Building Queertopia: Amrou Al-Kadhi

Comedian Ania Magliano talks viral TikToks and erotic fiction with Chelcee 

Kitty Scott-Claus brings the Spice Girls, Nadine Coyle, Susan Boyle and Jane McDonald to Queertopia. 

Made in Queertopia? Reality TV star Inga Valentiner pays our new world a visit 

We’re recording literally from the back of the Knockout Tour bus. Bumping down the highway, half-delirious, but ready to rumble.This week, it’s border delays, broken zippers, cursed sleep setups, and the fine art of trying to glam on no sleep. Then we spiral into everything from ... Show More

Amir is a queer Persian muslim who is an LGBTQ activist battling transphobia, femme bashing, body shaming, and racism in the queer community. His story is unique, colorful, painful, hysterical, and beautiful. Enjoy xo GET TICKETS TO MY COMEDY SHOWS HERE: https://www.hannahberner. ... Show More

It's 2011, and the Arab Spring is being documented by a heady mixture of up-to-the-minute citizen reporting, tweeting and blogging. One particular voice begins to stand out — the Gay Girl in Damascus — Amina Arraf. On her blog, Amina describes herself as an out lesbian with a pas ... Show More

Code Switch's Kumari Devarajan found an unlikely demographic doppelganger in D'Lo, a comedian and playwright whose one-person show about growing up as a queer child of immigrants in the U.S. is reopening on a bigger theater stage. But when you share so much in common with a stran ... Show More

In 1980s Quibdó, a rural, Afro Colombian city, homophobia was a part of everyday life. But when Erlin Mena found the courage to put on heels and dance in drag, he helped create a thriving queer community that endures to this day. A transcript of this episode is available at https ... Show More

In a staggering display of creativity and community, theater director Amir Nizar Zuabi introduces "The Walk": a theatrical journey following a nine-year-old refugee girl named Amal (represented by a giant, lifelike puppet) as she makes her way from Turkey to England. Zuabi shares ... Show More

The kabsateers sit down with special guest Rozan Ahmed ( @iamrozan ) a modern day renaissance woman and talk about life and cultures. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PassTheKabsa Twitter: https://tw ... Show More

Emotions on stage, vibes in the streets, and main-character energy on the red carpet — we’re talking Elissa’s keffiyeh moment, Alshami dancing across Europe to “Keefo,” and Amir El-Masry making the Red Sea Film Festival his stage. 

Emirati Soul Singer Arqam Al Abri Talks Inspiration, Storytelling & Soul Music In The UAE