Queer news, sex, politics and culture — all in one smart, funny and sometimes outrageous group chat. Hosted by Graeme Smith with guests from the UK, US, and beyond. From anti-LGBTQ+ laws to pop culture scandals to TRUMP. It’s the world from a queer perspective and it’s totally uncensored.
With the best guests and interviews in the LGBTQ podcast world.
Winner of GOLD at THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS
"As well as compelling debates, this is also a lighthearted podcast in many ways.. an eclectic mix of guests" - The Independent
“A truly inclusive show… with honesty exuberance and charm”
- British podcast awards judges
Nominated best Creative or technical innovation at the 2025 Radio Academy ARIA Awards and Best Independent Podcast at the 2022 Radio Academy ARIA Awards.
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Queer news, sex, politics and culture — all in one smart, funny and sometimes outrageous group chat. Hosted by Graeme Smith with guests from the UK, US, and beyond. From anti-LGBTQ+ laws to pop culture scandals to TRUMP. It’s the world from a queer perspective and it’s totally uncensored.
With the best guests and interviews in the LGBTQ podcast world.
Winner of GOLD at THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS
"As well as compelling debates, this is also a lighthearted podcast in many ways.. an eclectic mix of guests" - The Independent
“A truly inclusive show… with honesty exuberance and charm”
- British podcast awards judges
Nominated best Creative or technical innovation at the 2025 Radio Academy ARIA Awards and Best Independent Podcast at the 2022 Radio Academy ARIA Awards.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“This feeling I was nurturing… was punishable by death.”
This week on Outcast World, Graeme speaks with writer and doctor Majid Parsa, author of The Ayatollah’s Gaze — a compelling story about growing up queer in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
We explore forbidden desire, the underground queer scene in Tehran — full of joy, glamour, and danger — and what it means to party knowing your social gathering at home with friends could be raided at any moment.
Majid opens up about gender performance, state surveillance, religious expectation, and the power of queer intimacy in places where even the word “gay” is unspeakable.
A conversation about shame, courage, exile — and the quiet ways queer Iranians keep finding each other.
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