus one-off as we are joined by writer and campaigner Harry Nicholas, to celebrate the launch of his unflinching and brilliant book A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar, out now.
A raw and honest memoir, Harry’s book explores the intersection of gender, sexuality, sex, queerness, as well as his own relationship with queer spaces. The book is an essential and necessary addition to the trans literary canon, while also being fiercely entertaining and cheek-reddeningly candid.
Queer Spaces is produced, written and edited by Tim Boddy, and hosted and written by Alim Kheraj.
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 7 - Queer Britain

Transcript

Alim 0:00
Episode Seven: Queer Britain
Joseph
...That actually we need somewhere that educates and respects and celebrates queer lives so that queer people don't suddenly feel like they've just emerged from nowhere and that they're a first generation. We have a deeper history and that deserves to be marked and enjoyed.
Alim Kheraj 0:27
Hello, and welcome to Queer Spaces: Behind The scene, a podcast and photography series where we document contemporary LGBTQ+ spaces and analyse