GBA 318 Dexter

In GBA 318 we get better acquainted with Dexter. He talks about combining goth and cabaret influences to create the drag queen Count Addiction, navigating sex, gender and sexuality, being an Amanda Palmer mega fan, how being the son of a funeral director influenced him, finding friends, creating communities and so much more.

Dexter plugs:

Count Addiction: https://www.facebook.com/CountAddiction
https://twitter.com/CountAddiction
Bitter Sour Presents: Jingle Hell 9th December - bymonthly: https://www.facebook.com/events/1588517787870952/
The Tuck Shop: Back Up - Last Saturday: https://www.facebook.com/events/185211392040308/

I plug:

Smut Slam: Next Smut Slam: 13th Jingles and Tingles: https://www.facebook.com/events/663459157190793/

What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

We mention:

Cameryn Moore: http://www.camerynmoore.com/
Caroline of Brunswick: http://carolineofbrunswick.co.uk/
Genderqueer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genderqueer
West Side Story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story
The League of Gentlemen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen
Little Britain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Britain
Dir En Grey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dir_En_Grey
Visual Kei Scene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_kei
Marilyn Manson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Manson
Evanescence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evanescence
Amy Lee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Lee
Arch Enemy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Enemy
Otep: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otep
Opath: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opeth
Amanda Palmer: http://amandapalmer.net/
Dresdon Dolls: http://dresdendolls.com/
Union Chapell: http://www.unionchapel.org.uk/
Timewarp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warp_(song)
Richard O'Brien: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_O%27Brien
The First Orgasm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Su7VOpsl4E
Brett Ratner: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/02/director-brett-ratner-rape-accusations-sexual-harassment-claims
Harvey Weinstein: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41594672
Missed Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5jtmIddb7k
Neil Gaiman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman
Kate Bush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush
Bjork: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjork
Depeche Mode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depeche_Mode
The Cure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cure
Siouxsie and the Banshees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siouxsie_and_the_Banshees
Miner Self Indulgence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindless_Self_Indulgence
Pearl Jam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam
Roundhouse: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/
Grand Theft Orchestra: http://amandapalmer.net/category/the-grand-theft-orchestra/
Joe Black: http://www.misterjoeblack.com/
Voltaire (Caberet Voltaire?): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_Voltaire_(band)
Bitter Ruin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Ruin
Look Mommy No Hands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgujsG0Bk8k
"We Are the Media": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcoreV10hI8
Ninja Gigs: http://wesleying.org/2011/09/17/q-what-is-an-amanda-palmer-ninja-gig/
Cherry Fakewell: https://www.facebook.com/cherry.fakewell
Queer Alternative: https://queeralternative.org.uk/
Tragic Christmas: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/selected-tragedy-vol-5-tragic-christmas

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