"Growing Up As A Queer, Non-Mormon Kid.." - with Dylan Rice
Most of the spaces that we talk about on this show closed because they were no longer making a profit or the owner just decided that they wanted a change...
But, we've never talked about a space that stopped existing because it was knocked down by a TORNADO!
Until now, that is...
This week's guest is singer-songwriter Dylan Rice, who grew up in Salt Lake City, and used to go to The Sun Tavern, a space that first opened in the 70s and was one of the only safe spaces for queer people in the conservative US state of Utah.
We talked about mormons (cause, of course we're going to talk about mormons - he's from Salt Lake City!), developing crushes on teachers, and leaning in to the ridiculousness of flirting...
Do you have any memories of The Sun Tavern, or clubbing from your own queer scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos!
You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod)
Find out more about Dylan by following him on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dylanricemusic/ , or listen to some of his songs (available on all the major streaming platforms, and at the YouTube links below.
Fits and Fevers (latest album) - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ntBXDEnITZNVNut5FVAC-CLEk6qwBLSyE
Check out the song about SoMa leather bars in SF: “Throes” https://youtu.be/Osdgd2gZGiU
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