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Queerstories

Join some of Australia"s best storytellers for an evening of queerstories; reflections on lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour. The LGBTQI community has been sharing stories for centuries, creating our own histories, disrupting and reinventing conventional ideas about narrative, family, love and community. There’s more to being queer than coming out and marriage. Listen to an unexpected tale or two from a diverse line up of stars and strangers, hosted by Maeve

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117 Ali Choudhry - The Origin of the Modern Man

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2019/02/06

Ali reflects on being a shy kid and on his work as a photographer.Ali Choudhry is a collector of slashes. He is a gay / person of color / Asian / refugee / photographer / activist. And those are just the ones he can think of off the top of his head. Ali is a Brisbane photographer whose work explores the dichotomous aspects of identity: differences about our true selves we often balance daily with what we present to the world.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden,

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116 Eddie Ayres - A Tale of Two Women

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2019/02/04

Eddie Ayres shares two stories from the 1960s to remind us how to be brave.Eddie Ayres learnt the viola as a child in England, studying in Berlin and London before eight years with the Hong Kong Philharmonic. He presented a long-running and extremely popular breakfast radio program on ABC Classic FM, while teaching music privately and professionally. In 2016, he accepted a teaching position at the world-renowned Afghanistan National Institute of Music but returned to Australia to begin

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115 James Beach - Salt and Vinegay

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2019/01/30

James looks back on the queer flavours of childhood in 1980s suburbia, and an early taste of the definitive bonds and disruptions of adulthood.James Beach works in theatre and has directed and produced several independent productions in Sydney since he graduated from NIDA in 2007. The list of credits is long so I won't list it all – look him up and go to his stuff. His recollections of growing up to the songs of George Michael - gathered at the time of his death - are well worth a

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114 Shaun D'souza - Assigned Indian At Birth

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2019/01/28

Shaun sheds a spicy light on their experiences as a queer person of colour living so far away from home.Shaun D'Souza is a Brisbane based youth worker and LGBTIQ+ artivist, and a firm enthusiast of naps, books and tea. Their current projects include tackling transgender-homelessness in Brisbane and advocating for queer people of colour visibility through art and community building.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For

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113 Geraldine Hickey - Spiders

Queerstories ·

2019/01/23

Geraldine Hickey terrifies the listener with a slow burning tale about how she managed to manifest her own arachnophobia.Geraldine Hickey is revered in the industry as a comedian's comedian and has been shortlisted for the ‘Piece of Wood' award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival multiple times. A veteran of many seasons of The Melbourne International Comedy Festival, she is also a regular on the club and pub circuit around the country. Geraldine is a co-host on Breakfasters on

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112 Tara Suamba - There are absolutely no gay...

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2019/01/21

Tara Suamba shares a story about her constant conflict between her queer and Balinese identities.Tara Suamba studies, practices and teaches law with a human rights focus. She enjoys time with her greyhound Sonny, taking down institutions from the inside and crosswords.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and followQueerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is

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111 Mama Alto - The Last Time I Saw Aretha

Queerstories ·

2019/01/16

Transgender singer Mama Alto recounts her experiences of traveling through the USA to attend an Aretha Franklin concert.Mama Alto is a gender transcendent diva, cabaret artiste, jazz singer and community activist. Her cabaret performances and collaborations have garnered critical praise at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Malthouse Theatre Company, Melbourne Festival, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Darwin Festival, and so many more. Mama Alto was the 2017 Artist of the Year at the GLOBE LGBTI

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110 Crusader Hillis - And So Forth…

Queerstories ·

2019/01/14

Crusader reflects on his relationship to sex and his body, on the punk scene and on his long relationship with partner (and business partner) Roland.Crusader Hillis is a writer, editor, curator and producer. He co-founded (with Rowland Thomson) the queer bookshop Hares & Hyenas in 1991. In its 23-year history, Hares & Hyenas has presented over 700 literary and performance events, both here and interstate.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular

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108 Ginger Valentine - What a Difference a Name Makes

Queerstories ·

2019/01/09

Ginger Valentine takes what they were given at birth, and makes it better.Ginger Valentine is a writer, a podcaster and a pop-culture commentator, pastimes that feel as natural to them as breathing. And, like breathing, they'll keep doing it even when no one's listening. You can buck the trend, and listen to their podcast, Common Sense with Burt Franklap.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates,

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107 Epipola Taulafo - This is Me

Queerstories ·

2019/01/07

Pola remembers her childhood in Tonga, and shares her often heartbreaking journey becoming the woman she is now.Epipola Taulafo is an an entertainer, singer, dancer, and a member of the LGBTIQ group in the Asylum Seeker Centre. She is currently studying business management, and is a former Miss Galaxy Queen 2008-09.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and

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106 Liz Duck-Chong - Left Wanting

Queerstories ·

2018/12/31

Faced with the chance to change herself, Liz Duck-Chong had to ask herself if the act of changing would involve a bigger shift than expected.Liz Duck-Chong is a writer, sexual health advocate, filmmaker and transgender bon vivant who is a true renaissance figure in the sense that most of them were really gay. She can be found on Twitter at @lizduckchong, in your ears on the podcast Let's Do It, or lying in the sun eating dolmades and thinking about sex.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night

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105 Chantell Martin - The Awakening

Queerstories ·

2018/12/26

Chantell Martin reflects on her experiences of transition and some of the major emotional turning points in her life.Originally from New Zealand, Chantell Martin has worked predominantly in the community sector. She worked for ACON as their housing officer, then went onto work for the Gender Centre as a case worker and housing officer within their residential project. Chantell is an active trans sex worker who works as the Transgender Outreach Officer at SWOP. And she is one of the founding members

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104 Wil Roach - Forgive and Forget

Queerstories ·

2018/12/23

Wil shares stories about family and relationships, about how lives intersect messily but, in the end love helps us heal.Wil Roach is a writer of poetry, short stories and essays, and he has completed a memoir manuscript currently being edited for publication later this year. As a performance poet and creative producer, he has had work performed at the Sydney Writers Festival, Sydney Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and Unspoken Word Festival, among others.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+

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103 Groovii Biscuit - Life-skills Training through a...

Queerstories ·

2018/12/19

Groovii Biscuit recalls a series of queer life lessons learnt while living at the Twenty10 LGBTQI youth refuge in the late 80s.In the 90s, Groovii Biscuit contributed to many a queer gathering, Club Bent and the Alternative Mardi Gras parties to name a few. Groovii was one of the original trio that birthed Club Kooky and is committed to sprinkling the Kooky ethos wherever life takes her, trailing behind her like a fine mist. For fun nowadays she likes to move furniture out of the way as blindfolded

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102 Rebecca Shaw - The Sky is Gay

Queerstories ·

2018/12/17

Originally performed at Nailed It (another excellent Giant Dwarf event), Rebecca Shaw's thesis that the sky is gay is watertight, and bloody hilarious.Rebecca Shaw AKA brocklesnitch, is a writer and creator of the parody Twitter account @notofeminism, which was developed into an illustrated book with Affirm Press. She was on the writing team at Tonightly, and has written for Junkee, The Guardian, Daily Life, Kill Your Darlings and heaps of other outlets.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night

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101 Mitch Hibbens - The Ditch

Queerstories ·

2018/12/12

Mitch Hibbens speaks frankly and openly about his relationship to alcohol.Mitch Hibbens is a failed athlete, emerging academic, Aboriginal activist and part-time Drag Queen. He has been a performer all his life but has only recently stepped onto the stage. A Wiradjuri man and country boy to his core, Mitch currently volunteers his time as an Indigenous Rights Campaigner for Democracy in Colour. He is a Board Member at the local Aboriginal Health Service and is employed in the tertiary education

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100 Dr Rachel Richardson - On Being Seen: Stories...

Queerstories ·

2018/12/10

Rachel Richardson talks about growing up trans in a cisgender world and the devious play strategies she used as a kid to help her cisgender playmates see her. Rachel is a writer, academic, and advocate for transgender health services – especially those cutting edge medical technologies available nowadays for children and others who know their bodies don't reflect the truth of their gender.Dr Rachel Richardson is currently Sub-Dean, Learning and Teaching, with the Faculty of Arts &

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99 Steven Oliver - Because of Her

Queerstories ·

2018/12/05

Steven shares his memories of his mother, and reflects on how she impacted his life as a gay, black man.Steven Oliver is a descendant of the Kuku-Yalanji, Waanyi, Gangalidda, Woppaburra, Bundjalung and Biripi peoples. He has worked with numerous theatre companies and arts organisations across Australia but became notorious with ABC's hit sketch show Black Comedy. He flies about the country working as an actor, writer, MC, keynote speaker, poet, wannabe cabaret performer or as he simply likes to

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10:44

98 Faustina Agolley - How I Beat Anxiety

Queerstories ·

2018/12/03

Faustina Agolley reflects on her anxiety issues and on the strategies she used to kick it to the curb!Faustina Agolley is a TV Host, Actor, DJ, Producer and writer. She's hosted Video Hits, The Voice and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Last year she made her stage debut with a Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company's co-production and she's toured Australia and New Zealand as Oprah's resident DJ.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with

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97 Liz Jackson - The Sleeper

Queerstories ·

2018/11/29

Liz Jackson reflects on her nickname, on relationships and on moments of connection.Liz Jackson looks at disability through the lens of fashion and design. She is the founder and president of The Disabled List, a disability design self-advocacy organisation, and WITH, a fellowship that helps match creative disabled people with design studios and other organizations.Queerstoriesis an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For

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