Queer Life Stories is a podcast that shares the lived experiences of everyday queer people. Our main focus has been on Tasmania, Australia with some stories coming from the Australian mainland (and hopefully some international stories later on).
Tasmania has had a turbulent history of LGBTIAQ+ rights, being the last Australian state to decriminalise homosexuality in 1997, 25 years after the first Australian state in 1 ...
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Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. This week's episode is something a little different. I'm joined by Simone-Lisa and Dave and we have a conversation about what I in the LGBTIQA+ acronym means and explore some of the stigma and misconceptions around intersex variations. Queer Life Stories: The Second Series is made possible with the incredible support of Working It Out. This podcast is produced by North West Pride. You can contact Garry and the Queer Life Stories team by emailing: nwpride@outlook.com Follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram. Please, reach out if you're interested in telling your story. :) Thanks for listening.
Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. Our guest this week is Corey who reflects on growing up on the West Coast of Tasmania and finding community in a new location. Queer Life Stories: The Second Series is made possible with the incredible support of Working It Out. This podcast is produced by North West Pride. You can contact Garry and the Queer Life Stories team by emailing: nwpride@outlook.com Follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram. Please, reach out if you're interested in telling your story. :) Thanks for listening.
Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. This week's episode features Mike who speaks passionately about art and pop culture while reflecting on the challenges of discovering and exploring sexuality while navigating personal survival and a culturally difficult period of history. Please note that this episode contains mentions of sexual violence. Queer Life Stories: The Second Series is made possible with the incredible support of Working It Out. This podcast is produced by North West Pride. You can contact Garry and the Queer Life Stories team by emailing: nwpride@outlook.com Follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram. Please, reach out if you're interested in telling your story. :) Thanks for listening.
Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. This episode features Jess & Lauren who speak about their recent acceptance of the lesbian identity after having their own heteronormative marriages and children prior to meeting. Lauren also speaks about growing up in the Mormon religion and the influence and impact that has had on her journey. Lauren is also a co-host of her own podcast, From God to Gay, with co-host Carris; who discuss their upbringing and conditioning in christian churches which lead to marriage and children before leaving the church and finding peace in their acceptance of their sexuality. Each episode speaks to a different topic from their perspective and is a fascinating exploration of how religion has impacted on their identities and lives. Highly recommend checking it out! Queer Life Stories: The Second Series is made possible with the incredible support of Working It Out. This podcast is produced by North West Pride. You can contact Garry and the Queer Life Stories team by emailing: nwpride@outlook.com Follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram. Please, reach out if you're interested in telling your story. :) Thanks for listening.
Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. This episode features Andrew, maybe better know as Pussay Poppins! Andrew talks about growing up Catholic, moving to Tasmania and finding a passion and purpose in drag performance. Queer Life Stories: The Second Series is made possible with the incredible support of Working It Out. This podcast is produced by North West Pride. You can contact Garry and the Queer Life Stories team by emailing: nwpride@outlook.com Follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram. Please, reach out if you're interested in telling your story. :) Thanks for listening.