Beste Gay Club podcaster (2024)

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'I Felt That Way About Pulse' - with JJ Ivey 44:44

16h ago44:44

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So, if you're reading these show notes I'm going to go ahead and make the assumption that you know about the Pulse nightclub shooting that happened in Orlando in 2016. And I'm also going to assume that you've heard some of the stories from survivors and families of victims about the impact of that night. But, now that we're a few years on and peopl…

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'I Didn't Have Any Gay Friends' - with Rudy Jeevanjee 43:00

8d ago43:00

43:00

I've been thinking a lot lately about how your life can just happen to you. And, if you're not careful you can wake up one day wondering how you ended up there. But then, there are times when we take the bull by the horns and throw caution to the wind (and all the other cliches that you can think of), even if we know we might fail. Anyway, I had a …

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'Where Do Lesbians Go For Fun?' - with Layne the Auctionista 47:32

14d ago47:32

47:32

I love hearing people's stories of places that are close to their hearts - places where they spent tonnes of time, met lots of wonderful people, and figured out things about themselves. But, you know what else I love? When people want to talk about places that they HATED! And hate is maybe too strong a word for this week's guest's experience, but I…

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'Disco 2000 Was The Hub Of The Club Kids Scene' - with Abdi Nazemian 1:05:46

21d ago1:05:46

1:05:46

So, if you were to ask me to overly generalise and boil down the types of experiences that guests on this show have had when first accessing a queer space I'd say they neatly fit in to two categories: 1) there are those who feel instantly at home and like they've arrived. 2) there are those who feel like an outsider, or a 'tourist' in the space. So…

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'I Can't Be Gay Because I'm Christian...' - with Dr Luke Wilson 1:10:50

28d ago1:10:50

1:10:50

We seem to have, in the last few months, had a lot of religious guests, and through that we've had a lot of conversations about how religiosity can be in direct conflict with queerness, and all the issues that that can create. But what we haven't really talked about are the similarities between religion and queerness. And, to be fair, there probabl…

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'This Kid's Probably Gay...' - with Matt Fishel 45:58

1M ago45:58

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Can you really call yourself queer if you don't have a weird love/hate relationship with your home town? Because even if you love the place that you're from and you had an idyllic childhood there's still that reckoning that you need to have with all of those feelings of isolation and anticipation judgement and scorn when you came to terms with your…

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"I Needed To See Masculine-Of-Centre Black Lesbians" - with Anna DeShawn 42:15

1M ago42:15

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How much of yourself do you bring to the spaces that you spend time in? How much of the different sides of yourself do you bring out when you are at work? At dinner with friends? Spending time with your family? Hanging out at the club? Do you dial back your queerness, do you push down your beliefs or censor your thoughts? Or, are you one of those p…

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"It Took Almost 30 Years Before I Actually Transitioned" - with Amethysta Herrick from Gender Identity Weekly Podcast 59:25

2M ago59:25

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There's one question that gets asked in this week's episode that’s really stuck with me and that I continued to ponder even after we'd said our goodbyes and turned our microphones off... And that question is: how do you know when you have become the person that you’re supposed to be? By that I mean - at what point do you say 'yes this is the person…

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"Oh, But I AM Queer..." - with Eric Kostiuk Williams 53:31

2M ago53:31

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Have you ever shown up at the tail-end of a really exciting party just as everything was ending, and you get that overwhelming feeling of having had missed out on something big? Well, that's kinda what happened to illustrator and cartoonist Eric Kostiuk Williams. He had moved to Toronto in 2008, and took a few years to discover the corner of the sc…

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"This Hotbed Of Trans Activism..." - with Dr Syrus Marcus Ware 42:43

2M ago42:43

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So, it's well documented on this show that queer spaces are good for many things - they're for dancing, socialising, drinking, falling down, getting back up, losing yourself, finding yourself in the arms of some strange men at 2am in the morning... BUT, they are also for organising and activism, and I think that's something we don't talk about enou…

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"'Love Is Love' - Until You're Black, Trans, Disabled, Non-Binary..." - with Andrew Gurza from Disability After Dark 49:26

2M ago49:26

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I know there's always the risk with this show of completely romanticising queer spaces as these glistening oasis' of tolerance and acceptance. But, that's really not the case - despite how wonderful and freeing they can be, they can also be a bit shitty and exclusionary. And I was reminded of that this week when I sat down to talk to talk to Andrew…

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"My Faith Side And My Queer Side" - with Crystal Cheatham 50:51

3M ago50:51

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I have a fairly straightforward relationship with religion in that... well, I don't have one. I wasn't brought up religious, I've never dabbled in religiousity, and it's never seemed to be something that particularly drew me in. Where it's a bit more fuzzy for me is when talking about the intersection between queerness and religiousness. It'll come…

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"I've Never Really Liked This Concept Of 'Coming Out'"- with Lamya H 50:28

3M ago50:28

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We talk in this episode a little about Lamya's new memoir, Hijab Butch Blues. If you're interested in snagging yourself a copy why not take a look at my Bookshop store? https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13642/9781785788499 Books! Is there anything more inviting and accepting than a good book - one that seems to know you better than you know yourself? Books…

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"Gay and Emo?" - with Matt Hey 39:41

3M ago39:41

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It's time to put on your skinny jeans, dig out your studded belt, and apply about a week's worth of black eyeliner, because this week.... we're going emo! Now, if you’re listening to this episode 300 years from now and you’re like ‘what the heck is emo’ let me break it down for you... According to dictionary.com emo is 'a style of rock music resemb…

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Ep 29 - The Gay Man Behind America's Civil Rights Movement 46:46

3M ago46:46

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Hello cousins! After a series of unfortunate events, we are back, finally! Please join us (and Dani's bottle of wine) as we enjoy the inspiring story of the absolute civil rights legend Bayard Rustin! Britt will teach us all about the often washed over back bone of the civil rights movement (I mean the guy taught Martin Luther King Jr. about pacifi…

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"She Gave Us The Space To Be Ourselves" - with Barrak Alzaid 42:40

3M ago42:40

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This study was published at the beginning of 2024, and it talks about the key role of Aunties and 'othermothers' in supporting queer children to flourish by providing emotional and practical support. Admittedly, it's probably one of those studies that confirms what everyone else has known for years, but it's particularly interesting to me because I…

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"It Felt Like There Was Only One Way To Be Queer" - with Natali Caro 53:37

3M ago53:37

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So it's fairly well established that I think queer spaces are really significant and an important way to explore your identity and dip your big toe into the queer lake of fabulosity. But, what we don't talk a lot about on this show is the importance of queer performance spaces, where people who are just starting out - singers, comedians, jugglers -…

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"All The Other Black Queer Boys Who I've Known..." - with Jord Hailwood from The Winning Side Podcast 37:46

4M ago37:46

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Now, you might want to sit down or take a deep breath before you read this episode description, but.... it's possible that I've managed to find someone wracked with more self-doubt than me! Now, i hope you haven’t spit out your coffee or come over all faint, but I can confirm it is absolutely true. And who is that person? Well, it’s host of The Win…

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"Other Kinky Queer People" - with Auntie Vice from Fat Girls On Top Podcast 56:38

4M ago56:38

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On this week's show I'm starting to question whether I should be getting in to the world of kink or not. And, who is enticing me over to the kinky side? Why, it's podcaster and well-known kinkster Auntie Vice, who tells me all about what drew her to the world of kink, as well as what was so special about her lost space, Wicked Grounds in San Franci…

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Ep 28 - Gentleman Jack: "The First Modern Lesbian" 59:25

4M ago59:25

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Happy 2024, Cousins! Britt decided we needed something a little lighter after the last episode, so join us in exploring the long-awaited dirty dog story of Gentleman Jack Anne Lister! This fuck boy girl of the 19th century was a wily social climber and her story was an absolute hoot. Enjoy some banter, some movie recommendations, and some general d…

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Introducing 'The Queer Family Podcast'... 1:04:56

4M ago1:04:56

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More new podcast recommendations this week! This week I'm sharing an episode of The Queer Family Podcast, a show all about queer families. Every episode is a chat between host Jaimie and different guests who have been through the process of starting their own family, and I've learnt so much from listening about how varied everyone's journey is. Thi…

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Introducing 'This Queer Book Saved My Life!'.... 43:21

5M ago43:21

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Ahoy! I'm taking a few weeks off over the festive period to recharge (and eat too many mince pies). But, rather than leaving you languishing out there in podcast land without any fresh content I thought I would share some of my favourite episodes from past guests' own podcasts. And, the first show that I'm sharing is..... This Queer Book Saved My L…

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"I Started Discovering These Gay Country Bars" - with David F M Vaughn from Gaytriarchs Podcast 50:20

5M ago50:20

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Sometimes on this show we talk about spaces that my guest went to religiously, and they have stories from years of partying and socialising. And sometimes, like with this episode, we go to spaces that my guest only went to once. Despite that, it was still hugely influential to them. And, so, although we don't know the name of this week's bar, or ex…

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Ep 27 - Drinking Milk and Eating Coleslaw: The Dark Purple Menace 1:07:00

5M ago1:07:00

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Welcome, Cousins! This week's story is a doozy! Join us as Britt completes Dani's request of The Black Angel of Death, The Dark Purple Menace, the one, the only, Libby Holman! She was called feral, obscene, beautiful, and cursed, yet she shown with a ferocity second to none. Buckle up - you're about to go on a roller coaster of emotion. "I did almo…

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"Becoming A Nightlife Celebrity..." - with Miss Guy 43:12

5M ago43:12

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What do you do when Malcolm McLaren, that hugely influential promoter and manager for punk rock bands like Sex Pistols, Adam and the Ants, and Bow Wow Wow, tells you that he thinks you should move to New York City? Well, you pack your bags and get moving! That’s exactly what this week’s guest did, packing his bags and moving with his best friend La…

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"Drag Can Be Different Things For Different People" - with Zelda Moon from Death to Everyone Podcast 44:30

5M ago44:30

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What do you do when you're a drag queen who wants to get more gigs? Well, that's simple - you create you own night! Easy, right? But we're not talking about just any old drag queen. We are talking about someone who, dare I say, loves a checklist almost as much as I do (I know, can you believe it?). Zelda Moon is the co-host of the Death to Everyone…

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"Drag And Gayness Requires Delusion" - with Lazy Susan from Death to Everyone Podcast 52:59

6M ago52:59

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Who doesn't love a bit of competition? I'm rarely happier than when there are dreams to crush, plans to thwart and hearts to break. But, enough about me. Instead, let's talk about this week's guest, Australian drag queen and co-host of the Death to Everyone podcast, Lazy Susan, who found herself getting a bit competitive herself taking part in a dr…

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"I Don't Want To Be Gay, I Want To Be Normal" - with Stephen Griffiths from Are the Gays OK? Podcast 1:00:13

6M ago1:00:13

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So, if you are a long time listener of this show you will probably know that I am on a bit of a quest to stamp out the use of the word 'normal', because it find it is just a really unhelpful descriptor, and it's so subjective - like, what's normal for me may not be normal for you. Anyway, I say all of this because I need to formally apologise to th…

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"Once I Get To College I'll Start Doing Gay Things..." - with Corey Sherman 52:49

6M ago52:49

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Picture it. It's an evening sometime in 2012. You've met up with a guy from one of the apps (Grindr or Scruff or something). He takes you to dinner, and then he takes you to a bar, and then in that bar you have your very first kiss. How does that feel? Well, we're going to find out from writer/director/filmmaker Corey Sherman, who got a little smoo…

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Ep 26 - Wily Weddings: Queer Marriages That Gamed the System 54:29

6M ago54:29

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Welcome back, cousins! Britt is bringing us the story of some ~wily~ gays as they fought for their right to marry! Listen to the stories of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Michael McConnell and Jack Baker and how these two strong couples fought for their right to LEGALLY marry their loves in a time when gay marriage was NOT the la…

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"You Can't Defeat Queerness" - with Mya Byrne 42:07

6M ago42:07

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Sometimes being in a new location, surrounded by strangers and new-ness, is just the thing that you need to give you the bravery to embrace new things... And, that's exactly what happened for singer/songwriter Mya Byrne, who moved to San Francisco in 2015 to give herself a change of scenery. Along the way threw herself head first in to exciting new…

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"Small Town Gay Bar" - with Freddy Freeman 40:53

7M ago40:53

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I recognise that it's a total romanticisation, but I have a really soft spot for small-town gay bars. I love that they are inclusive (even if it is by necessity rather than design) and I love what they represent - a safe haven nestled in to a place that may not feel all that safe otherwise... This week we're headed to the lost small town gay bar Ru…

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"That's What New York City Was Like In The 90s..." - with Sherry Vine 40:11

7M ago40:11

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If you've ever wondered what 90s New York City was like, then today's episode is the one for you. Before mass gentrification, before eye-watering rent hikes, and before all the personality was stamped out of it, queer night clubbing in the Big Apple was anarchic, unhinged, and magical. And the person that told me this is this week's guest, Sherry V…

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Ep 25 - Gay Ghosts and Phabulous Phantoms pt. 4 48:16

7M ago48:16

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Welcome ghosts and ghouls! This may be our most unhinged and slap-happy story time yet, so buckle up! Britt tells us the wild tale of Benjamin Henry Jesse Francis Shepard AKA Jesse Shepard AKA Francis Grierson AKA Psyche the Cat (??) and his spooky mansion of séance: Villa Montezuma. There's ghosts, there's seances, there's curses, and there's even…

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"We've Evolved Through Our Conversations As A Couple..." - with Charles and Martha from Full Circle The Podcast 57:46

7M ago57:46

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So, we talk a lot on this show about new, fresh, exciting love (or, let's be honest, lust!), and how magnificent and all-consuming that can be. But, we don't often talk about that wonderful long-term love - you know the kind where you can be cranky and know the other person won't get offended. Or when you know each other so well that you can finish…

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"The Bear Community Is More Accepting" - with Benjamin Koll 45:26

7M ago45:26

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Have you ever fallen in love with your best friend? Because - spoiler alert - it's a terrible, terrible idea. Or, at least it is for most people. Anyway, my guest this week, singer-songwriter Benjamin Koll happened to do just that, falling in love with his childhood friend, no less. And so by the time he managed to overcome that, and realise that h…

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Ep 24 - Gay Ghosts and Phabulous Phantoms pt. 3 1:07:42

7M ago1:07:42

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Welcome back spooky witches! It’s that time of year again, so hold on to your britches, it’s about to get freaky; both Britt AND Dani are coming in with some ghosty stories for you today! Britt will start us off with an extension of Abe Lincoln (ep 23) and the Ladies of Llangollen (ep 1) and Dani finishes us out with the Romeo of actresses Charlott…

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"People Kept Having To Tell Me Really Obvious Things Like 'You're Gay'" - with Paulus the Cabaret Geek 56:53

7M ago56:53

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So when I talk about the importance of queer spaces I'm usually thinking about the fact that they give people opportunities to find others and connect, as well as exploring their identity in a safe space. But there's this whole other layer that I don't think about much. And, that is the fact that, for performers these spaces are (on top of everythi…

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Richard Hatch - "Engagement With Others Is Something Many Gay Men Yearn For" 55:30

8M ago55:30

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So, if you ask me reality TV, as awful and cringey and addictive and delicious as it is, has been monumental in increasing queer visibility in tv and film. Back in the late 90s/early 00s when reality tv was in its infancy, there were a lot of gay ‘characters’ (for want of a better term) that were cast on these shows as (I think) a bit of a shock ta…

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"I Never Really Came Out To My Mother... She Read My Diary..." - with Sheria Mattis 43:59

8M ago43:59

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Sometimes I feel a bit dumb (or maybe just a bit sheepish) about some of the revelations I have through doing this show, especially since we're so close to 200 episodes (eek!) and I feel like I should know it all by now... But, then, on the other hand, the fact that I'm still learning so much is part of the reason that I'm so excited to share these…

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"If I Get Interrupted On A Dance Floor I Am Upset" - with Digo and Caleb from the Ants Humans Stars Podcast 39:29

8M ago39:29

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You know how they say that no matter who you fall in love with during the course of your life you'll always compare everyone to your first true love? Well, I think that's also true of nightclubs. Which I know sounds a little wacky, but I wholeheartedly believe that there's something really magical about your first place. This week I sat down with D…

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Ep 23 - Secrets of the White House: Lincoln's Supposed Lovers 1:01:53

8M ago1:01:53

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Hello cousins and welcome to a ~ScAnDaLoUs~ TGCC episode! Brittany tells us the story of the great Emancipator himself, Gaybroham, *ahem* Abraham Lincoln. Listen close and decide for yourself, fruity, or nah? Follow on Instagram and TikTok @thegaycousinclub, email us at tgccpod@gmail.com, or find all of this info and more at www.thegaycousinclub.co…

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"I Saw Gay Men Everywhere. Gay Women? Not So Much..." - with Jaimie Kelton from The Queer Family Podcast 51:21

8M ago51:21

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You know how sometimes these conversations are only very, very, very tenuously linked to a queer space, and in the intro I try and come up with some justification for why we didn't talk that much about it to prepare you for the episode ahead? Well, dear listener, this week I'm not even going to try to insult your intelligence by pretending that we …

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Ep 0 - Trailer 1:51

9M ago1:51

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Come check out The Gay Cousin Club a podcast about all of our (oftentimes straightwashed) queer cousins through history! Follow on Instagram and TikTok @thegaycousinclub, email us at tgccpod@gmail.com, or find all of this info and more at www.thegaycousinclub.com

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"What's Better Than Coming Out After A Tina Turner Concert?" - with Markus Hamence 36:11

9M ago36:11

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I am kind of intrigued by this phenomenon of queer men feeling more comfortable in a lesbian bar than in any other space. And, there's no one reason, obviously, but it seems like a lot of it comes down to the lack of pretence and lack of attitude that you can find in the good ol' fashioned lesbian bar.Which brings us to this week's conversation - w…

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Ep 22 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Love and War 46:41

9M ago46:41

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Welcome back cousins! Sorry for our impromptu hiatus, but we are back and bringing you not one, but THREE stories of soldiers in love! Join us as Britt tells the beautiful and complex story of Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher, the harrowing fight of Frank Kameny, and the sacrifices of Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich. Thank you to the cousins…

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"Something Out Of Old Fashioned Lesbian Folklore..." - with Emma Goswell 47:34

9M ago47:34

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Out of all of the musicals you could possibly blame for making you gay, I would have guessed that Les Miserables would be somewhere near the bottom of the list. But not, it turns out, if you are radio presenter, author, and host of the Coming Out Stories podcast Emma Goswell, who had her queer awakening with thanks to the story about a French peasa…

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`'You Know How I Found Out I Was Queer?" - with Rush Kazi 35:17

9M ago35:17

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Ok, this might be a weird thing for me to admit... but, before this week's conversation, although I knew what polyamory was I hadn't really thought about the fact that there is a whole subculture around it, and that includes slang terms and specific inter-relational concepts... But, of course there is! That's just what human beings do! So, this was…

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"The Very Beginnings Of My Actual Gay Life..." - with Jacob Trueman 46:18

9M ago46:18

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Sometimes I'm really taken aback by what an absolute privilege it is to do this job, and how people can be so open and honest with me. And I think it's a real honour that I get to help amplify the stories, and get the opportunity to really examine my own queerness and how that's shaped who I am. Maybe that's all a little bit too sentimental? Let's …

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"I Was Getting Surprisingly Comfortable In My Queerness" - with Anthony Criswell from Beards and Sundries Podcast 52:31

10M ago52:31

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This week we are headed to Stonewall! Only not THAT Stonewall (sorry if I got your hopes up)... No, instead of the bright lights of New York city we are headed to small town Oklahoma, to visit the Stonewall Tavern in a town named Stillwater. And whilst this bar wasn't technically a gay bar, it did create a safe environment and give people space to …

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