Beers with Queers A True Crime Podcast

A birthday celebration. A vulnerable young man. And a night of cruelty that would leave a community demanding answers.When Steven Simpson turned eighteen, he had every reason to celebrate. Openly gay, living independently despite autism, epilepsy, and other challenges, Steven had worked hard to build a life on his own terms. But what began as a gathering of friends in his South Yorkshire flat quickly spiraled into something far darker. As the night unfolded, humiliation, bullying, and violence blurred the line between a cruel joke and a devastating tragedy. In this LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode, we examine a case that shocked the United Kingdom, sparked outrage among disability and LGBTQ+ advocates, and raised difficult questions about hate crimes, justice, and the way vulnerable people are treated by society. More than a gay murder case, Steven's story remains a haunting reminder of how prejudice and indifference can have fatal consequences.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A poisoned enema. A shadow king. And a royal court where desire could be just as deadly as treason.What began as King James I’s obsession with beautiful young men would spiral into one of the most dangerous and scandalous power struggles in queer history.In this episode of Beers With Queers, Jordi and Brad dive deep into the dark and twisted world of the Jacobean court, where political ambition, forbidden same-sex relationships, and ruthless betrayal collided beneath the gilded halls of Whitehall Palace. Long before the King James Bible became the most widely printed book in human history, King James himself was navigating a violent world shaped by trauma, paranoia, and intensely public relationships with powerful male favorites. From the brutal murder of his father and the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the rise of Robert Carr and the brilliant, possessive Thomas Overbury, this LGBTQ+ true crime story unfolds like a real-life Game of Thrones.As secret alliances form and enemies gather in the shadows, the line between love, manipulation, and survival begins to blur. This is queer history at its most dangerous. A true crime story filled with political intrigue, royal scandal, and deadly consequences.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover one of the most shocking scandals in gay history.

A quiet park. A hidden meeting place. And a murder that exposed how criminalized queer lives made perfect targets.In 1960, a man entered Queen's Park and never came home. What began as another secret encounter in the shadows of a city that treated gay men as criminals became one of Scotland’s most disturbing LGBT true crime cases. In an era when queer relationships had to exist in whispers, predators learned exactly where fear could silence victims, and how the law itself could shield violence. In this LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode, Jordi and Brad unravel the murder of John Cremin, the teenage killer Anthony Miller, and the chilling reality of a gay murder case shaped as much by prejudice as by brutality.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer history, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and step into a true crime story where secrecy became a weapon, and survival came at a deadly cost.

A dating app. Two men looking for connection. And a man that wanted to kill every gay man he could.In just four days, the quiet streets of Sligo became the center of one of Ireland’s most chilling modern hate crime investigations. Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee were found dead in their own homes, after meeting someone through a dating app, and another man barely survived an earlier attack. What followed exposed a terrifying pattern that sent shockwaves through Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community, reigniting conversations about queer safety, violence, and whether some places are ever as safe as they seem. In this episode of this LGBTQ+ true crime podcast, Jordi and Brad unravel the Sligo murders, the fear that gripped an entire community, and the haunting questions left behind when being visible can still make you a target. Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand. Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover one of Ireland’s most disturbing gay murder cases, and the trauma it left far beyond the headlines.

A stadium packed with thousands… and a bomb waiting at center field.They came to destroy disco but what erupted that night exposed something far deeper.On July 12, 1979, what started as a cheap baseball promotion at Chicago’s Comiskey Park spiraled into chaos now known as Disco Demolition Night. Fans were promised discounted tickets if they brought disco records—records that would be blown up between games. But when the explosion hit, the crowd surged, the field was overtaken, and the night descended into a full-scale riot that forced a forfeited game. Beneath the surface, this wasn’t just about music, it was a backlash against a culture rooted in Black, Latino, and LGBTQ+ communities, making it one of the most controversial moments in queer history. In this LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode, we unpack the night disco “died”… and what was really being targeted.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers dives into chilling true crime with a queer perspective, exposing the stories history tried to bury.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we unravel the chaos, culture, and consequences behind one explosive night.

Five men hunted him for sport.And when it was over, the justice system let them walk free.In 1982, 31-year-old Declan Flynn went to Dublin’s Fairview Park, unaware he had been chosen as a target in a wave of violent “queer-bashing” attacks. What followed was a brutal killing that shocked Ireland, but the real outrage came after: a courtroom decision that left the public stunned and furious. This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode dives into a case that didn’t just expose violence, it exposed a system that seemed to excuse it. In telling Flynn’s story, we uncover how one death ignited a movement, reshaped queer history in Ireland, and forced a nation to confront its own prejudice.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.

A child abandoned. A life shaped by violence. Long before the headlines, the story of Aileen Wuornos began with a childhood that looked more like survival than innocence.Born in Michigan in 1956, Wuornos entered the world surrounded by instability. Her parents separated before she was born, and by age four she and her brother had been abandoned by their mother and left to be raised by their grandparents. What followed was a childhood marked by poverty, alleged abuse, and isolation.By the time she was barely a teenager, Wuornos was already living a life most adults would struggle to endure. She became pregnant at fourteen after a reported rape and gave birth in a home for unwed mothers, only to have the baby placed for adoption. Soon after, she dropped out of school and was thrown out of her grandparents’ home, leaving her to survive on the streets.In this episode, we explore the tragic early years that shaped one of the most infamous figures in true crime. This LGBTQ+ true crime podcast episode looks beyond the headlines to examine the abuse, abandonment, and systemic failures that defined Wuornos’s earliest years. It’s a haunting chapter of queer history and criminal psychology that forces us to ask difficult questions about trauma, survival, and how society fails the most vulnerable.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers brings chilling crimes, queer stories, and twisted justice to light, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history.