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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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31 Leona Beasley: Backyard Follies

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2017/10/31

Leona Beasley tells us the story of Onnie Armstrong who kisses her first girl inside a shabby doghouse in the backyard, but the sheer joy of lips locking doesn't last when her hotheaded Southern father discovers his daughter isn't like the other girls.Writer Leona Beasley was born and raised in in Atlanta, Georgia.Her debut novel Something Better than Home is a 2018 Lambda Literary Award finalist in Lesbian Fiction.She studied Interior Design at the University of Georgia, Education at Mills College,

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30 Heather Grace Jones: Love is Love

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2017/10/17

Heather Grace Jones tell us three short pieces. They are a small reminder that 'love is love' has manymeanings, and while this moment in history feels unbearable in many ways, together we continue to celebrate our communities, our unconditional affections and our lives.Heather is a journalist, community worker and writer. For the past decade Heather Grace has worked in Australia, Afghanistan and Pakistan on social justice issues with a focus on media development, technology and women's

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29 Maxine Kauter: How to make your bed

Queerstories ·

2017/10/10

Maxine Kauter tells us the story of her amazing adventure right into the heart of Evangelical Christianity and advice that you should be careful how well you make your bed because you may be asleep in it for longer than you think.Maxine is a singer, songwriter and storyteller. She is best known for her role as the titular character in the long-running soap opera, 'The Maxine Kauter Band'. In that role she has self-released three records of critically acclaimed music for sad sacks. She is also the

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28 Tina Dixson: Home and Exile

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2017/10/03

Tina Dixson tells us astory about queer search for safety.When home and exile become one, how does one belong?Tina is a queer woman and an advocate for human rights both here and overseas, specialising on the issues faced by LGBTIQ communities, people from refugee backgrounds and women who've experienced violence. In Australia she has worked for the Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS), Australia's preeminent legal service of people seeking asylum. She is currently collaborating with her

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27 Kaya: My brain, my bones and my hormones

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2017/09/26

Kaya shares a tale of transitioning after a near fatal accident and discovering the joys of google incognito.Kaya is a scientist researching the tsunami threat to NSW, working closely with the SES to develop emergency management policies. In their career as an ocean mapping scientist they spent several years at sea working for the government and private industry. Kaya also writes and publishes creative non fiction for the queerest publications they can find.Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling

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26 Guy James Whitworth: Shy bairns get nowt

Queerstories ·

2017/09/19

A heartfelt account of how artist Guy James Whitworth's troubled childhood in the North East of England fuels and fires him on to negotiating thestraightart scene in Sydney.Guy is one of those intense and creative types. Originally hailing from Northumberland in the North East of England he has for the past decade called Australia home and resides in Surry Hills wanderingthe streets shouting about form, colour and the importance of studying anatomy to anyone who will listen.Whist juggling his day

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25 Simon Copland: Poly love and great sex

Queerstories ·

2017/09/12

Simon Copland's polyamorous relationships seem to concern many gay people. But accepting diversity means accepting all of it, even when it comes to sex.Simon is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the Australian National University. He is a freelance writer who has been published in the Guardian, SBS Online Australia, BBC Online, and co-produces and presents the podcast Queers.Simon is the co-editor of the online publishing site Green Agenda. In his free time he likes to powerlift, he loves rugby union,

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24 Mama Alto: Rise Up Singing

Queerstories ·

2017/09/05

Mama Alto is a cabaret artiste, jazz singer and trans non-binary femme who tells two interwoven stories about gender and generations.Mama Alto is a gender transcendent diva, cabaret artiste, jazz singer and community activist based in Melbourne. She is a non-binary trans femme person of colour who works with the radical potential of storytelling, strength in softness and power in vulnerability.Mama Alto was the delighted recipient of the 2014 Weekly Award for Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe, the

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23 Eloise Brook: Between the Coloured Girls and the...

Queerstories ·

2017/08/29

Eloise Brook tells us the safest space growing up Trans in the 80s in Australia was music - a place to listen, a place to imagine and a place to dream.Eloise is a researcher at the Sexualities and Gender Research network, Western Sydney University as well as the secretary of the board of Directors at the Gender Centre.Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit

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22 Helen Razer: Acceptable Homosexuals

Queerstories ·

2017/08/22

Helen Razer impales herself on the white picket fence of diminished queer ambition.Helen is an opinion and arts writer perhaps best known for her years spent hosting breakfast on triple j, quite possibly the first female breakfast announcer on Australian FM radio and certainly the crankiest. Helen has published a bunch of books and writes a bunch o' publications about politics, the arts and pop culture.Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in

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21 Rhys Nicholson: Rhys Courts a Man

Queerstories ·

2017/08/15

Rhys Nicholson tells tales from his youth in Newcastle.Rhys has performed all over the world, garnering audience and critical praise for being both funny and a snappy dresser. In 2016, he was nominated for best show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Zoe Coombs Marr won and in the meantime Zoe and Rhys wed at the Festival Club with their very gay partners acting as Best Man and Maid of Honour.Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events

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20 Allan Clarke: Queer Eye For the Aboriginal Guy

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2017/08/11

Allan Clarke tells us a coming of age story with a twist. An eye opening tale of whatit's reallylike togrow up gay andKoori inthe outback.Allan is the presenter of The Point on NITV. He is also their investigative reporter and was formerly the Indigenous Affairs reporter for BuzzFeed News and ABC News' Western Sydney reporter and a senior reporter for SBS television's Living Black.Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and

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19 Jen Cloher: John

Queerstories ·

2017/07/25

Jen Cloher tells us about Adelaide in the 1980's. This was not a place where you discovered gender as "a journey rather than a destination". It was a place you survived.Jen is an ARIA nominated artist and spent almost a decade as one of the country's best folk leaning singer-songwriters. In 2013, the release of In Blood Memory marked a new era; backed by an all time trio of Courtney Barnett, Bones Sloane and Jen Sholakis, post 2013 Cloher is grittier, groovier and more devastatingly honest than ever

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18 Geraldine Hickey: Munch the Motor

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2017/07/11

Stand up Comedian Geraldine Hickeyshares a tale from one of her less welcoming gigs.Geraldine has been described as a ‘deceptively cheery dame who'll quietly take out your innards.'I can't decide if that is terrifying or hot. Geraldine is a regular on the club and pub circuit around the country and she can be heard each morning on Melbourne Community radio station RRR.Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and

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17 Brendan Maclean: Gay For Pay

Queerstories ·

2017/07/04

Brendan Maclean reflects on earlier career choices in where he "camped it up" for a pink dollar or two, and the repercussions of an ego based on a false identity.Brendan is a singer/song writer and actor whose credits includeVelvet, Tracks&The Great Gatsby.Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The new

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16 Bish Marzook: My Father's English

Queerstories ·

2017/06/27

Bish Marzook shares stories about her father, his love of language, and what happens when she has to come up with her own definitions.Bish is a writer, comedian, and scientist for good measure. She writes for SBS Comedy, regularly appears on Triple J and FBi radio, and co-runs Wolf Comedy, a Sydney comedy room committed to promoting diversity in comedy. You should definitely check it out. She also recently completed a PhD in cell biology because of course she did what an over-achiever. She has

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15 Annaliese Constable: That's Love

Queerstories ·

2017/06/20

Annaliese Constable invites you into the dysfunctional hotbed of mental illness that is her relationship with her partner Emily.Annaliese is a writer, performer and queer rights activist working across standup, queer performance and theatre. Renowned for self deprecating and tragic comedic works Annaliese has been a regular contributor to Erotic Fan Fiction, Confession Booth, Story Club and FBi's Versus with Eddie Sharp.Annaliese is funny for a girl, pretty for a lesbian and when she can afford it

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14 Bastian Fox Phelan: Black Pearls

Queerstories ·

2017/06/13

Bastian Fox Phelan explores being diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, the medicalisation of female facial hair, and how a disorder can be turned into a distinction. This story was published in The Lifted Brow (TLB #34) in June 2017.Bastian is a writer, musician and zinemaker living in Newcastle, Australia. Bastian is an MA (Research) candidate at The University of Sydney and is currently writing a memoir about female facial hair. They are part of dream pop duo Moonsign.Queerstories is an

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13 Jessie Lloyd: Mission Songs

Queerstories ·

2017/06/06

Jessie Lloyd speaks about her Mission Songs Project, and her research into her history as an Indigenous musician.Originally from the tropics of North Queensland, Jessie Lloyd is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musician who performs a broad collection of Australian Indigenous songs.As an independent solo artist, Jessie released her debut EP ‘Other Side of the Room' in 2014.Dedicated to the continuation of cultural practice through the production of both traditional and contemporary

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12 Alice Williamson: Lab Notes

Queerstories ·

2017/05/30

Dr Alice E Williamson looks back at the months she spent back in her home town in the North West of England just before moving to Sydney.Alice is a Lecturer in Chemical Education and Outreach at The University of Sydney.Originally from the North West of England, Alice completed her PhD at The University of Cambridge, where she worked with colleagues to develop two new chemical reactions.In addition to her research, Alice specialises in science communication and outreach. In February 2015, she was

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