"Platonic Queer Joy" - with Sina Grace

So, you may have heard the joke before that watching Drag Race in a bar is the gays equivalent of watching football or rugby in a bar. And, yes, ok, it's a basic, basic stereotype...but... well... maybe there's a smidgen of truth in it? (Just a smidgen, mind you...!)

This week I'm joined by the comic book legend Sina Grace, who has written and/or drawn queer superheroes like Ice-Man, and his own Rockstar and Softboy, to talk about his experience in finding what he calls 'platonic queer joy' at the West Hollywood bar Flaming Saddles...

Now, i don't think he'd mind me saying that this wasn't his usual type of haunt. No, he prefers the leather bars and places that are a little less twinky, but it was through their weekly screening of Ru Paul's Drag Race that he got to experience community and soak up that camaraderie... 

Ooh, and some terminology that we use in this episode:

• Side - which means your sexual preference does not include penetrative sex 
• Pup play - a sexual act that involves role-playing as a dog and the dog's master

Do you have any memories of Flaming Saddles, 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 Sina by following him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/SinaGrace) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sinagrace/), or visit his website http://sinagrace.com/.