Queer Spaces: Behind the Scene is a new photography and podcast series focusing exclusively on contemporary LGBTQ+ spaces. Photographer In the series Tim Boddy (he/him) and journalist and author Alim Kheraj (he/him) profile a series of collectives in what is a rapidly-changing landscape in London.

This page features posts for individual episodes from the series. Each post includes further reading on the spaces, original photography, and the podcast itself.

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Episode 3: Open Barbers

For Episode 3 we had the opportunity to head down to Open Barbers in Hackney, where we spoke with founder Greygory Vass (he/him) on site.

Founded over a decade ago, Open Barbers is a not-for-profit hairdressing service for all lengths, genders and sexualities who offer a queer and trans friendly haircutting experience.

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