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.  T ..read more

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 Ali ..read more

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 the ..read more

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 ..read more

In this episode of Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene we have the immense privilege of speaking to Anna Kear, the CEO of Tonic Housing. Tonic is a community-led not for profit organisation focused on providing vibrant and inclusive urban LGBTQ+ affirming retirement communities.  In 2021, they opened the UK’s first LGBTQ+ affirmative retirement housing. Tonic@Bankhouse is a retirement community comprising affordable apartments over 14 floors, located on Albert Embankment in the iconic area of Vauxhall, Lambeth. To find out more about Tonic, visit their website at tonichousing.org.uk or find t ..read more

For Episode 3 of Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene, we had the opportunity to head down to Open Barbers in Hackney, where we spoke with founder Greygory Vass (he/him). Founded over a decade ago, Open Barbers is a not-for-profit hairdressing service for all lengths, genders and sexualities who offer a queer and trans friendly haircutting experience. We spoke to Greygory about his life, the genesis of Open Barbers, enforced gender roles and community. To find out more about Open Barbers, visit their website at openbarbers.com or find them on social media @openbarbers.  Queer Spaces is produ ..read more

Featured on the debut episode of Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene (hosted by Alim Kheraj) is Queer House Party. Self-described as a “​​DJ collective, community platform and award-winning queer party that’s accessible, radical, DIY and punk AF”, Queer House Party originally began as a weekly virtual party at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, as a way of hanging out with their close circle of friends. These online events cultivated a much-needed community for queer people during various lockdowns in the UK and across the world - bringing those together even in countries where it is il ..read more