Ian Roberts

Ian recalls a treasured moment with his former coach, and reflects on how much things have changed.Ian Roberts started his career as a professional rugby league player in the mid 1980’s, playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the North Queensland Cowboys. He went on to play for NSW in 5 State of Origin series and over a dozen test matches for Australia. In 1994 at the high of his playing career Ian came out publicly and told the world he was a gay man, the first openly gay man in rugby league. Ian retired in 1998 due to injury, then in 2001 he studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. He has over 40 credited acting roles to his name. He performed this story at Riverside Theatres for Sydney World Pride.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian recalls a treasured moment with his former coach, and reflects on how much things have changed.Ian Roberts started his career as a professional rugby league player in the mid 1980’s, playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the North Queensland Cowboys. He went on to play for NSW in 5 State of Origin series and over a dozen test matches for Australia. In 1994 at the high of his playing career Ian came out publicly and told the world he was a gay man, the first openly gay man in rugby league. Ian retired in 1998 due to injury, then in 2001 he studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. He has over 40 credited acting roles to his name. He performed this story at Riverside Theatres for Sydney World Pride.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

333 Ian Roberts - Mate

Ellia was sure they were always destined to be someone and something, they just had to find their way to the truth of it all.Ellia Green is a retired professional rugby sevens player who was a part of the Olympic gold winning team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Ellia is a national champion for change ambassador for the United Nations Australia, a Raise Ambassador and an Adopt Change ambassador. They performed this story at Riverside Theatres for Sydney World Pride.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellia was sure they were always destined to be someone and something, they just had to find their way to the truth of it all.Ellia Green is a retired professional rugby sevens player who was a part of the Olympic gold winning team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Ellia is a national champion for change ambassador for the United Nations Australia, a Raise Ambassador and an Adopt Change ambassador. They performed this story at Riverside Theatres for Sydney World Pride.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

332 Ellia Green - Liberation in the Dark

Patrick Abboud

After a wild night of partying among fellow closeted friends, Patrick nearly loses the safety he has carefully created for himself.Patrick Abboud is an award winning journalist, documentary director and TV host. He is ambassador for Twenty10 and Wear it Purple advocating for LGBTQIA+ young people. Pat speaks Arabic and German and is Daddy to a two-year-old. He performed this story at Riverside Theatres for Sydney World Pride.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a wild night of partying among fellow closeted friends, Patrick nearly loses the safety he has carefully created for himself.Patrick Abboud is an award winning journalist, documentary director and TV host. He is ambassador for Twenty10 and Wear it Purple advocating for LGBTQIA+ young people. Pat speaks Arabic and German and is Daddy to a two-year-old. He performed this story at Riverside Theatres for Sydney World Pride.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

331 Patrick Abboud - Safe House

HANDSOME takes us through a series of moments, of community, connection and belonging.HANDSOME is a self-described tomboy pop artist who’s music celebrates the power of expression, creativity and fluidity and creates a space for anyone who longs to feel free. She performed this story at Riverside Theatres for Sydney World Pride.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HANDSOME takes us through a series of moments, of community, connection and belonging.HANDSOME is a self-described tomboy pop artist who’s music celebrates the power of expression, creativity and fluidity and creates a space for anyone who longs to feel free. She performed this story at Riverside Theatres for Sydney World Pride.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

331 Handsome - I Hope To Remember Paradise

Bev shares her Mardi Gras journeyBev Lange volunteered on the Fair Day Committee for Sydney Gay &amp; Lesbian Mardi Gras and then went on to chair Fair Day and the Parade before 5 years on the Board with 3 years as President. Bev also volunteered as a Director on the boards of the Centenary of Federation, ncoss, Sydney Gay Games and more recently the Stepping Out Program and Human Society International (Australia). Bev lead the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, was Director of Communications and Major Events for Transport NSW, and the Chief Operating Officer for Macleay College. During her 15-year career as a consultant, Bev has assisted organisations with workplace productivity coaching; communication planning; governance; strategic development and general management. In July 2018 she joined Elder Abuse Action Australia as its Executive Officer.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bev shares her Mardi Gras journeyBev Lange volunteered on the Fair Day Committee for Sydney Gay &amp; Lesbian Mardi Gras and then went on to chair Fair Day and the Parade before 5 years on the Board with 3 years as President. Bev also volunteered as a Director on the boards of the Centenary of Federation, ncoss, Sydney Gay Games and more recently the Stepping Out Program and Human Society International (Australia). Bev lead the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, was Director of Communications and Major Events for Transport NSW, and the Chief Operating Officer for Macleay College. During her 15-year career as a consultant, Bev has assisted organisations with workplace productivity coaching; communication planning; governance; strategic development and general management. In July 2018 she joined Elder Abuse Action Australia as its Executive Officer.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

330 Bev Lange - Finding Mardi Gras

Kerry Bashford

Kerry discovers a fictional version of himself.Kerry Bashford started his queer career as a baby activist, organising rallies at the age of 18 in 1982, before escaping south to the big smoke. After several years of apprenticeship in gay, street and independent presses and countless queer arts endeavours, he scored a job at NineMSN where he worked as Producer of Online Portal and Entertainment and ended up as movie critic for the network. He ended his corporate career and became a copywriter, buying an apartment near the beach back in Newcastle where he lives as a semi-retired journalist, which is a polite way of describing an unemployed writer of a certain age.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kerry discovers a fictional version of himself.Kerry Bashford started his queer career as a baby activist, organising rallies at the age of 18 in 1982, before escaping south to the big smoke. After several years of apprenticeship in gay, street and independent presses and countless queer arts endeavours, he scored a job at NineMSN where he worked as Producer of Online Portal and Entertainment and ended up as movie critic for the network. He ended his corporate career and became a copywriter, buying an apartment near the beach back in Newcastle where he lives as a semi-retired journalist, which is a polite way of describing an unemployed writer of a certain age.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

329 Kerry Bashford - Bloke Can Write

Shauna Jensen

Shauna shares her path to 'The Town of Make Believe'.Shauna Jensen has lived, loved and worked in the music biz for over 50 years. An icon in the LGBTQI+ community, Shauna is also lauded as one of the best singers in Australia. Working for the majority of her career as a backing vocalist, studio singer, and vocal coach, she has worked with Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Noiseworks, Doug Parkinson, Richard Clapton, Hugh Jackman and Powderfinger to name just a few. Shauna has performed 4 main solo shows at the SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS After party, performed at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Gay Games in 2002 to over 20K people and the closing show of same games to 10K people. Her recordings with Internationally famous DJ WAYNEG, have taken Shauna to sell out shows at clubs in London, L.A. New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Mexico, Rome, New Zealand, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shauna shares her path to 'The Town of Make Believe'.Shauna Jensen has lived, loved and worked in the music biz for over 50 years. An icon in the LGBTQI+ community, Shauna is also lauded as one of the best singers in Australia. Working for the majority of her career as a backing vocalist, studio singer, and vocal coach, she has worked with Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Noiseworks, Doug Parkinson, Richard Clapton, Hugh Jackman and Powderfinger to name just a few. Shauna has performed 4 main solo shows at the SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS After party, performed at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Gay Games in 2002 to over 20K people and the closing show of same games to 10K people. Her recordings with Internationally famous DJ WAYNEG, have taken Shauna to sell out shows at clubs in London, L.A. New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Mexico, Rome, New Zealand, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

328 Shauna Jensen - The Town Of Make Believe

Erin Heine

Amidst an earthquake, Erin is caught looting frocks.Erin ‘Bullet’ Heine is the Program Manager LGBTIQ+ at Sydney Local Health District. Originally from New Zealand, of Māori and European heritage, they are passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ community. They won the Out Role Model at this year’s ACON Pride and Health in Wellbeing awards and completed the NSW health management traineeship program (2012-2013) including a Masters of Health Science, Health Service Management. Erin has an acquired brain injury and ADHD.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amidst an earthquake, Erin is caught looting frocks.Erin ‘Bullet’ Heine is the Program Manager LGBTIQ+ at Sydney Local Health District. Originally from New Zealand, of Māori and European heritage, they are passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ community. They won the Out Role Model at this year’s ACON Pride and Health in Wellbeing awards and completed the NSW health management traineeship program (2012-2013) including a Masters of Health Science, Health Service Management. Erin has an acquired brain injury and ADHD.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

327 Erin Heine - Frocks

Neville Williams Boney

Neville Williams

Neville reflects on how each of his platonic boyfriends has helped him grow.Neville Williams Boney is a proud Wiradjuri/Weilwan man from Wagga Wagga. Neville is a 2018 Graduate of NAISDA Dance College. He is currently an independent, interdisciplinary artist living on Dharug Lands. Neville danced with Karul Projects in their work CO_EX_EN premiering at Dance Massive (2019, he was a Collaborator for Phunktional’s Beyond The Wall (2019), Associate Producer for Sydney Festival and 2021 Artist in Residence for Solid Ground, at Evans High School. Neville also co-created, BRUTAL, an Indigenous adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar with fellow graduate, Amy Flannery. Together with Jopuka Productions, this work showcased the talent of young people on the Central Coast. Neville’s passion is to pass on his cultural and creative knowledge on to the next generation through art and create his own works so he can bridge gaps in his culture, community, art and self. Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neville reflects on how each of his platonic boyfriends has helped him grow.Neville Williams Boney is a proud Wiradjuri/Weilwan man from Wagga Wagga. Neville is a 2018 Graduate of NAISDA Dance College. He is currently an independent, interdisciplinary artist living on Dharug Lands. Neville danced with Karul Projects in their work CO_EX_EN premiering at Dance Massive (2019, he was a Collaborator for Phunktional’s Beyond The Wall (2019), Associate Producer for Sydney Festival and 2021 Artist in Residence for Solid Ground, at Evans High School. Neville also co-created, BRUTAL, an Indigenous adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar with fellow graduate, Amy Flannery. Together with Jopuka Productions, this work showcased the talent of young people on the Central Coast. Neville’s passion is to pass on his cultural and creative knowledge on to the next generation through art and create his own works so he can bridge gaps in his culture, community, art and self. Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

326 Neville Williams Boney - Platonic Boyfriends

Brooke Scobie

How many breakups does it take to break someone? When western culture runs on the power of the romantic couple, it took losing a best friend to prove to Breakup Queen Brooke that she wasn't made entirely of stone and ice.Brooke Scobie is a queer Goorie woman, single mum, poetry and prose writer, podcast host and community worker. Born and bred on Bidjigal country, and now living on Darkinjung land, she considers herself first and foremost a creative weirdo. As a writer she is dedicated to telling stories that centre Blak identities, queer love, family, and unpacking some of the issues that can affect First Nations’ communities and countries. Brooke has been published in Overland Journal, Running Dog, Red Room Poetry, SBS and was awarded second place in the 2020 Judith Wright Poetry Prize.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit www.queerstories.com.au and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How many breakups does it take to break someone? When western culture runs on the power of the romantic couple, it took losing a best friend to prove to Breakup Queen Brooke that she wasn't made entirely of stone and ice.Brooke Scobie is a queer Goorie woman, single mum, poetry and prose writer, podcast host and community worker. Born and bred on Bidjigal country, and now living on Darkinjung land, she considers herself first and foremost a creative weirdo. As a writer she is dedicated to telling stories that centre Blak identities, queer love, family, and unpacking some of the issues that can affect First Nations’ communities and countries. Brooke has been published in Overland Journal, Running Dog, Red Room Poetry, SBS and was awarded second place in the 2020 Judith Wright Poetry Prize.Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

325 Brooke Scobie - The Break Up Queen

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 Marsden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I love this

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 Marsden Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Queerstories

Hannah Gadsby

Hannah 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 regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook.The new Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be pre-ordered on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

<a href="http://hannahgadsby.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hannah Gadsby</a> 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, <a href="https://www.comedyfestival.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melbourne International Comedy Festival</a> 2017, <a href="http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Helpmann Award</a> for Best Comedy Performer, 2017 and Best Comedy Show, <a href="http://edfringe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edinburgh Fringe Festival</a> 2017, Nanette is now a <a href="http://netflix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netflix</a> special that has taken the world by storm.Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The new Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be pre-ordered on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

04 Hannah Gadsby: How Siften Soften Became Friendly With The Dragon

Holly Zwalf

From home insemination to pregnant dating on Tinder, Holly explores the difficulties of achieving an orgasm as a solo parent by choice.Holly Zwalf lives with her wild toddler in a log cabin in the bush. She's a filmmaker, freelance writer, performer, and smutty spoken word artist, and is the coordinator of Rainbow Families Queensland.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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From home insemination to pregnant dating on Tinder, Holly explores the difficulties of achieving an orgasm as a solo parent by choice.Holly Zwalf lives with her wild toddler in a log cabin in the bush. She's a filmmaker, freelance writer, performer, and smutty spoken word artist, and is the coordinator of Rainbow Families Queensland.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

201 Holly Zwalf - Why I Find it Hard to Cum

An update on Queerstories in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.With love, from MaeveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An update on Queerstories in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.With love, from MaeveSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A Message from Maeve

Tilly 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 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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tilly Lawless describes four momentous bookings that either taught her something about herself or allowed her to process the personal through the professional.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tilly_lawless/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tilly Lawless</a> 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 night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

143 Tilly Lawless - Four Bookings and a Break Up

Jordan Raskopoulos

Jordan Raskopoulos takes a trip down memory lane, recalling some of her more frustrating encounters with the entertainment industry.Jordan Raskopoulos is a writer, comedian and singer. She's been on tele, she's toured the world with her band The Axis of Awesome, had a few viral hits and then had a supporting role in a telemovie about Julian Assange. Since coming out and transitioning she's also taken on a lot of speaking and advocacy work, hosting the ABC podcast This is About and creating content around issues such as Australia Day and Marriage Equality. 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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jordan Raskopoulos takes a trip down memory lane, recalling some of her more frustrating encounters with the entertainment industry.<a href="https://www.jordanrasko.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jordan Raskopoulos</a> is a writer, comedian and singer. She's been on tele, she's toured the world with her band <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AxisOfAwesome/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Axis of Awesome</a>, had a few viral hits and then had a supporting role in a telemovie about Julian Assange. Since coming out and transitioning she's also taken on a lot of speaking and advocacy work, hosting the ABC podcast This is About and creating content around issues such as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV57_pRGToU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australia Day</a> and Marriage Equality. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

80 Jordan Raskopoulos: If I Could Turn Back Time

Ally 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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ally 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 <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

118 Ally Garrett - It’s In The Bag

Anthony Venn Brown

Anthony reflects on an incredibly difficult time in his life, and farewells someone lost to him.In a former life, Anthony Venn-Brown was a high-profile Pentecostal preacher, speaking regularly in Australia's megachurches, as described in his autobiography, A Life of Unlearning. As the first Australian conversion therapy survivor to tell his story this opened a floodgate of responses from readers with similar experiences. Since 2000, Anthony has worked extensively with people experiencing faith/sexuality conflict and brought greater acceptance and equality in Christian circles. He is the founder and CEO of Ambassadors &amp; Bridge Builders International.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 Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony reflects on an incredibly difficult time in his life, and farewells someone lost to him.In a former life, Anthony Venn-Brown was a high-profile Pentecostal preacher, speaking regularly in Australia's megachurches, as described in his autobiography, A Life of Unlearning. As the first Australian conversion therapy survivor to tell his story this opened a floodgate of responses from readers with similar experiences. Since 2000, Anthony has worked extensively with people experiencing faith/sexuality conflict and brought greater acceptance and equality in Christian circles. He is the founder and CEO of Ambassadors &amp; Bridge Builders International.Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The new Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

169 - Anthony Venn Brown - Jason Gave You A Gift

Peter Taggart

Peter Taggart attempts to satisfy his curiosities in a rural heterosexual wasteland.Peter is a writer and podcaster from Brisbane. He was born on the glittering Gold Coast and raised in St George – a small farming township in southern Queensland. Peter has written for Junkee, The Guardian, Meanjin and SBS, has hosted shows on 2SER/Star Observer Digital and 4ZzZ and has contributed to various programs on triple j and ABC Radio Brisbane. His podcasts include the popular Bring A Plate and less popular Clip Show.Peter is featured in the Queerstories book which can be ordered on Booktopia.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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

<a href="http://peter-taggart.squarespace.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Taggart</a> attempts to satisfy his curiosities in a rural heterosexual wasteland.Peter is a writer and podcaster from Brisbane. He was born on the glittering Gold Coast and raised in St George – a small farming township in southern Queensland. Peter has written for Junkee, The Guardian, Meanjin and SBS, has hosted shows on 2SER/Star Observer Digital and 4ZzZ and has contributed to various programs on triple j and ABC Radio Brisbane. His podcasts include the popular <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/bring-a-plate-with-peter-and-bec/id673614784?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bring A Plate</a> and less popular <a href="https://ozpodcasts.com.au/directory/clip-show/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clip Show.</a>Peter is featured in the Queerstories book which can be ordered on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

66 Peter Taggart: A Country Practice

Kate Rowe

Kate Rowe reflects on her marriage to a dear friend.Kate worked in medical administration and is a fitness and health fanatic who went to her first Gay Games as a cyclist in New York in 1994. She went on to participate as an athlete, a volunteer and board member for 20 years. She is still is a triathlete hoping to qualify or the World Triathlon Championships in September.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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate Rowe reflects on her marriage to a dear friend.Kate worked in medical administration and is a fitness and health fanatic who went to her first <a href="https://www.paris2018.com/gay-games/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gay Games</a> as a cyclist in New York in 1994. She went on to participate as an athlete, a volunteer and board member for 20 years. She is still is a triathlete hoping to qualify or the World Triathlon Championships in September.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

70 Kate Rowe: Same Sex Marriage 90s Style

Simon Hunt

Simon Hunt reflects on his time in West Berlin, and a night spent hunting for a gay bar.Simon Hunt is a composer, performer, activist and writer who lectures in Media at the UNSW Faculty of Art &amp; Design. He has won awards internationally as a filmmaker and composer, but is best known for his character ‘Pauline Pantsdown' - a drag simulacrum of politician Pauline Hanson - who enjoyed a top ten hit in the 1990s made from Hanson voice samples, and has more recently operated online as a virtual activist and satirist.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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Hunt reflects on his time in West Berlin, and a night spent hunting for a gay bar.<a href="https://artdesign.unsw.edu.au/about-us/our-staff/mr-simon-hunt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simon Hunt</a> is a composer, performer, activist and writer who lectures in Media at the UNSW Faculty of Art &amp; Design. He has won awards internationally as a filmmaker and composer, but is best known for his character <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Pantsdown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Pauline Pantsdown'</a> - a drag simulacrum of politician Pauline Hanson - who enjoyed a top ten hit in the 1990s made from Hanson voice samples, and has more recently operated online as a virtual activist and satirist.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

96 Simon Hunt - Passing Time in West Berlin

Shaun D'souza

Shaun sheds a spicy light on their experiences as a queer person of colour living so far away from home.Shaun D'Souza is a Brisbane based youth worker and LGBTIQ+ artivist, and a firm enthusiast of naps, books and tea. Their current projects include tackling transgender-homelessness in Brisbane and advocating for queer people of colour visibility through art and community building.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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shaun sheds a spicy light on their experiences as a queer person of colour living so far away from home.Shaun D'Souza is a Brisbane based youth worker and LGBTIQ+ artivist, and a firm enthusiast of naps, books and tea. Their current projects include tackling transgender-homelessness in Brisbane and advocating for queer people of colour visibility through art and community building.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

114 Shaun D'souza - Assigned Indian At Birth

Roz Ward

On 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 knownQueerstories 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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On living through Thatcher, creating family meaning, and pushing to create Safe Schools.Roz Ward co-founded and directed <a href="http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org.au/who-we-are" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Safe Schools Coalition Victoria</a>. She sustained ongoing personal attacks through the public debates about Safe Schools and as a result became one of the most well knownQueerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

128 Roz Ward - Pretended Family

Crusader reflects on his relationship to sex and his body, on the punk scene and on his long relationship with partner (and business partner) Roland.Crusader Hillis is a writer, editor, curator and producer. He co-founded (with Rowland Thomson) the queer bookshop Hares &amp; Hyenas in 1991. In its 23-year history, Hares &amp; Hyenas has presented over 700 literary and performance events, both here and interstate.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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crusader reflects on his relationship to sex and his body, on the punk scene and on his long relationship with partner (and business partner) Roland.<a href="https://www.wheelercentre.com/people/crusader-hillis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crusader Hillis</a> is a writer, editor, curator and producer. He co-founded (with Rowland Thomson) the queer bookshop <a href="https://www.hares-hyenas.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hares &amp; Hyenas</a> in 1991. In its 23-year history, Hares &amp; Hyenas has presented over 700 literary and performance events, both here and interstate.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

110 Crusader Hillis - And So Forth…

Jen Cloher

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 before.Jen is an outspoken advocate for artist rights, a label boss and band-leader. In 2011 Jen launched a series of workshops called I Manage My Music, specifically tailored to assist the self-managed musician. She now manages Milk! Records the label started by Courtney Barnett in 2012, which won Best Label at the 2015 AIR Awards.Jen 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 Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

<a href="https://www.jencloher.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jen Cloher</a> 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 <a href="https://jencloher.bandcamp.com/album/in-blood-memory" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">In Blood Memory </a>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 before.Jen is an outspoken advocate for artist rights, a label boss and band-leader. In 2011 Jen launched a series of workshops called <a href="http://www.imanagemymusic.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">I Manage My Music</a>, specifically tailored to assist the self-managed musician. She now manages <a href="https://milk.milkrecords.com.au" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Milk! Records</a> the label started by Courtney Barnett in 2012, which won Best Label at the 2015 AIR Awards.Jen will be featured in the new Queerstories book which can be pre-ordered on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

19 Jen Cloher: John

Erin Riley

Erin finds a great, great love. Soon after she decides to get married, she has dinner in Lakemba with her parents.By day, Erin Riley's a social worker - having spent most of the last decade working in community aged care. By night, Erin's a skivvy-wearing fanatic, a Scandinavian crime drama aficionado, Americana folk music-listener and a real kitchen top. A dedicated reader, wrestling fan, swimmer of laps and lover of food, in a former life Erin was an aspiring golfer, and once was an editor of UNSW's student newspaper, Tharunka. She's regained a love of writing after devouring Fiona Wright's back catalogue, Alexander Chee's short stories and finishing Rebecca Makkai's The Great Believers in almost one bite.Queerstories is an award-winning national LGBTQI+ storytelling night created 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 Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erin finds a great, great love. Soon after she decides to get married, she has dinner in Lakemba with her parents.By day, Erin Riley's a social worker - having spent most of the last decade working in community aged care. By night, Erin's a skivvy-wearing fanatic, a Scandinavian crime drama aficionado, Americana folk music-listener and a real kitchen top. A dedicated reader, wrestling fan, swimmer of laps and lover of food, in a former life Erin was an aspiring golfer, and once was an editor of UNSW's student newspaper, Tharunka. She's regained a love of writing after devouring Fiona Wright's back catalogue, Alexander Chee's short stories and finishing Rebecca Makkai's The Great Believers in almost one bite.Queerstories is an award-winning national LGBTQI+ storytelling night created by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

179 Erin Riley - Daughters

Elaine Castillo

Steven Yeun

Everyone 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 Literature and elsewhere. Her short film, A Mukbang, was commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's Open Space. America Is Not the Heart is her first novel.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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone 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 Literature and elsewhere. Her short film, A Mukbang, was commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's Open Space. America Is Not the Heart is her first novel.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

155 Elaine Castillo - Bi People Are From Earth, or Steven Yeun is Hot

Emily Wilkinson

Emily Wilkinson contemplates the consequences of getting what you wished for.Emily is someone you typically find behind the scenes. An IT sysadmin by day and a theatrical audio tech by night, both careers in which success is defined as no one noticing when she screws up. She writes short stories that she shows to no one, and has a blog with all its posts set to private. She has a fondness for non-gestational-lesbian-Mum jokes, despite not yet being a non-gestational-lesbian-Mum.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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily Wilkinson contemplates the consequences of getting what you wished for.Emily is someone you typically find behind the scenes. An IT sysadmin by day and a theatrical audio tech by night, both careers in which success is defined as no one noticing when she screws up. She writes short stories that she shows to no one, and has a blog with all its posts set to private. She has a fondness for non-gestational-lesbian-Mum jokes, despite not yet being a non-gestational-lesbian-Mum.Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

68 Emily Wilkinson: The Invisible Girl

Kelly Azizi

Kelly Azizi talks about the shittier side of what makes up 'community'.Kelly is a writer whose field of interest includes the politics of ethno-cultural identity, the diaspora, and non-white feminism. In 2016, she completed her Master of Cultural Studies degree at the University of Sydney.Kelly plays an active role in Sydney's art community, and is an advocate for its cultural diversity and inclusiveness. She was the Gallery Administrator at 55 Sydenham Rd - an independent art space in Marrickville - from February 2017 up until its closure in May 2018.Kelly Azizi is featured in the Queerstories book which can be ordered on Booktopia.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 Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia.To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetterAnd for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kelly Azizi talks about the shittier side of what makes up 'community'.Kelly is a writer whose field of interest includes the politics of ethno-cultural identity, the diaspora, and non-white feminism. In 2016, she completed her Master of Cultural Studies degree at the University of Sydney. Kelly plays an active role in Sydney's art community, and is an advocate for its cultural diversity and inclusiveness. She was the Gallery Administrator at 55 Sydenham Rd - an independent art space in Marrickville - from February 2017 up until its closure in May 2018.Kelly Azizi is featured in the Queerstories book which can be ordered on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href="http://www.maevemarsden.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a>And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href="http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/maevegobash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

69 Kelly Azizi: A Shit Queer

The best podcast episodes of the most interesting stories and things. From skyping someone while they're in space, to tracking down and meeting a telephone scammer in person, to the story of a Galapagos. These episodes will keep you and all your friends entertained and captivated for hours. Learn something new in every episode! Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!

Best Episodes: Interesting Stories & Things

The best podcast episodes on parenting. Interviewing experts and talking through common issues surrounding parenting. This topic is filled with important lessons and insights for anyone listening. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!