The Gay Tapes

I had the honor to talk to British Iraqi performer, writer and director Mia Georgis. We talk about their just released short movie "Ishtar", queer culture, activism, London, heroes and... bats. Mentioned in this episode: Mia's shortmovie "Ishtar", The Queer House, Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, "Tongues untied" (Marlon Riggs), "Caravaggio" (Derek Jarman), "Looking for Langston" (Isaac Julien), "Portrait of a lady on fire" (Céline Sciamma), "Funeral parade of roses" (Toshio Matsumoto), "Tangerine" (Sean Baker), "Gardenia" (Alain Platel & Frank Van Laecke), Divine and "Pink Flamingos" (John Waters). http://divanandthehouseofquoi.com http://instagram.com/divanandthehouseofquoi https://twitter.com/miageorgis https://www.instagram.com/thequeerhouseldn/

While attending the DIY Musician Conference last week in Valencia (Spain), organized by CD Baby & Berklee, I bumped into the American vocalist & actor Rhys Gilyeat. He just moved to Spain with his boyfriend and was willing to share some thoughts on LGBTQ+ issues, the United States, musical, his Mormon background and much more. Rhys is an optimistic guy with a hopeful message for the future. And if you listen long enough you can hear him sing (that alone is worth listening to this episode!). Enjoy! http://www.divan.be http://www.facebook.com/divanandthehouseofquoi http://www.facebook.com/thegaytapes

On a sunny terrace in Berlin, I had a wonderful talk with Kaey. She's a trans activist, a performing artist and and editor at Siegessäule, Germany's biggest queer magazine. We talk about her life, my record 'The Gay Tapes', finding your audience and how I look at boys... Enjoy! http://www.divan.be http://www.facebook.com/divanandthehouseofquoi http://www.facebook.com/thegaytapes

This is episode zero aka the prologue of The Gay Tapes podcast. Just me, welcoming you and telling you something about my record, also called The Gay Tapes and the starting point for this podcast.  Next episode, it's time for the first inspiring interview. But for now, enjoy.... me! xDivan http://www.divan.be http://www.facebook.com/divanandthehouseofquoi http://www.facebook.com/thegaytapes