General Queeries

Heya folks! Bit of a sad one today with a couple announcements. Firstly, we’re very sorry to announce that we will be taking an extended break. Unfortunately, university takes a lot of time and so does this podcast, and we don’t want our quality to drop. We will be back, but a break is needed. Secondly, sadly Megan will not be joining us when we return. Megan’s recently found full-time work and sometimes you gotta prioritise. I would recommend listening to the episode for a better explanation so you can hear from Megan herself, but we hope you will be understanding of the break and why we’re taking it. Thank you all so much for your consistent support for this podcast. We honestly never expected be break the 1000 listeners a week mark, so this is incredible. I just hope you will all be around when we return. Love you all

-Jonathan

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Welcome back friends to General Queeries! For todays episode we are joined by Evie Ryder from Open Doors! Open Doors is an LGBT youth service based in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, and a service that we’ve shouted out a number of times. In today’s episode we focus on the services that Open Doors provides, as well as a few events they hold throughout the year, and the goal of the organisation. It’s a slightly more serious episode this week but well worth the listen, especially if you are still new to the whole LGBT thing. Check a look and enjoy

- Jonathan

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Welcome again good friends and come listen to this pod. Today we bring back past guest and friends of the podcast Bek! Bek has come here today to talk to us about the QUT queer collective and the events run there. This includes stalls during O-week, picnics for celebrations, and plans for the future like movie nights and book clubs. Take a listen and if you go to QUT check out the Collective!

-Jonathan

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CW/TW – transphobia, discussion of assault

Hey everyone and welcome back to General Queeries! Today we continue our discussion of Rocky Horror, this time deciding to delve into the Rocky Horror sequels and extended universe. Did you know there are sequels to Rocky Horror? We did the research, we ran the numbers, and we found the best information to bring to you about this bizarre movie franchise. We also discuss Richard O’Brien and why he’s a complicated figure. Big warning on some transphobic quotes in this episode.

Check a listen and enjoy our deep dive.

Talking points – tahlya is a tortured artist, the sequels unfortunately, a podcast of goblins, Shock Treatment, Revenge of the Old Queen, Richard O’Brien and everything there

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Cw transphobia

Welcome dear listeners, to our second special! This time we are spending a few episodes talking about the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lisa, from our previous episode, joins us again for these, eager to analyse queer media with us and talk about what Rocky Horror is and modern thoughts on the movie. We start with a rundown of the movie and its plot, before looking at the context around this all culturally. Check a listen and enjoy!

Talking points – so many musicals, watching inappropriate movies way too young, himbos, Andrew Lloyd Webber is overrated?, Rocky Horror was a failure, films in the United States Cultural Film Registry

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Hello wonderful listeners, today we have a special guest. Recently, Tahlya appeared on the Sexuali-tea podcast to talk about David Lynch, and in return Lysa is here to talk to us about fandom from a queer perspective. We start off talking about Lysa’s podcast and how she started it, and then deep dive into the many ways fandom and queerness interact, and the ways to engage with fandom. Check a listen and enjoy the content.

Jonathan

Talking points – fuck harry potter, freud’s a hack, Sexuali-tea, fandom, literary theory, Tahlya spilled water and it was content, tumblr rip, discourse, fan fiction, bohemian rhapsody

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Another return guest has come today, here to catch up and update us. Alex is back to talk to us about theatre and MELT, an annual queer arts festival held at the Brisbane Powerhouse. The MELT festival allows stories and accounts of Brisbane history to be told through immersive and alternative works that offer a new perspective on queer history and experiences. Following that we move onto the performance of gender, and the ways in which people can be more comfortable handling their presentation of gender. Check a listen and enjoy

Jonathan

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CW- the discourse, queerphobia, references to selfharm

Hello once again friends, we continue our trend of returning guests with Merrin coming back for the third time to catch up once more. Tahlya has chosen the topic for today’s episode and has decided to focus on tumblr and identity. A common narrative among young queer folx is that the first time they were exposed to alternative identities is thanks to tumblr, so the team decided to deep dive on the causes of this and their own experiences. Take a listen and enjoy reliving your high school years on tumblr.

- Jonathan

Talking points – tumblr, aphobia, liberal use of the block function, the discourse

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Content Warning: Discussion of suicide and mental health

Hello everyone! Today we're revisited by our first ever guest Kelsey! Kelsey is back with a change in uni course and with a host of new topics to talk to us about. This episode we talk about the Gar'ban'djee'lum Network and Indigilez, two indiginous support networks, and the recent National Suicide Prevention campaign they have launched, called Yarn's Heal. Take a listen and enjoy the insight.

For those who don't know, "Sistergirl" and "Brotherboy" are terms used for transgender people within some Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities. Sistergirls and Brotherboys have distinct cultural identities and roles. Sistergirls are Indigenous women who were classified male at birth but live their lives as women, including taking on traditional cultural female practices. Brotherboys are Indigenous transgender people, whose bodies were considered female at birth but "choose to live their lives as male, regardless of which stage/path medically they choose."

Find Gar'ban'djee'lum Network at: https://m.facebook.com/garbandjeelum

Find Indigilez at: https://m.facebook.com/IndigiLez/

Find Yarn's Heal at: https://www.yarnsheal.com.au/ and https://www.facebook.com/yarnsheal/

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Discussions on Gender Dysphoria and misgendering

Heya Folks! Today we talk to Missy, a demisexual, bi/panromantic genderfluid person looking to get into teaching! Our conversation starts with an explanation of demisexuality and gender fluidity and the way the identities affect their day to day. From there we move onto ethics in Journalism and Missy's study on pronouns as an ethical issue while at university. Fair warning, this episode gets a little heavy on the gender topics so be ready for that, but it's an interesting listen and I hope you enjoy.

- Jonathan

Talking points: bad twerking, Megan's (bad) opinions about covers and remixes, gender euphoria and dysphoria

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