Queerstories
362 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★ - 55 ratingsJoin 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 Marsden
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164 Annaliese Constable - Operation Queer Space
September 12, 2019 03:13 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBAnnaliese chronicles the campaign for a Queer Space at the University of Wollongong in 2004, complete with a 48 hour occupation and arrests by riot police. Annaliese Constable is a writer, performer and queer rights activist working across standup, queer performance and theatre. Annaliese is funny for a girl, pretty for a lesbian and when she can afford it very well medicated. You can follow her on Twitter @fistyscent. Annaliese first performed this story at Wollongong Queerstories, suppor...
163 Paul Kidd - How I got laid at my boyfriend’s funeral
September 05, 2019 02:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBIn the midst of the AIDS crisis, a love affair starts with two young men meeting on an overnight train and ends, a decade later, in a moment of resolute determination amid overwhelming grief and loss. Paul Kidd is a lawyer, activist, writer and troublemaker. He has been living with HIV for more than 30 years and has been a long-time advocate for people with HIV. His work focuses on LGBTIQ rights, law reform and legal and social issues affecting the LGBTIQ and PLHIV communities. He remains p...
162 Vincent Silk - Drive Away Fear
August 29, 2019 03:39 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBVincent is so busy preparing to volunteer at Camp Out that he almost forgets it's his birthday. Vincent Silk is a writer living in Narrm / Melbourne. His fiction and non fiction has been published in journals Archer, Going Down Swinging, and Seizure. He has been a writer in residence at Next Wave Festival and Firstdraft Gallery, and has made text work for exhibitions at ACCA, Alaska Projects, AutoItalia in London, MIX NYC Festival and Firstdraft. In 2018 he published his first novel, Sister...
161 Kip Chapman - The Taste of Home
August 22, 2019 02:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBWhen meat and three veg meets prawn flan, Kip shares a tale of both creative and romantic collaboration. Kip Chapman was a recipient of the New Zealand Arts Foundation New Generation Award for services to theatre in 2013. He was a core cast member of the Emmy Winning TV drama Top of the Lake, and has also appeared in numerous other film & TV productions. In 2017 he was the Creative Director of the World of Wearable Arts, New Zealand's biggest annual theatrical event. He is the founder of Th...
160 Emma Valente - Michael
August 15, 2019 02:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBEmma Valente contemplates loneliness, online dating and an unlikely friendship. Emma Valente is the Co-Artistic director and Co-CEO of feminist theatre company THE RABBLE. She is also a director, lighting designer, dramaturg, video designer and occasional trouble maker. Emma has directed works for mainstage festivals and venues around the country, and overseas, she teaches Dramaturgy and Performance Making at Monash University, and she mentors for VCA, Melbourne University, the Pinnacle Fou...
159 Pixie Willo - Hooves and Sweat
August 08, 2019 05:41 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBIn 1995, Pixie was one of the first women to be accepted into the British Racing school in Newmarket in the UK. She reflects on that time, and on the impact she may or may not have had on her industry. Pixie Willo is a writer, reviewer, voice actor and performance poet from the Blue Mountains. For the last three years Pixie has worked as a theatre reviewer and interviewer for the Stages theatre show on 2ser as well as creating audio packages for Gay Panic. She is currently a member of the P...
158 Joy Ng - Boomers and Facebook
August 01, 2019 07:57 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBAt 71, Joy's Dad gets a Facebook account, and it changes their family forever. Joy Ng opened The Bearded Tit 4 years ago with two friends as a place for the Redfern, artistic and queer community to congregate, experiment and dance together. Her investment in diversifying and creating space for Sydney's alternative nightlife sees her also sit on the City of Sydney's new Nightlife and Culture Advisory Panel. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regu...
157 Kelly Azizi - The Break Up
July 25, 2019 02:00 - 9 minutes - 8.82 MBKelly Azizi reflects on the undramatic but bewildering process of breaking up with her once-best-friend. Kelly Azizi is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney. Her research interests include the politics of ethno-cultural and diasporic identities, and institutional critique. Kelly plays an active role in Sydney's art community, and is an advocate of its self-criticality. She was the gallery administrator at 55 Sydenham Rd, an i...
156 Teddy Dunn - A History Of Suits
July 18, 2019 07:21 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBTeddy Dunn recalls suits from his life, and explores what hindsight (and coming out as trans) does to those memories. Teddy performed this story in Sydney at Giant Dwarf, in Melbourne at Howler and at Adelaide Writer's Week in 2019. Teddy Dunn is an independent director, theatre maker and dramaturg who graduated from Flinders Drama Centre in 2015 with First Class Honours and a University Medal. Since his graduation, Teddy has directed four debuts of new Australian plays, he has directed stu...
155 Elaine Castillo - Bi People Are From Earth, or Steven Yeun is Hot
July 11, 2019 02:00 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MBEveryone knows bisexual people aren't real and don't exist, so for someone who isn't real and whose existence is a myth, Elaine has nevertheless seen some bullshit. Elaine Castillo was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Comparative Literature. She is a Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation Fellow, and her writing can be found in Freeman's, Lit Hub, The Rumpus, Taste Magazine, Bon Appetit, Electric Literatu...
154 Clementine Ford - The Great Crash of 2012
July 04, 2019 03:49 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBClementine reflects on flying, pregnancy and ways to trick one's brain into managing anxiety. Clementine Ford is a freelance writer, broadcaster and public speaker based in Melbourne. She is the bestselling author of the feminist manifesto Fight Like A Girl. Her most recent book is Boys Will Be Boys. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstori...
153 Rick Morton - Mum, A Queer Icon
June 27, 2019 03:31 - 10 minutes - 10 MBVia possums, renos and Bridget Jones' Baby, Rick outlines his these for why his mother, Deb Morton, is a queer icon. Rick performed this piece at Sydney Writer's Festival and Adelaide Writer's Week. Rick Morton is an award-winning journalist with The Australian and is the author of One Hundred Years of Dirt. It explores intergenerational trauma, poverty, addiction and mental health and the role of a mother who tried to love enough for the failures of everyone else around her. Originally fro...
152 Teresa Avila - Queer Futch Vulnerability
June 13, 2019 14:20 - 10 minutes - 9.43 MBTeresa shares her story, spanning decades, of life, love, family and climbing the ladder in a male dominated industry. Teresa Avila is cofounder of the Red Rattler Theatre and was founding chair and treasurer for 10 years before stepping down last year. She has worked in engineering and heavy construction for over 20 years and is one of the industry's few operational facing senior women. She is a recreational pilot and served on the board of directors of Recreational Aviation Australia and,...
151 Yen Eriksen - Seeking ‘Real’ Lesbians
June 12, 2019 03:48 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBYen tells a story of moving to Canberra as a bright eyed undergraduate, seeking love, identity and shoes. Yen Eriksen is an advocate, writer and digital storyteller based in Canberra, interested in exploring the intersections between identity, race, gender and queerness. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The Queerstor...
150 Kate Duffy - Two Mooncups
June 06, 2019 08:05 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBKate shares a story about having a very gay year in 2009 - living in queer share houses, discovering mooncups and enjoying lesbian blogs. Kate Duffy is a community lawyer and educator. She established the Safe Relationships Project a domestic violence court assistance scheme for the LGBTIQ community whilst working at the Inner City Legal Centre, and the domestic violence resource Ask LOIS whilst working at the Women's Legal Service NSW. More recently Kate has been working at the Marrickvill...
149 Jonny Hawkins - Red Flags
June 04, 2019 02:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBJonny reflects on his history, on family, and on how he grew up to be exactly who he is. Jonny Hawkins is an actor, writer and big time DJ. He was the recipient of the 2016 Sydney Theatre Critic's Best Newcomer Award and you may have seen him in the TV Mini series PETER ALLEN: NOT THE BOY NEXT DOOR or the ABC film RIOT. In 2017 he made a short film called Joy Boy, which won best film at the Melbourne Queer Film Awards. Jonny is also one half of disco DJing duo The Dollar Bin Darlings, who y...
148 DeAnne Smith - Super Lesbo FunTime
May 30, 2019 02:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBFor years, Maeve and DeAnne have planned to host an event called Super Lesbo FunTime. This story has nothing to do with that, I am just trying to manifest the event by including it in this description. Enjoy! DeAnne Smith, a Canadian Comedy Award winner, has performed at Just for Laughs, JFL42, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and the Iceland Comedy Festival to name a few. She's a...
147 Jess McGuire - Queerforce
May 28, 2019 05:55 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBFrom Ani DiFranco to the Spice Girls, via Sophie B. Hawkins and Gia, Jess McGuire celebrates the inexplicable magnificence that is your QUEERFORCE. Jess McGuire is a DJ, writer, broadcaster, MC, and trivia host based in Melbourne. She appears regularly on ABC Local Radio and Double J as a reviewer and cultural commentator, and for many years she was the editor of pop culture website Defamer Australia. She was a former co-host on Triple R's Breakfasters where, amongst other things, she had t...
146 - Julian Dahne Molony - Becoming Whole
May 23, 2019 01:59 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MBAn excerpt from a piece written for Archer Magazine, Julian Dahne Molony shares their journey to wholly embodying their gender. Julian Dahne Molony is an interdisciplinary artist who works with painting, video, performance and fibre art. They also operate an Artist Run Initiative named ‘Intersect Space' based in Marrickville. This piece is adapted from a story they wrote for Archer Magazine, and was performed at the Archer Magazine launch in Sydney in March 2019. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+...
145 Ro Allen - The Accidental Commissioner
May 21, 2019 13:01 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBA collection of tales from Ro's journey to becoming the Victorian Commissioner for Gender and Sexuality. Ro Allen is the Victorian Commissioner for Gender and Sexuality, has been a member of three Victorian Government LGBTI ministerial advisory groups. As founding CEO of UnitingCare Cutting Edge, Ro established Victoria's first rural support group for young LGBTI people. In 2003 Ro received a Centenary Medal and in 2009 was inducted into the Victorian Government Honour Roll. Queerstories i...
143 Tilly Lawless - Four Bookings and a Break Up
May 16, 2019 09:50 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBTilly Lawless describes four momentous bookings that either taught her something about herself or allowed her to process the personal through the professional. Tilly Lawless is a queer, Sydney-based sex worker who uses her Instagram to analyse her relationships, romances and motivations. Growing up in rural NSW her writing is often a bucolic love letter to the countryside she grew up in, whilst also being an intimate look into her work and emotions. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling ...
144 Gala Vanting - Playboy (Step)Mommy
May 16, 2019 09:48 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBFour scenes from a journey to parenthood: the terrors, tensions and tenderness of falling into parenthood from the margins. Gala Vanting works to create nuanced, compassionate, justice driven dialogue about sexual culture, sex education, gender and power, and access to embodiment and wellbeing for our gendered and sexual selves. They have spent 15 years working in this field – which has manifested through writing, speaking, filmmaking, performance, facilitating discussions and experiences...
142 Susie Anderson - Passing Shades
May 09, 2019 07:50 - 9 minutes - 9.14 MBSusie explores the ways that Aboriginal people, especially women, continue to be Othered by white-colonial ways of seeing. Susie Anderson is a Koori writer from western Victoria who lives and works in Sydney. Her writing typically focuses on erasure of Indigenous narratives throughout Victoria and Australia, and attempts to reconnect within this fragmentation. She has been published in publications like The Lifted Brow, Rabbit Poetry, un magazine and was part of the anthology Growing Up Abo...
141 Scout Boxall - Everyday Armour
May 07, 2019 02:00 - 9 minutes - 8.72 MBHow going into battle in live action role-play battle unlocked Scout's hidden gender quest. Scout Boxall is a non-binary comedian, clown and low-fi misandrist based in Naarm (Melbourne). After bursting onto the comedy scene in 2018 and making it to the Raw Comedy National Finals, they trained at the Philippe Gaulier clown school and performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival under the Tessa Waters Mentorship Program. When Scout isn't transcribing court documents for their day job or writing...
140 Declan Greene - The Hessians and I
May 02, 2019 02:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBDeclan shares an un-inspirational coming of age story. Declan Greene is an award winning theatre-maker and Resident Artist at Malthouse Theatre. As a playwright, his work includes Moth, Pompeii, L.A., Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography, I Am a Miracle, and The Homosexuals, or ‘Faggots', which have been produced across Australia, Europe, the US, and the UK. Alongside Ash Flanders, Declan co-runs queer independent theatre company Sisters Grimm. In 2019 he is directing and adapting Kennet...
139 Dibs Barisic Sprem - Hello again for the first time
April 30, 2019 05:06 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MBDibs speaks about unexpected challenges they encountered after starting hormone replacement therapy. Dibs Barisic Sprem is an energetic and avid queer rights enthusiast who identifies as non binary. Since their early teens Dibs has advocated solidly for the sex and gender diverse community. They have volunteered for LGBTIQA not for profits Wear It Purple, ACON and the Pinnacle Foundation, where Dibs is alumni. In 2017 Dibs co developed a transgender and gender non conforming language guide ...
138 Brandon Bear - A Terrible Joke About Musical Theatre
April 25, 2019 02:00 - 10 minutes - 9.74 MBBrandon reflects on his changing relationship with his father - influenced by webcams, men in uniform and bad jokes about Les Mis. Brandon Bear was born in Penang, Malaysia but moved to Western Sydney as a nine-month-old baby. After growing up and spreading his wings he began a career working with marginalised community members including managing a sexual health project for homeless and at-risk young people and managing a mental health storytelling program. He also began volunteering with S...
137 Charles O'Grady - Just Charles!
April 23, 2019 02:00 - 8 minutes - 8.27 MBCharles O'Grady broke his ankle doing something very masculine. Charles O'Grady is a queer transgender theatremaker, poet, and journalist, who lives between Sydney and Melbourne. As a playwright he has written multiple works focused on intersectional queer and trans storytelling, including Kaleidoscope, Telescope, and Are We Awake? He has worked on productions with such mainstage companies as Griffin, Malthouse, Belvoir, and STC. Charles is a fierce advocate for nuanced trans representation...
136 Raveena Grover - Frizz Witch
April 18, 2019 02:00 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBA coming-of-age story about struggling with frizzy hair and a frenemy. Raveena Grover is a multidisciplinary creative who has written for Sweatshop Western Sydney, UTS Vertigo and Hijacked. She has also performed poetry with Bankstown Poetry Slam and Between Two Worlds. She is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of how South Asian culture and queerness intersect as a diasporic Punjabi. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Aus...
135 Laura Hart - Clammy Hands & Deal Breakers
April 16, 2019 04:02 - 10 minutes - 10 MBA reflection on growing older and the perils of dating - when you've tried chicken pecking and playing dead is it time to just give up? Laura Hart has been performing for over ten years, focusing on improvisation, comedy & drag. She performs regularly around Sydney, and has trained at Impro Australia, Improv Theatre Sydney & UCB. She has worked creatively with not for profit organisations such as Camp Quality, The Starlight Children's Foundation, Ted Noffs & Milkcrate Theatre. Laura was a 2...
134 Steven Ross - Country Speaks to Us: A Meandering Fishing Yarn
April 11, 2019 02:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBA story of ongoing connection to Country of Indigenous LGBTIQ peoples through the eyes of a terrible fisherman. Steven Ross is Wamba Wamba man from Deniliquin in southern NSW and has cultural and familial connections to the Wiradjuri, Mutthi Mutthi and Gunditjmara peoples. Throughout his life, Steven has been a dancer, singer, actor and storyteller, and has designed and delivered cultural events and cultural education projects. Steven has worked in the public service in Indigenous policy, e...
133 Krishna Istha - Beast
April 09, 2019 07:45 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MBKrishna is trying their hand at stand up comedy. At Queerstories, they performed an excerpt from their first hour long comedy show, Beast. Krishna Istha is a performer, live artist and theatre maker. They have performed across the UK, Australia, USA and Germany. Currently, they are working on their new show 'Beast', an Arts House (Melbourne) commission, supported by public funding from Arts Council England, for Midsumma Festival 2019. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programme...
132 Nath Valvo - The Gay Tattoo
April 03, 2019 23:30 - 9 minutes - 9.11 MBNath meets one of his heroes. Nath Valvo tours Australia and the world as a comedian, and has an impressive list of TV appearances under his belt having hosted ABC's Comedy Up Late and recorded an hour long stand up special as part of ABC's Comedy Next Gen. He's also been on The Project, Dirty Laundry Live and Just For Laughs Sydney. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maeve...
131 Bobuq Sayed - The Pipe Masters
April 02, 2019 01:28 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBTropical island getaways are not for the faint hearted, and travelling alone can awaken some of the ugliest spiritual epiphanies, as Bobuq learnt on an Eat, Pray, Love inspired trip to Hawaii at the age of 20. Bobuq Sayed is a writer, multi-disciplinary artist, queer youth worker and community organiser of the Afghan diaspora. They have co-edited Archer Magazine in the past, and they are the co-editor of un Magazine's forthcoming issues 13.1 and 13.2. Their work has appeared in Kill Your Da...
130 Racheal Oak Butler - My Calling
March 26, 2019 00:21 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBWhen nothing is black and white, but actually a whole lot of grey and the world is turned upside down from one sentence. A family secret is revealed, changing everything. Rachael Oak Butler was born and raised in Albury/Wodonga and has worn many professional hats in her time, such as Professional musician, working in shearing sheds, becoming a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and then an Instructor for a time. She currently works as a personal trainer and teaches self defence to young people in hi...
129 Peter de Waal - Bittersweet
March 21, 2019 04:33 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBPeter reflects on his decades of activism. Peter de Waal is a foundation member of CAMP Inc (Campaign Against Moral Persecution) known for his 1972 appearance on the national ABC National TV program Chequerboard, with his late partner Peter Bonsall-Boone. His decades of activism encompass gay rights, the establishment of Phone-A-Friend, the precursor of the Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service, early Sydney Mardi Gras organising, health promotions, immigration rights and campaigning for marr...
128 Roz Ward - Pretended Family
March 19, 2019 04:18 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBOn living through Thatcher, creating family meaning, and pushing to create Safe Schools. Roz Ward co-founded and directed Safe Schools Coalition Victoria. She sustained ongoing personal attacks through the public debates about Safe Schools and as a result became one of the most well known Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebo...
127 Ellen van Neerven - Team Ellen
March 13, 2019 20:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBWriter and poet Ellen van Neerven reflects on team sport friendships, new cities and personal geographies. Ellen van Neerven is a writer of Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage. Her first book, Heat and Light (UQP, 2014), was the recipient of the David Unaipon Award, the Dobbie Literary Award and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards Indigenous Writers Prize. Heat and Light was also shortlisted for The Stella Prize, the Queensland Literary Award for State Significance, and the Readings Prize. ...
126 Hayley Katzen - Come Make Hay
March 11, 2019 20:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBHayley Katzen shares a vivid and colourful account of her experience of moving to a remote cattle farm in Northern NSW to live with her farmer girlfriend, Jen. Hayley is a writer who lives on a small cattle farm west of Lismore. Her play ‘Pressure Point' was performed at the Byron Community Theatre and her short stories and essays have won awards and been published in Australian and American journals and anthologies. The first publication she worked on was The Bride Wore Pink, a community d...
125 Virginia Seymour - Survivor turns Macgyver
March 07, 2019 02:02 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBVirginia Seymour, born rugged, queer, alcoholic, tells how niche skills acquired through survival of an average dysfunctional family of origin are embraced and repurposed as "Super Powers" to escape probable disaster in the outback. Virginia Seymour aka Virg and Fur Mir is an ecologist and is a well-known legend in the local area for her environmental advocacy and restoration efforts. An ex chef, gender non-conformist, recovered alcoholic and all round handy hero, Virginia is lovingly refer...
124 Fiona McGregor - The Christmas Handicap
March 05, 2019 02:20 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBFiona McGregor reflects on a long held family tradition. Fiona McGregor is a Sydney novelist, essayist, art critic and performance artist. She has published five books including Strange Museums, a travel memoir of a performance art tour through Poland. Her latest novel Indelible Ink won Age Book of the Year. She writes for The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, Overland, RealTime, Runway and Running Dog. Fiona's performance, prioritising endurance and durational forms, has been presented internat...
123 Miranda Sparks - An Unsent Letter
February 27, 2019 20:30 - 11 minutes - 11 MBAfter turning 36, Miranda imparts a little advice she's learnt along the way. Miranda Sparks is a wearer of many hats. She is a writer, public speaker, superhero fetishist, and presenter on Joy FM's radio show The Gender Agenda. In what spare time she has left, she expands the prose universe of her personal superhero Glimmer Girl. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemar...
122 Krissy Kneen - Catastrophist with a K
February 26, 2019 01:01 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBA trip to the 'homeland' of Slovenia teaches Krissy Kneen a thing or two about how cultures, individual families and individuals deal with trauma in such very different ways. Krissy Kneen is an award-winning writer and a beloved member of the Australian literary community. She has written memoir, poetry and fiction, and her latest novel, An Uncertain Grace, was shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize. Her other work includes Affection, Steeplechase, Triptych and The Adventures of Holly White ...
121 Vanessa Lee - Another Queer Story
February 21, 2019 04:29 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MBVanessa remembers a trip she took to Cairns more than 20 years ago. Dr. Vanessa Lee, from the Yupungathiand Meriam people, is a social epidemiologist, educator and public health/ health sciences researcher in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney. Dr. Lee is a director for Suicide Prevention Australia and she chairs the National Public Health Indigenous Leadership in Education Network, and she also holds a number of current expert advisory positions, including the Natio...
#120 Charles O'Grady - Human
February 18, 2019 20:00 - 10 minutes - 9.67 MBFor the first time in Charles' very talkative life, he has nothing to say. Charles O'Grady is a queer transgender theatremaker, poet, and journalist. As a playwright he has written multiple works focused on intersectional queer and trans storytelling, including Kaleidoscope, Telescope, and Are We Awake? He has worked on productions with such mainstage companies as Griffin, Malthouse, Belvoir, and STC. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular e...
119 Simon Copland - Rugger Bugger
February 13, 2019 20:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBGay rugby, a missed flight and finding new confidence in performance. Simon Copland 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, not to be confused with the podcast you're currently on, which you should all subscribe to. Simon is the co-editor of the online publishing site Green Agenda. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ story...
118 Ally Garrett - It’s In The Bag
February 11, 2019 23:35 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBAlly shares a cautionary tale about the dangers of meeting up with a drug dealer. Ally Garrett has been writing and speaking on body politics and fat activism for the past decade, with her writing featured in The Guardian, Daily Life and ABC Life. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The Queerstories book is published by...
117 Ali Choudhry - The Origin of the Modern Man
February 06, 2019 20:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBAli 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 Mae...
116 Eddie Ayres - A Tale of Two Women
February 04, 2019 20:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBEddie 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 tra...
115 James Beach - Salt and Vinegay
January 30, 2019 20:00 - 10 minutes - 9.34 MBJames 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 look. Q...