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Unveiling Queer Music’s Hidden Narratives
Episode remastered, re-edited and extended for 2025! The Missing Soundtrack to Our Lives Matt Fishel’s story of record execs trying to un-gay his songs prompted me to investigate a troubling question: why has queer music remained so systematically marginalised within the mainstream industry? His experience of being told to “cut the gay content” represents a…
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Welcome to ‘In the Key of Q’
Introduction Music has always been a powerful medium for expression, connection, and identity. For those of us in the LGBTQ+ community, finding ourselves reflected in music can be transformative—a moment of recognition that tells us we’re not alone. Yet for decades, these reflections were often hidden behind coded language, metaphor, and ambiguity. What Is In…
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The Depth of Teenage Love and Loss
Episode remastered, re-edited and extended for 2025! “Time is so different when you’re a teenager,” Matt Fishel reflects whilst talking about his first boyfriend. “We were probably only together for about four to six months, but at the time it was like six years.” It reminded me how early relationships carve themselves into us with…
IN THE KEY OF Q
Queer Music, Queer Stories, Queer Lives