Queerphoria

About Queerphoria

Queerphoria is a moving, joyous and celebratory show where LGBTQIA+ icons share their stories of becoming. In each episode we meet queer trailblazers - including Graham Norton, Luke Evans, Sir Ian Mckellen and Munroe Bergdorf - and discover the life defining moments that gave them a sense of queer euphoria. Lessons for everyone through a queer lens: from iconic culture shifting events, to personal eureka moments, this is where we come together as a community to share the stories that made us. Brought to you by Gay Star News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

JOE MEDIA GROUP

Category

arts · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 May 2024

Latest episode

5 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

29 of 29 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Sir Ian McKellen!

   Sir Ian McKellen joins author Jack Guinness for a life-affirming conversation about living authentically, embracing identity, and spreading joy as a queer icon.

2. 

   28 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Luke Evans: growing up as a gay Jehovah's Witness.

   Luke Evans opens up about overcoming bullying and religious trauma as a gay Jehovah's Witness, finding pride and community through theatre and the arts.

3. 

   21 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Drag Race's Courtney Act: Ru Paul, cancel culture, and gender fluidity.

   Drag Race star Courtney Act, aka Shane Jenek, shares the three cultural moments that gave them queer euphoria and reveals the healing power of embracing gender fluidity and joy.

Inside a recent episode

Sir Ian McKellen!

Published 5 Dec 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] He said, and I explained to me, he said, why you are anti the Bible and... And I said, well, I used to be Christian. So I think your argument, I said to him, is not with me, but with other Christians like you who don't agree with you. It's an internal argument in your religion. Well, you stuck up for himself. Good for him. And two weeks later, I got another from a teacher. Oh, incidentally, please do the James, the boy who said that socialism has changed his mind, and he wanted to let you know. But it is against the law, it's the beauty of the world, the world changes. The election 28 was, you may not speak positively about being gay. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

1

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

26

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