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Queer Ear

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  1. 19: EP 18 - Bathhouses Out Of Business: The Future Of Queer Saunas

    Rory tries to establish what has led to gay saunas going down the drain by speaking with Southampton's Pink Broadway owner Nick Batt, Nottingham Trent University's Professor of Psychology, Rusi Jaspal and former sauna employee and customer, Antonio Blanche.

  2. 18: EP 17 - Bad Hair Day: The Queer Experience of Barbershops

    Rory delves into the fear and anxiety many Queer people face when getting a haircut by speaking to non-binary barber C.J. Hernández, who was kicked out of a barbershop at age 14 for not being male and community organiser Dez Marshall, who sought a barbering licence to protect other LGBTQ people...

  3. 17: EP 16 - Out On The Inside: Access To Education For Queer Prisoners

    Rory highlights the positive effects of education for Queer prisoners by speaking with former art teacher and author of Inside & Out and Released Inside, Phil Forder. He also chats to writer and Trans rights in prison advocate Dalton Harrison.

  4. 16: EP 15: It's A Sin: Forgotten Queer History of HIV

    Rory and Nic Desborough chat with Seyan Sarvan of Channel 4’s hit show It’s a Sin and Human Rights Campaigner Ceri Hutton about the forgotten Queer history of the HIV and Aids crisis of the 1980s, exploring themes brought to light by the show. This episode was recorded for Roundhouse's…

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  5. 15: EP 14 - The Death of Cruising: End of a Queer Era

    Rory analyses the rapid decline of what was once a queer rite of passage by speaking to writers Jeff Leavell and James Greig - both of whom have written about their experiences of cruising in different eras.

  6. 14: EP 13 - Queer Censorship: Silenced On Social Media

    Rory looks at the negative effects that shadow banning and algorithms have had on the online presence of the queer community. He speaks to sex workers Livia Roth and Jack Hunter, as well as portrait artist JBG, all of whom have been hidden, silenced or removed from social media.

  7. 13: EP 12 - Separated By Gender: The Queer Experience of PE

    Rory questions whether many queer people's problematic behaviour with fitness stems from their experiences of PE. He speaks to University of California Santa Cruz student Ash Whipple as well as writers Jordan Page and Rosie Hewitson to get their respective views on exercise as a trans person, gay...

  8. 12: EP 11 - Queer Life In Poland: LGBT-Free Zones

    Rory examines the harsh reality of Poland's LGBT-Free Zones by speaking to activist Bart Staszewski and Polish Drag Queen collective Slav 4 U, who recount their experiences of growing up queer in an overtly homophobic country.

  9. 11: EP 10 - Queer Nightlife: Where Are The Black-Owned Gay Bars?

    Rory explores the huge lack of black-owned queer businesses by speaking to RuPaul’s Drag Race star Honey Davenport, historian and California State University professor Eric Gonzaba, and one of New York City’s only black gay bar owners, Alexi Minko.

  10. 10: EP 9 - She Who Shall Not Be Named: Queer Writers Speak Out

    Rory discusses J.K. Rowling’s recent transphobic tweets and the controversial content of her new novel with trans writers Sarah Savage and Julia Serano. He also chats to Rabble Books & Games owner Nat Latter, who has stopped stocking Rowling’s books.

  11. 9: EP 8 - Not Into Rice Queens: Asian Discrimination on Queer Apps

    Rory explores the extreme vitriol and racism many Asian men face on gay dating apps. He speaks to Haran Vijayanathan, of Toronto’s Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP), writer Wei-Hong Tseng, and PhD candidate Gene Lim, to discover where this racist behaviour and language comes from.

  12. 8: EP 7 - Conversion ‘Therapy’: Queer Lives Erased

    Rory speaks to Conversion ‘Therapy’ survivor and India’s first out gay Prince, Manvendra Singh Gohil. He also chats with United Nations expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz and activist Mahed Asad, who are fighting to end this abusive practice. Follow Queer Ear on Instagram & Twitter: @queerearpodcast

  13. 7: EP 6 - Queer Sex Work: Racism In Gay Porn

    After discovering deplorable racist content on Pornhub, Rory chats to black gay porn stars Max Konnor and Elijah Wilde, to find out how they’ve made their mark in an industry that is saturated with white performers. This episode contains audio from a racist porn film, which some people may find...

  14. 6: EP 5 - Queer Solidarity: How To Be An Ally

    Rory speaks to Sink The Pink performer Le Fil and writer Suriya Aisha about how non-queer people can best practice allyship. This conversation was recorded as part of Roundhouse's #RoundYourHouse virtual roundtable discussions.

  15. 5: EP 4 - Queer Hate Crime: The Gay Panic Defence

    Rory explores The Gay Panic Defence, which has been brought to the headlines once again, following the Netflix series Trial By Media. He discusses why this defence is still legal in 40 states with St. Edward’s University professor, Carsten Andresen. He also speaks to Judy Shepard, the mother of...

  16. 4: EP 3 - Coming Out: Queer Black Men

    Rory speaks to playwright and recent recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Michael R. Jackson, former Met Police detective and writer, Kevin Maxwell, and NFL player Ryan K. Russell, to discover why coming out as a queer black man is often so difficult.

  17. 3: EP 2 - Racism, Sex & Meth: Queer Lives Destroyed

    In July 2017 and January 2019, Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean - both queer black men - were found dead from meth overdoses at the home of major Democratic donor, Ed Buck. Rory explores how a toxic combination of racism, sex and meth are being used to destroy QPOC lives by speaking to Buzzfeed LGBT...

  18. 2: EP 1 - COVID-19: Queer Artists Quarantined

    Rory speaks to RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Divina DeCampo, New York Times best-selling writer Michael Arceneaux & DJ and party purveyor Bright Light Bright Light about being queer artists who have had their creativity quarantined.

  19. Trailer: This is Queer Ear!

    A welcome from Rory Boyle, events producer, audio maker, broadcaster and host of Queer Ear. Queer Ear is the queer thinking, straight talking podcast that explores LGBTQ life in the UK and beyond. A Transmission Roundhouse podcast.

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