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EPISODE · Sep 19, 2025 · 35 MIN

Ep. 16. Harry Nicholas, A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar

from Books Up Close: The Podcast · host Chris Lloyd

In this episode, we read a section from Harry Nicholas' memoir A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar : A Journal of Self (and Sexual) Discovery (2023) - it's on p.103 of the UK paperback. You can buy Harry's book from bookshop.org or your local indy store.Harry Nicholas is a writer, campaigner and gay trans man living in London. He has written for The Guardian, GQ and Dazed. A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar is his first book.Episode references: Travis Alabanza, None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary; Jack Parlett, Fire Island: A Queer History; Lou Sullivan, Youngman: Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan; Matthew Todd, Straight Jacket: Overcoming Society's Legacy of Gay Shame. Nicola Dinan, Bellies; Andrew McMillan, Physical; Joelle Taylor, The Night Alphabet; Shon Faye, Love in Exile; Hugo Greenhalgh, The Diaries of Mr Lucas.Follow the show on Instagram and subscribe to the Substack for transcripts and more links. Find Harry on Instagram. Please leave feedback here.Produced, hosted, and edited by Chris Lloyd.

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