"At Night, The Gays Come Out Like Werewolves" - with Intesar Toufic

You know how I always get overexcited when I learn a new word or phrase on this show? 

Well, this week I was lucky enough to learn some gay Arabic terms when I sat down to talk to Intesar Toufic about growing up gay in Lebanon. 

Intesar is an author, stand-up comedian, and patrona of a multinational phone-sex ring. He first started going to Acid, a club that was found in the capital Beirut, when he was in university and had just started to meet other people like him.

We talk all about community and what it means to belong at the same time as not belonging, how the club operated in a country where it's illegal to be gay, and - what could possibly be my new favourite saying - the malice of gays.

Do you have any memories of Acid, 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 Intesar by following him on Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/ClassyBoomBoom) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/scandalousArab)... AND, go have a read of an excerpt from Toufi's book 'The Glorious Prince'  https://newsmutproject.tumblr.com/post/631935496605630464/intesar-toufic-on-excerpt-from-the-glorious/amp