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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Episodes
12 Alice Williamson: Lab Notes
May 30, 2017 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBDr 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...
11 David Cunningham: The Mayor of Biggercity or R U Chub?
May 23, 2017 05:00 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBToo fat for Grindr, David Cunningham shares his odyssey for online acceptance. David is a writer/researcher on ABC TV's The Checkout, who occasionally plays large men in top hats, togas and so on when no one else is available. He was the runner up in the Raw National Stand-up Comedy Competition in 2008, and occasionally can be found doing stand-up around Sydney until it gets too much for his knees. For leisure, he is in his ninth year of not-quite-failing a history PhD about tensions in c...
09 Paul Van Reyk: The Everlasting Open Family
May 16, 2017 05:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBPaul Van Reyk was told to ‘Go forth and multiply' ...but he did it his way. Paul was born in Sri Lanka in 1952, migrating to Australia with his family in 1962. He came out publicly in 1978, and has spent the subsequent four decades as an activist. He has been a regular media commentator over that time, writing on gay and HIV/AIDS history, racism in the gay community and LGBTQI families, and he has performed monologues on his life as an activist and gay donor dad. A social worker by profess...
10 Rebecca Shaw: Ex-Straight Therapy aka A Clockwork Lemon
May 16, 2017 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.35 MBComedian Rebecca Shaw expresses her pity for the straight women of the world, and devises a plan to help them live better lives. Rebecca (aka @brocklesnitch) is a writer and creator of popular parody Twitter account @notofeminism, which was developed into an illustrated book with Affirm Press. She is on the writing team at Tonightly with Tom Ballard, and has written for Junkee, The Guardian, Daily Life, Kill Your Darlings, SBS Comedy and more. She is in constant competition with Ruby Rose ...
08 Patrick Abboud: Whiskey and Rain
May 02, 2017 05:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBPatrick Abboud shares an intimate family story he has never told before, exploring what it means to come out in Arab Culture. The son of Palestinian / Lebanese parents, Patrick is an award-winning storyteller, documentary filmmaker and broadcaster. Currently the senior investigative reporter/ presenter on SBS VICELAND's nightly program The Feed, Pat is passionate about uncovering stories you never knew existed. Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, wi...
07 Demi Lardner: Look What You Made Me Do
April 25, 2017 05:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBDemi Lardner shares stories about the fine art of parenting yourself. Beginning stand-up at just 15, Demi has exploded around the country and abroad. Last year she was the breakout star of the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala that saw her sell out her tour, win the Director's Choice Award and Underbelly Edinburgh Fringe Award and record her show as part of ABC TV's Comedy Next Gen stand-up series. This year sheis touring her brand new show I Love Skeleton around Australia. ...
06 Kerry Bashford: Father Figure
April 18, 2017 08:07 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBKerry Bashford reflects on his life as a Daddy Bear. Kerry Bashford was a frequent contributor to the Sydney Star Observer in the '80s and '90s, went on to edit Campaign Magazine, Pink Ink: an anthology of lesbian and gay writers and Kink, a collection of queer fetish writers. Prominent in the bear and leather communities, Kerry has frequently chronicled their activities and now does LGBTQI+ oral histories for Newcastle Museum and Newcastle University. Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytell...
05 Nayuka Gorrie: Low Points
April 11, 2017 05:07 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBNayuka Gorrie asks the audience to help her decide what was her lowest moment of 2016. Nayuka is a Kurnai/Gunai, Gunditjmara, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta freelance writer who has written for The Guardian, Junkee, Vice, SBS and others. She also writes for TV, most notably for ABC TV's Black Comedy. Nayuka will be featured in the new Queerstories book which can be pre-ordered on Booktopia. Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydne...
04 Hannah Gadsby: How Siften Soften Became Friendly With The Dragon
April 11, 2017 04:30 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBHannah Gadsby discovers a story she wrote when she was young. This story was recorded in March 2017, just as Hannah started touring her critically acclaimed show, Nanette. Winner, Best Comedy Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017, Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer, 2017 and Best Comedy Show, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017, Nanette is now a Netflix special that has taken the world by storm. Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with...
03 Liz Duck-Chong: Knowing and Unknowing
March 22, 2017 01:00 - 8 minutes - 7.59 MBLiz Duck-Chong recounts memories of her life and her story is a real story, but it isn't the whole story. Not yet. Liz Duck-Chong is a writer, sexual health nerd, photographer and musician who almost exclusively wears odd socks. She has had her work featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, Crikey, Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, ABC Online, SBS Online, Archer Magazine, Junkee, and Overland. A proud trans and non binary woman, Liz is a true renaissance figure in the sense that most of them were ...
02 Jax Jacki Brown: Baby Butch
March 08, 2017 01:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBWriter, disability educator and activist Jax Jacki Brown speaks to blowjobs, butchness and disability. Some of this story appeared in the second issue of Butch is not a Dirty Word and an extended version will be featured in the new Queerstories book which can be pre-ordered on Booktopia. Jax Jacki Brown a co-producer of Quippings: Disability Unleashed a disability performance troupe in Melbourne. She has written for Junkee, Daily Life, The Feminist Observer, Writers Victoria, ABC's Ram...
01 Benjamin Law: Coming Out (Again)
March 08, 2017 01:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBWriter Benjamin Law comes out to his grandmother – half a lifetime after he originally came out. Benjamin Law writes books, TV screenplays, columns, essays and feature journalism. He's the author of The Family Law (2010), Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East (2012) and the Quarterly Essay on Safe Schools, Moral Panic 101 (2017). The Family Law is now also an award-winning TV series for SBS, which Benjamin created and co-writes. He also co-hosts ABC RN's weekly pop culture show Stop Everythi...