Teenage Crush (with Alistair Barton)

Alistair Barton is the host of Picking at Perfection, a podcast that aims to explore and break down perfectionist expectations. 

And this week we're doing something a little bit different - instead of visiting a club we're going to a youth group. Alistair says that the youth group he went to as a teenager gave him a safe space to explore his identity with a group of young people that were outside of his school and outside of all the expectations and pressure that he felt there. 

But it wasn't all arts, crafts and ping pong!

We caught up to talk about the group, growing up in the suburbs, and his number one teenage crush, Hot Gay Joey.

Do you have any memories from your queer scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos!

You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as @lostspacespod

Find out more about Alistair via the Picking at Perfection website - https://www.pickingatperfection.com/, or follow him on Instagram @pickingatperfection