The results are in — and they’re pretty damning. Across England in particular, a right wing populist surge is reshaping British politics in real time. Reform UK is rising fast, Labour looks increasingly fractured, and for the first time in decades, the idea of Nigel Farage entering Number 10 no longer feels impossible. It’s clear Reform is not the natural home of queer politics. So why are so many gay men getting pulled into its narrative online? On this episode, Graeme Smith is joined by two of the breakout stars of the BBC’s I Kissed A Boy and I Kissed A Girl — Gareth and Amy — for a chaotic, funny and surprisingly political conversation about identity, masculinity, cancellation, internet discourse, dating, queer infighting and what it means to be young, queer and online in 2026. The conversation moves seamlessly between reality TV gossip, Green vs Reform politics, TikTok radicalisation, social media algorithms and whether parts of LGBTQ+ culture are drifting towards a genuine ideological split. Outcast World — queer politics, sex & culture.

OUTCAST WORLD

Graeme Smith

IKAB STAR GARETH: RIGHT WING GAYS ARE NOT WELL!

MAY 11, 202627 MIN
OUTCAST WORLD

IKAB STAR GARETH: RIGHT WING GAYS ARE NOT WELL!

MAY 11, 202627 MIN

Description

Amy Spalding & Gareth Valentino are talking to Graeme about REFORM UK, the GREENS and their new podcast. As Reform UK surges, the Green Party continues to grow and Labour struggles to hold its coalition together, the episode explores why more young gay men appear to be drifting towards right wing politics online — and what that says about masculinity, social media, identity and the modern culture war. Topics include Nigel Farage, Reform UK, Green politics, Labour’s decline, queer identity, dating culture, internet discourse, TikTok radicalisation, cancellation, reality TV fame, LGBTQ+ politics and the growing ideological divide inside queer communities. Featuring discussion around I Kissed A Boy, I Kissed A Girl, queer representation in British media and what it means to be publicly queer in an increasingly polarised online world.