'Queerness Is Such A Big Part Of My Identity And Definition' - with Matte Namer from The FMs

Lost Spaces: Memories from Gay Bars, Lesbian Clubs, and LGBTQ+ Parties

We get assigned a lot of roles in life depending on how we look, how tall we are, which family we're born in to...

Sometimes living up to these roles can be a total breeze, but other times can be an incredibly daunting, terrifying task, and overcoming these isn't in any way straightforward.

And so it's always really affirming when I get the chance to sit down and talk to someone who is on the other side of all of that and has taken the time to figure themselves out and be clear on what they want and what they don't, who they are and who they're not...

(I'm making this person sound a bit like the Dalai Lama here).

This week's guest is Matte Namer from the band The FMs.

Matte joined me to talk about The Bushwick Boat, which was an actual boat that was moored in Brooklyn, New York City, and became a party boat for over a decade. Or, as Matte described it, 'the boat with no rules'.

But, this conversation is about a lot more than a big ol' boat where people partied. After all, this is Lost Spaces, the podcast about how spaces and access to community shape who we are and who we become!

As well as the boat we talk about navigating family dynamics, embracing your kinkiness and surviving your 20s.

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