Queersland
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por F+K Media, And Also Books
Lucinda Shaw is an artist, educator and the frontperson of Silver Sircus. They reflect on how far the Trans and Non-Binary community has come in Queersland, through their piece ‘Grapes’. Check out the anthology on which the podcast is based - Queersland. If this episode brought up anything for you, QLife (1800 184 527) offers peer support and referrals from 3 pm to midnight daily, and Rainbow Door (1800 729 367) operates 10 am–5 pm, 7 days a week. Produced by F+K Media with And Also Books, supported by Arts Queensland.
Rod Goodbun and Edwina Shaw have known each other since the origin of the Pride March in Queensland in the early 90’s, and are still collaborating today. Edwina says there’s a reason why punk started in New York, London and Brisbane - the legacy of conservative leadership in Queensland pushed the alternative community to organise, and Rod talks about what it was like infiltrating a conversion therapy rally. Check out the anthology on which the podcast is based - Queersland. Produced by F+K Media with And Also Books, supported by Arts Queensland.
Steve MinOn was sitting in a dark North Queensland cinema when he realised he might be gay. It was a journey that would take him from the north to the big smoke where he was able to step into his true identity. Check out the anthology on which the podcast is based - Queersland. Produced by F+K Media with And Also Books, supported by Arts Queensland.
Go behind the frontlines of the AIDS crisis and understand the heartbreaking reality of transgender treatment in the 80’s, with proud First Nations queer nurse and health academic Prof. Odette Best. Check out the anthology on which the podcast is based - Queersland. If this episode brought up anything for you, QLife (1800 184 527) offers peer support and referrals from 3 pm to midnight daily, and Rainbow Door (1800 729 367) operates 10 am–5 pm, 7 days a week. Produced by F+K Media with And Also Books, supported by Arts Queensland.
Meet the award-winning and prolific writer Kris Kneen. They explore navigating the queer scene when they didn't fit into a neat box, and what it was like growing up in regional Queensland when their grandmother wouldn’t even allow them to watch kissing on screen. Check out the Queersland anthology here. Make sure to rate/review the series and share it with a friend - it really helps spread the word.
Queersland is a beautifully curated anthology - and now podcast - that charts the rebirth of Queensland as a place where Queer people could be themselves. New episodes every Thursday.