Thanks to Richard for this sweeper from an autumnal walk in Sussex, UK. For more info on how to create a greeting for us, check our website: www.queerouthere.com/greetings

TRANSCRIPT: [Sound of muddy, squelchy footsteps and a creaking metal gate] Hi, I'm Richard and I just walked around Ardingly Reservoir and under Balcombe Viaduct, which has been on my bucket list forever. Um, and you're listening to Queer Out Here. [More muddy steps, fading out.]

Here’s a peek of some of the sounds from Issue 05, reflecting how the world and our relationship with the outdoors has changed in 2020. The special, two-sided issue will be released soon.

You can find Queer Out Here on various podcatcher apps or go to www.queerouthere.com/listen/ to stream/download issues.

Transcript available via www.queerouthere.com/listen/issue-05-preview

Cover art (extract) by Emily Doyle.

We love this cheeky sweeper from Dru Marland setting off along the canal... If you fancy making your own sweeper for Queer Out Here, check our website: https://www.queerouthere.com/greetings

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[Morning birdsong of twitterings and a corvid, followed by quiet shuffling sounds]

Dru Marland here on my narrowboat on the Kennet and Avon canal, deep in a wooded valley to the south of Bath, where the morning tranquility is… [a loud warning buzzer/horn squeals, and an engine chugs to life - Dru continues shouting over the noise] … shattered by my Beta Marine diesel engine! Onwards and upwards, and full speed ahead for Queer Out Here!

Thanks to Nova for this sweeper, which they have sent in from Green-Wood Cemetery, NYC. A fascinating glimpse into an urban greenspace. For more info on how to create a greeting for us, check our website: https://www.queerouthere.com/greetings

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[Quiet birdsong (northern cardinal and American robin), distant traffic and a faint car horn]

Hi. I’m Nova, a non-binary urban naturalist in New York City. I’m wandering the rolling hills of the highest point in Brooklyn, Green-Wood Cemetery. Not just a burying ground, Green-Wood is a vast arboretum of diverse trees mixed with historic gravestones, obelisks, mausolea and sarcophagi, collectively making for an idyllic environment to observe lichens - my favourite pastime! - and provide a temporary escape from urban lockdown in the era of COVID-19, remaining socially distant - well, from the living, at least! And you’re listening to Queer Out Here.

[Birdcalls, a distant bell, and even more distant sirens]

Remember those days when you could . . . go out? Come along with Aneurin (they/them) and Kermie (they/them) and meet some animal friends at Collingwood Children's Farm on Wurundjeri land, Melbourne, Australia. Special thanks to Fly the dog, pictured.

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[A gate opens on the sounds of a valley filled with birdsong, farm animals, faint voices, and a hint of cityscape]

Aneurin & Kermie: Hi! [Laughter]

Aneurin: I'm Aneurin -

Kermie: And I'm Kermie -

Aneurin: And that's Fly the dog, being very quiet. [People shuffle by] Oh, good girl, Fly.

[Some sheep bleat. A pig snuffles up close, against a metal fence]

Kermie: Who's the pig?

Aneurin: Oh! The pig's name is Maybelle, according to the sign, on the paddock. [Maybelle huffs a few times]

Kermie: [whispering] Thank you, Maybelle.

Aneurin: And we are all at Collingwood Children's Farm. [Tapping on wooden fence. In the background a farmer calls, “Myrtle!”] And it's Queer Out Here.

[The farmer calls Myrtle again and whistles, a young child speaks in a similar rhythm to the farmer. The birdsong grows louder. Another bleat. A voice comes faintly over a walkie-talkie: “Hey Bridget, did you get the chance to have a look at…” Sound fades out and in.]

Kermie: I turned around and walked into a goat who was right behind me and was all snuggly. [Goat scratching sounds, interrupted by a lumpy, throaty sound] That was a goat swallow. [More goat scritching, fade out.]

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Visit www.queerouthere.com to listen to previous issues of Queer Out Here and see our calls for submissions.

Thanks to Dan (he/him) for this creative - and obviously pre-lockdown! - sweeper.

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[Seagulls, voices of kids playing. When Dan speaks it sounds muffled and slightly echoey.]

This is Dan. I’m in a playground on the top of Galley Hill in Bexhill, talking to you through one of those weird tube communication things they have in playgrounds these days. And you are listening to Queer Out Here.

[The mic is withdrawn into the open air, gulls and other bird and child noises become sharper, clearer. Background traffic, slight wind. When Dan speaks again, he is close to the mic.]

Hello.

Visit https://www.queerouthere.com to listen to previous issues of Queer Out Here and see our calls for submissions.

How cool is this?! A sweeper from Queer Out Here Adventures (good name, right?)

TRANSCRIPT: [Multiple voices] Hi, we're in the Hope Valley! [Single voice] And we've just finished a seven-mile walk from Hope Station up to Hope Cross, and, 13 of us, and we're a queer hiking group called Queer Out Here Adventures. And you're listening to Queer Out Here.

Visit queerouthere.com to listen to previous issues of Queer Out Here and see our calls for submissions.

You can find Queer Out Here Adventures here: http://queerouthere.co.uk/

Another sweeper from Martha - thank you! Love to hear those parakeets of London.

TRANSCRIPT: [Footsteps crunching in leaves, birds screeching] Hello, this is Martha. I’m in Brockwell Park in London, surrounded by parakeets! And you’re listening to Queer Out Here. [More parakeet calls]

Visit queerouthere.com to listen to previous issues and see our calls for submissions.

Glimpse the places you’ll visit in Queer Out Here Issue 04. Queer Out Here is an audio zine that explores the outdoors from queer/LGBTQIA+ perspectives - and Issue 04 is coming soon! You can find Queer Out Here on various podcatcher apps or go to www.queerouthere.com/listen/ to stream/download issues.

Transcript available: www.queerouthere.com/listen/issue-04-preview

Cover art (extract) by Ella: https://www.instagram.com/ellxamcd_art/

Thanks to Emma for this sweeper, recorded on her lunch break!

TRANSCRIPT: [Background sounds of traffic, wind, bells] Hi, I’m Emma and I’m escaping a stuffy library for a brisk walk around the harbour and some fresh air during my lunch hour! And you are listening to Queer Out Here.

Visit queerouthere.com to listen to previous issues and see our calls for submissions.