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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Happy Pride Month YES STILL! Thank you to Roxy, the memoirist and editor-in-chief at Diva Magazine, for prompting me to temporarily resuscitate the Queer Joy podcast to talk about her book WHAT A GIRL WANTS: a true story of sexuality and self-discovery. We chat about Roxy being personally targeted by Section 28, celebrate her 10-year anniversary with her partner, and dancing with massive fans (as in paper ones, not groupies). </p><br><p>Queer Joy shout-outs to:</p><ul><li>Pink Pony Club cabaret by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sadgirlshows/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sadgirlshows/</a></li><li>Caitlin Moran's HOW TO BE A WOMAN&nbsp;</li><li>Daisy Buchanan's PITY PARTY</li><li>and my new name hehe :) </li></ul><p><br></p><p>You can <a href="https://www.instagram.com/roxybourdillon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">follow Roxy here</a></p><p>And <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billylindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">me here: @billylindon</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Happy Pride Month YES STILL! Thank you to Roxy, the memoirist and editor-in-chief at Diva Magazine, for prompting me to temporarily resuscitate the Queer Joy podcast to talk about her book WHAT A GIRL WANTS: a true story of sexuality and self-discovery. We chat about Roxy being personally targeted by Section 28, celebrate her 10-year anniversary with her partner, and dancing with massive fans (as in paper ones, not groupies). </p><br><p>Queer Joy shout-outs to:</p><ul><li>Pink Pony Club cabaret by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sadgirlshows/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sadgirlshows/</a></li><li>Caitlin Moran's HOW TO BE A WOMAN&nbsp;</li><li>Daisy Buchanan's PITY PARTY</li><li>and my new name hehe :) </li></ul><p><br></p><p>You can <a href="https://www.instagram.com/roxybourdillon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">follow Roxy here</a></p><p>And <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billylindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">me here: @billylindon</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Reaching for the same book at the Common Press FUNdraiser (live!) </title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:20:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>This first ever LIVE episode was a fundraiser supporting the gorgeous queer intersectional Common Press bookshop in East London !!</p><br><p>I interviewed Gabi, one of the brilliant booksellers and event organisers who works there, in a brilliantly funny, tender, and unpredictable conversation. Tune in for the meet-cutes and morning afters Gabi has witnessed in the bookshop, disgusting horror book recommendations, and why, specifically, Gabi is 'such a dumb b*tch'. We also had some really delightful queer joys shared by the audience, including a gay civil partnership and a new lesbian announcement !!</p><br><p><strong>We raised £280 from the live recording :D Thank you all so much ! </strong></p><p>If you'd like to find out more or donate, <a href="https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-common-press?exp=exp-pledge&amp;expv=B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">please click here</a>!</p><br><p>All previous episodes of Queer Joy were recorded at the Common Press. </p><p>You can follow the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecommonpress/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Common Press on instagram here</a>. You can send in your queer joys for future episodes to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">me on Instagram at @lilyflindon</a>. :)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>This first ever LIVE episode was a fundraiser supporting the gorgeous queer intersectional Common Press bookshop in East London !!</p><br><p>I interviewed Gabi, one of the brilliant booksellers and event organisers who works there, in a brilliantly funny, tender, and unpredictable conversation. Tune in for the meet-cutes and morning afters Gabi has witnessed in the bookshop, disgusting horror book recommendations, and why, specifically, Gabi is 'such a dumb b*tch'. We also had some really delightful queer joys shared by the audience, including a gay civil partnership and a new lesbian announcement !!</p><br><p><strong>We raised £280 from the live recording :D Thank you all so much ! </strong></p><p>If you'd like to find out more or donate, <a href="https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-common-press?exp=exp-pledge&amp;expv=B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">please click here</a>!</p><br><p>All previous episodes of Queer Joy were recorded at the Common Press. </p><p>You can follow the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecommonpress/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Common Press on instagram here</a>. You can send in your queer joys for future episodes to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">me on Instagram at @lilyflindon</a>. :)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Author Lex Croucher Loses Arm Wrestle Live on Air !</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Okay no, we don’t arm wrestle because that would be terrible audio content, but we do fight each other verbally really far more than you'd expect. Direct quote from my esteemed guest: 'Lily, why don't you just like lift a fucking weight?' </p><br><p>You recognise Lex from their literally millions of bestselling and award-winning historicalish romcom novels (which are all absolutely excellent, buy them), as well as from their attendance at literally millions of MUNA concerts. In this conversation, Lex gives you some ASMR from their main character energy coffee while discussing the joys of fandom addiction, ‘making’ Robin Hood gay, and being quietly queer in your own home.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Had an awful lot of QJ recording this, I hope get it listening too. See you all at the gym! </p><br><p>⚔️</p><br><p><strong>You must buy all Lex's books here: </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781526651846" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not for the Faint of Heart (pre-order)</a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781838774110" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reputation</a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781838774110" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Infamous </a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781838774110" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gwen and Art Are Not In Love</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Lex's Shout-Outs include:</strong></p><ul><li>The Locked Tomb Series</li><li>Casey McQuiston – e.g. <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/red-white-royal-blue-casey-mcquiston/6628556?ean=9781529099461" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red White and Royal Blue</a> and I would recommend <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-kissed-shara-wheeler-casey-mcquiston/6652783?ean=9781529099430" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I Kissed Shara Wheeler</a></li><li>Rainbow Rowell <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781529013009" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carry On </a></li><li>Our Flag Means Death (series one)</li><li>MUNA (again)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Please Spread the Queer Joy!</strong></p><p>📸 Follow the podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> </p><p>🌈 Enjoyed the pod? Why not give a queer joy back by leaving a review or sharing it with a nice little friend</p><p>🥂 Or to be eternally suffused with queer delights, support the podcast by buying it a drink at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Okay no, we don’t arm wrestle because that would be terrible audio content, but we do fight each other verbally really far more than you'd expect. Direct quote from my esteemed guest: 'Lily, why don't you just like lift a fucking weight?' </p><br><p>You recognise Lex from their literally millions of bestselling and award-winning historicalish romcom novels (which are all absolutely excellent, buy them), as well as from their attendance at literally millions of MUNA concerts. In this conversation, Lex gives you some ASMR from their main character energy coffee while discussing the joys of fandom addiction, ‘making’ Robin Hood gay, and being quietly queer in your own home.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Had an awful lot of QJ recording this, I hope get it listening too. See you all at the gym! </p><br><p>⚔️</p><br><p><strong>You must buy all Lex's books here: </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781526651846" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not for the Faint of Heart (pre-order)</a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781838774110" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reputation</a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781838774110" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Infamous </a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781838774110" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gwen and Art Are Not In Love</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Lex's Shout-Outs include:</strong></p><ul><li>The Locked Tomb Series</li><li>Casey McQuiston – e.g. <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/red-white-royal-blue-casey-mcquiston/6628556?ean=9781529099461" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red White and Royal Blue</a> and I would recommend <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-kissed-shara-wheeler-casey-mcquiston/6652783?ean=9781529099430" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I Kissed Shara Wheeler</a></li><li>Rainbow Rowell <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781529013009" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carry On </a></li><li>Our Flag Means Death (series one)</li><li>MUNA (again)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Please Spread the Queer Joy!</strong></p><p>📸 Follow the podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> </p><p>🌈 Enjoyed the pod? Why not give a queer joy back by leaving a review or sharing it with a nice little friend</p><p>🥂 Or to be eternally suffused with queer delights, support the podcast by buying it a drink at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Baby Got Gaydar ! with radical bi butch bookseller Erica Gillingham</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The delightful Gay's the Word bookseller on butch haircuts, queer poetry retreats, and the mother of all queer joys – raising your son in an extended chosen family. (Sorry but imagine how cool this baby is going to become – his literal first film was Rebel Dykes?!) Also, of course, <em>many, many </em>expert queer joy book recommendations.</p><br><p>Knitting is gay, crochet is lesbian, quilting is bi. Can any crafty queers confirm if this is scientifically accurate? </p><br><p>💫 Buy Erica's poetry here: <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781913917074" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Human Body is a Hive</a></p><br><p>Erica Shout-Outs:</p><ul><li>Queer children's books <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780316011273" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julie&nbsp;Anne&nbsp;Peters</a> and <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780525555278" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Malinda Lo</a></li><li>Helen Bowell <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781739169763" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bi+ Lines Anthology</a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780008651046" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jane Cholmeley's A Bookshop of One's Own </a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781399801935" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neon Roses by&nbsp;Rachel Dawson</a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780349702957" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rosewater by Liv Little</a></li><li>The Disciples of Mildred and Arvon's Writing Courses</li><li>The Castle Cinema in Homerton for doing queer baby and parent film viewings</li><li>London Queer Parenting WhatsApp Chat </li><li>Arthur's extended Aunts and Uncles </li><li>'Do You Think They Know' </li><li>Flannel shirts</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Want to Spread the Queer Joy? </strong></p><p>📸 Follow the podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> !</p><p>🌈 Enjoyed the pod? Why not give a queer joy back by leaving a review or sharing it with a nice little friend !!</p><p>🥂 Treat the podcast to a little drink at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The delightful Gay's the Word bookseller on butch haircuts, queer poetry retreats, and the mother of all queer joys – raising your son in an extended chosen family. (Sorry but imagine how cool this baby is going to become – his literal first film was Rebel Dykes?!) Also, of course, <em>many, many </em>expert queer joy book recommendations.</p><br><p>Knitting is gay, crochet is lesbian, quilting is bi. Can any crafty queers confirm if this is scientifically accurate? </p><br><p>💫 Buy Erica's poetry here: <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781913917074" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Human Body is a Hive</a></p><br><p>Erica Shout-Outs:</p><ul><li>Queer children's books <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780316011273" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julie&nbsp;Anne&nbsp;Peters</a> and <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780525555278" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Malinda Lo</a></li><li>Helen Bowell <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781739169763" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bi+ Lines Anthology</a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780008651046" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jane Cholmeley's A Bookshop of One's Own </a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781399801935" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neon Roses by&nbsp;Rachel Dawson</a></li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780349702957" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rosewater by Liv Little</a></li><li>The Disciples of Mildred and Arvon's Writing Courses</li><li>The Castle Cinema in Homerton for doing queer baby and parent film viewings</li><li>London Queer Parenting WhatsApp Chat </li><li>Arthur's extended Aunts and Uncles </li><li>'Do You Think They Know' </li><li>Flannel shirts</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Want to Spread the Queer Joy? </strong></p><p>📸 Follow the podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> !</p><p>🌈 Enjoyed the pod? Why not give a queer joy back by leaving a review or sharing it with a nice little friend !!</p><p>🥂 Treat the podcast to a little drink at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Gay Clowns and Matching Tattoos with King Riss Obolensky</title>
			<itunes:title>Gay Clowns and Matching Tattoos with King Riss Obolensky</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:07:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>What could bring more 'queer joy' than a gay clown?</p><br><p>Here's a collaborative performance piece on the theme of friendship (otherwise called 'a chat') with the drag king, clown, and best friend Riss Obolensky (aka King Herod). This episode is about how much we hate sincerity, and, sincerely, how much we love each other.</p><br><p>Whether you're into The Artist's Way or MUNA's The One That Got Away, spirituality or Gossip Girl, soberness or being a little freak on the dance floor (not the sexy kind), I hope you enjoy this mischief. Riss and I platonically flirt with each other by reminiscing about our ironing board meet-cute, having an unconventional threesome (involves a dead rat), writing a beloved character based on them, and getting matching tattoos of an in-joke.</p><br><p>You can follow Riss on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rissobolensky/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rissobolensky</a>. </p><br><p>Shout-outs to:</p><p>🤡 Top of the Slops drag competition</p><p>🤡 Ecstatic dance</p><p>🤡 <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781788164290" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron</a> </p><p>🤡 MUNA </p><p>🤡 <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/my-own-worst-enemy-lily-lindon/7453033?ean=9781801107631" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Own Worst Enemy by Lily Lindon – specifically the very lovable character of Raphy</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>What could bring more 'queer joy' than a gay clown?</p><br><p>Here's a collaborative performance piece on the theme of friendship (otherwise called 'a chat') with the drag king, clown, and best friend Riss Obolensky (aka King Herod). This episode is about how much we hate sincerity, and, sincerely, how much we love each other.</p><br><p>Whether you're into The Artist's Way or MUNA's The One That Got Away, spirituality or Gossip Girl, soberness or being a little freak on the dance floor (not the sexy kind), I hope you enjoy this mischief. Riss and I platonically flirt with each other by reminiscing about our ironing board meet-cute, having an unconventional threesome (involves a dead rat), writing a beloved character based on them, and getting matching tattoos of an in-joke.</p><br><p>You can follow Riss on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rissobolensky/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rissobolensky</a>. </p><br><p>Shout-outs to:</p><p>🤡 Top of the Slops drag competition</p><p>🤡 Ecstatic dance</p><p>🤡 <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781788164290" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron</a> </p><p>🤡 MUNA </p><p>🤡 <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/my-own-worst-enemy-lily-lindon/7453033?ean=9781801107631" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Own Worst Enemy by Lily Lindon – specifically the very lovable character of Raphy</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Nothing Gayer than a Tesco Meal Deal with memoirist Harry Nicholas</title>
			<itunes:title>Nothing Gayer than a Tesco Meal Deal with memoirist Harry Nicholas</itunes:title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 07:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The writer of <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781839971839" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar</em></a> on beautifully mundane queer joys – from meal deals, team sports (/the drinks afterwards), Doctor Who, to... yes… gay sex.</p><br><p>Harry and I each work on both the author and editor sides of publishing queer books, so we also enjoy fanboying the writings of <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781784877347" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lou Sullivan</a>, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/none-of-the-above-reflections-on-life-beyond-the-binary-travis-alabanza/6857904?ean=9781838854331" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Travis Alabanza</a>, and <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/love-letters-vita-and-virginia-vita-sackville-west/4863866?ean=9781784876722" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Woolf</a>!</p><br><p>From YOU, listener, I seek recommendations of beginner queer team sports you love 2 play. My priority is, of course, good vibes. </p><br><p>Shout-outs to:&nbsp;</p><p>🏉 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prideintouch/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pride in Touch</a> &nbsp;</p><p>⚽️ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/trukunitedfc/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TRUK United FC</a> </p><p>⚽️ Suzi Ruffell and Maisie Adam’s <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/big-kick-energy/id1698411462" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BIG KICK ENERGY</a> podcast&nbsp;</p><p>🍔 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/travisalabanza/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Travis Alabanza</a>'s Burgerz Playtext: ‘Queer joy gives us height, but the hardships give us depth, and that range as queer people makes us who we are, that ability to carry both at the same time’&nbsp;</p><p>🛌 Juno Roche’s <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/queer-sex-a-trans-and-non-binary-guide-to-intimacy-pleasure-and-relationships-juno-roche/2364166?ean=9781785924064" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">QUEER SEX</a>&nbsp;</p><p>🎩 YOUNGMAN: <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781784877347" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lou Sullivan’s diaries</a> &nbsp;</p><p>💜 <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/love-letters-vita-and-virginia-vita-sackville-west/4863866?ean=9781784876722 " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Love Letters of Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West </a></p><br><p>📸 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/harrynicholas_/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Harry here</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Spread the Queer Joy ? Please </strong></p><p>📸 Follow the pod <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> !</p><p>🌈 Leave a nice review or share with a nice friend !!</p><p>☕️ Tip me a little treat at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The writer of <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781839971839" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar</em></a> on beautifully mundane queer joys – from meal deals, team sports (/the drinks afterwards), Doctor Who, to... yes… gay sex.</p><br><p>Harry and I each work on both the author and editor sides of publishing queer books, so we also enjoy fanboying the writings of <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781784877347" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lou Sullivan</a>, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/none-of-the-above-reflections-on-life-beyond-the-binary-travis-alabanza/6857904?ean=9781838854331" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Travis Alabanza</a>, and <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/love-letters-vita-and-virginia-vita-sackville-west/4863866?ean=9781784876722" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Woolf</a>!</p><br><p>From YOU, listener, I seek recommendations of beginner queer team sports you love 2 play. My priority is, of course, good vibes. </p><br><p>Shout-outs to:&nbsp;</p><p>🏉 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prideintouch/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pride in Touch</a> &nbsp;</p><p>⚽️ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/trukunitedfc/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TRUK United FC</a> </p><p>⚽️ Suzi Ruffell and Maisie Adam’s <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/big-kick-energy/id1698411462" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BIG KICK ENERGY</a> podcast&nbsp;</p><p>🍔 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/travisalabanza/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Travis Alabanza</a>'s Burgerz Playtext: ‘Queer joy gives us height, but the hardships give us depth, and that range as queer people makes us who we are, that ability to carry both at the same time’&nbsp;</p><p>🛌 Juno Roche’s <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/queer-sex-a-trans-and-non-binary-guide-to-intimacy-pleasure-and-relationships-juno-roche/2364166?ean=9781785924064" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">QUEER SEX</a>&nbsp;</p><p>🎩 YOUNGMAN: <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781784877347" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lou Sullivan’s diaries</a> &nbsp;</p><p>💜 <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/love-letters-vita-and-virginia-vita-sackville-west/4863866?ean=9781784876722 " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Love Letters of Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West </a></p><br><p>📸 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/harrynicholas_/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Harry here</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Spread the Queer Joy ? Please </strong></p><p>📸 Follow the pod <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> !</p><p>🌈 Leave a nice review or share with a nice friend !!</p><p>☕️ Tip me a little treat at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Liberate Greedy Bisexuals! with icon Bethany Rutter</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 07:07:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>"Queer joy is liberation – it's when being queer is something you’re not scared of or worried about anymore. You get to be in the fun bit."</strong></p><br><p>The chic author, fashion blogger and cat-cheerleader Bethany Rutter becomes my own professional oracle – and can be yours too! Gain abundant advice for your dating era, how to run a queer dance night, the surprising challenges of writing a queer character who's already happy, and the best films for bisexual brats.</p><br><p><strong>Bethany Shouts Out to:</strong></p><p>☀️ Her now defunct club night Dancing On My Own</p><p>🎥 The bi films Shiva Baby and Passages&nbsp;</p><p>🎧 Bicon <a href="https://www.instagram.com/potterell/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ell Potter</a> who has done such a gorgeous job of Bethany’s audiobooks&nbsp;</p><br><p>💫 Buy Bethany's brilliant <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780008470036" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Big Date Energy here</a>!</p><br><p><strong>Want to Spread the Queer Joy? </strong></p><p>📸 Follow the podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> !</p><p>🌈 Enjoyed the pod? Why not give a queer joy back by leaving a review or sharing it with a nice little friend !!</p><p>🥂 Treat the podcast to a little drink at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p><strong>"Queer joy is liberation – it's when being queer is something you’re not scared of or worried about anymore. You get to be in the fun bit."</strong></p><br><p>The chic author, fashion blogger and cat-cheerleader Bethany Rutter becomes my own professional oracle – and can be yours too! Gain abundant advice for your dating era, how to run a queer dance night, the surprising challenges of writing a queer character who's already happy, and the best films for bisexual brats.</p><br><p><strong>Bethany Shouts Out to:</strong></p><p>☀️ Her now defunct club night Dancing On My Own</p><p>🎥 The bi films Shiva Baby and Passages&nbsp;</p><p>🎧 Bicon <a href="https://www.instagram.com/potterell/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ell Potter</a> who has done such a gorgeous job of Bethany’s audiobooks&nbsp;</p><br><p>💫 Buy Bethany's brilliant <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780008470036" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Big Date Energy here</a>!</p><br><p><strong>Want to Spread the Queer Joy? </strong></p><p>📸 Follow the podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> !</p><p>🌈 Enjoyed the pod? Why not give a queer joy back by leaving a review or sharing it with a nice little friend !!</p><p>🥂 Treat the podcast to a little drink at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title><![CDATA[Yearning and Trash Lesbians <3 with author Tasha Suri]]></title>
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			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>The phenomenal award-winning fantasy author Tasha Suri on the queer joys of yearning, trash lesbians, and monster fucking. We ask hard-hitting questions like: how queer is your D&amp;D character? What type of gay cowboy are you? And when will someone step up and write an essay on Tasha’s work through the lens of kink power exchange?&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>"Queer Joy is the empowering and healing joy you take in the things that straight people tell you you shouldn’t take joy in."</strong></p><br><p>Tasha recommends:</p><p>😈 Queer revenge fantasy and Monster Fucking: The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250790323/thewoodsallblack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">(ebook or ship from US here)</a></p><p>😈 Vienna Teng – for the quintessentially lesbian experience of lying on your bed, listening to a woman sing about feelings&nbsp;</p><p>😈 Ru Paul’s Drag Race – specifically the Lana Del Rio&nbsp;season, and specifically watching it a few years ago</p><br><p>💫 Find Tasha's books <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-jasmine-throne-the-indian-inspired-sapphic-fantasy-and-tiktok-sensation-tasha-suri/4958060?ean=9780356515649" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Jasmine Throne trilogy</a>, and <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/doctor-who-70s-book-natasha-suri/7440716?ean=9781405956963" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her Doctor Who 1970s story here</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tashasuri/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her instagram here</a></p><br><p><strong>Spread the Queer Joy! </strong></p><p>📸 Follow the podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> !</p><p>🌈 Enjoyed the pod? Why not give a queer joy back by leaving a review or sharing it with a nice little friend !!</p><p>🥂 Give BACK a queer joy by treating the podcast to a lil coffee at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><br><p>Thank you for joining in, you cowboy cutie! xoxox</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<title>Are you a Mummy, Daddy, or Baby? with writer Laura Kay</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 07:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>'What is the gayest vape flavour?', 'Where are you on the U-Haul spectrum?' and, urgently, 'Are you a Mummy, Daddy, or Baby?'</strong></p><br><p>In this first episode of the QueeJo podcast, I live, laugh, lol with the very gorgeous Laura Kay – who writes gay books by dummies for dummies. She launches her own rival podcast, Queer Sad, challenges me to have a snog in a cinema, and reveals once and for all whether she and I are actually in a romantic relationship.</p><br><p>‘Queer Joy means that if I could choose to be queer I would. It’s being part of the best club. It’s having an in-joke that no one else understands.'</p><br><p><strong>Laura shouts-out to:</strong></p><p>☀️ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/junobookssheff/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sheffield's Juno Books</a> for 'the best night of my life'</p><p>☀️ <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780008470036" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bethany Rutter's Big Date Energy</a> (you can listen to Bethany on this very pod! Or also buy her book <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780008470036" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>!)</p><p>☀️ To me, Lily Lindon, a rare adult-made best friend in this cruel world :')</p><br><p>💫 Find Laura's books <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781529424621" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wild Things, Tell Me Everything, and The Split here</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lauraekay/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her instagram here</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Spread the Queer Joy! </strong></p><p>📸 Follow the podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> !</p><p>🌈 Enjoyed the pod? Why not give a queer joy back by leaving a review or sharing it with a nice little friend !!</p><p>🥂 Treat the podcast to a little drink at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><br><p>Thank you for joining in, you OG QJ ! xoxox</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p><strong>'What is the gayest vape flavour?', 'Where are you on the U-Haul spectrum?' and, urgently, 'Are you a Mummy, Daddy, or Baby?'</strong></p><br><p>In this first episode of the QueeJo podcast, I live, laugh, lol with the very gorgeous Laura Kay – who writes gay books by dummies for dummies. She launches her own rival podcast, Queer Sad, challenges me to have a snog in a cinema, and reveals once and for all whether she and I are actually in a romantic relationship.</p><br><p>‘Queer Joy means that if I could choose to be queer I would. It’s being part of the best club. It’s having an in-joke that no one else understands.'</p><br><p><strong>Laura shouts-out to:</strong></p><p>☀️ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/junobookssheff/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sheffield's Juno Books</a> for 'the best night of my life'</p><p>☀️ <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780008470036" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bethany Rutter's Big Date Energy</a> (you can listen to Bethany on this very pod! Or also buy her book <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9780008470036" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>!)</p><p>☀️ To me, Lily Lindon, a rare adult-made best friend in this cruel world :')</p><br><p>💫 Find Laura's books <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13528/9781529424621" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wild Things, Tell Me Everything, and The Split here</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lauraekay/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her instagram here</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Spread the Queer Joy! </strong></p><p>📸 Follow the podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> !</p><p>🌈 Enjoyed the pod? Why not give a queer joy back by leaving a review or sharing it with a nice little friend !!</p><p>🥂 Treat the podcast to a little drink at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><br><p>Thank you for joining in, you OG QJ ! xoxox</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Hello stranger! Wondering what the vibe is? Here's an aperitif.</p><p>Get more Queer Joy in your life, click to follow the podcast!</p><br><p><strong>Spread the Queer Joy!&nbsp;</strong></p><p>📸 Send in your Queer Joys <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> or email queerjoypod[@]gmail.com !</p><p>🌟 Had a nice time? Please please tell your friends, and give a starry review !!</p><p>🥂 Buy the pod a little treat, or become a member of the QueeJo community at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><br><p>*</p><br><p>Thanks to my friend Tom Collingwood for helping create the logo!&nbsp;</p><p>The theme music is from <em>Masculine Women, Feminine Men </em>sung by Irving Kaufman (1926)! </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>Hello stranger! Wondering what the vibe is? Here's an aperitif.</p><p>Get more Queer Joy in your life, click to follow the podcast!</p><br><p><strong>Spread the Queer Joy!&nbsp;</strong></p><p>📸 Send in your Queer Joys <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilyflindon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Instagram @lilyflindon</a> or email queerjoypod[@]gmail.com !</p><p>🌟 Had a nice time? Please please tell your friends, and give a starry review !!</p><p>🥂 Buy the pod a little treat, or become a member of the QueeJo community at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/queerjoy</a> !!!</p><br><p>*</p><br><p>Thanks to my friend Tom Collingwood for helping create the logo!&nbsp;</p><p>The theme music is from <em>Masculine Women, Feminine Men </em>sung by Irving Kaufman (1926)! </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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