Lotus Hotel, Vancouver, Canada (with Jordan King)
Lost Spaces: Memories from Gay Bars, Lesbian Clubs, and LGBTQ+ Parties - A podcast by lost queer spaces - Wednesdays
This week we are heading back in time to the early 00s - this is the time when the Spice Girls were unravelling, we had e-mail but not social media (not even MySpace!), and electroclash was at its peak. And it was at this time that my guest Jordan King - a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, archivist, and historian, with her personal work currently focused on the overlap of drag culture and trans female identity - and a small group of friends started to host a weekly party in the then recently renovated basement of the Lotus Hotel in Vancouver. We talk all about the subtle difference between being a 'ringleader' and being a 'wrangler', Jordan's casting in the Hollywood film Connie and Carla, and the magic and chaos of throwing yourself head first in to something you're passionate about... Follow Jordan on Instagram - JordanKingArchive Listen to Jordan's podcast Radio Never Apart - https://soundcloud.com/neverapartmtl/sets/radio-never-apart-podcast