"Those Trans Women That I Was Admiring..." - with Tiffany Rossdale

This week it's our first ever trip to Japan!

And we're not going to just any old bar, we're going to a hostess club... 

Hostess (and host) clubs are fairly unique to Japan, so if you've not heard of them before the long and short of it is that they are a type of cabaret bar that provides entertainment, but also employs people to provide attentive conversation and a little bit of flirting to their customers (kind of like giving the boyfriend or girlfriend experience). 

And, showing us around is Tiffany Rossdale, self proclaimed mega-socialite of Tokyo's nightlife scene and host of the Breakfast with Tiffany podcast. 

Tiffany first moved to Japan from the Philippines in the late 90s, to live with her mum, who had moved there a few years prior. 

Before long, she had started her journey towards nightlife queendom working as a hostess at Mr Lady, a hostess bar made up predominantly of Trans Filipino women. 

This is a really great chat - we get to find out all about what is involved in being a hostess, what Tiffany learnt from the women she worked with, and we even get surprisingly deep talking about our parents... 

Do you have any memories of Mister Lady, or clubbing from your own 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 (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod)

Find out more about Tiffany by following her on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTiffanyRossdale) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyrossdaleofficial), or by visiting her website (https://www.tiffanyrossdale.com/)