Sammy holds an interview with Naarm-based creative Kabir (they/she/he), about their latest work. Kabir is the Community Advisor at St Kilda's Gallery 17. She breaks down the ways the gallery is trying to tell stories which have previously not been prioritised in majority Euro-centric nations.

He also talks 'Enshrined,' Gallery 17's upcoming exhibition celebrating South Asian cultures and connection. 

Tune in for a special announcement in our LGBTQ+ news update, and listen to the team have a chat about our latest media interests in Froth or Not.

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Sam, Laura and Liz get together for a relaxed Sunday chat about all things creative pursuits during lockdown, what Wear it Purple Day means to us, and getting vaccinated.

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This week, we interrupt our regular programming to hear all about June Jones' new single 'Motorcycle', her album Leafcutter, and the ebbs and flows of creative work amidst the pandemic in Naarm/Melbourne. Settle in to hear about her collaboration with Geryon and after pursuing creativity remotely. 

Laura and Elizabeth also pop in for a quick LGBT+ news update and 'froth or not'. 

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The team discuss the ramifications of the Australia Government's choice to exclude sexuality and gender from the census, despite the Australian Bureau of Statistics shortlisting questions which would have allowed people to share their identities. 

Laura talks about what it means for their inner child to see characters like Gonzorella - a newly gender non-conforming character on Muppets Babies - introduced to young audiences. Laura and Elizabeth talk about why it's so important to see representation from a young age. 

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On this episode of Loud & Queer, Liz and Laura break down all our thoughts and questions on the season finale of Disney's new series, 'Loki' and what it means when Olympians are outed by their settings on dating apps. From the topsy-turvey world of bi representation to the implications of platforms that aren't regulated to protect queer people, this is Loud & Queer.

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This episode of Loud & Queer heard Sammy, Elizabeth and Laura discuss some of the latest cases of gender discrimination in the legal system. 

Elizabeth also sat down with an emerging queer musician to chat about their creative process: Joolz, a Brisbane-based cross-genre artist featuring a mixed bag of feels consisting of Indie pop, RnB electro and Hiphop.  

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The teams at Asian Pop Nation and Loud & Queer get together for an epic collab! We chat queer representation in cinema, TV and music. We also explore the varied portrayal of gender and gay storytelling across K-Dramas, manga and Asian-made video games. 

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Sammy joins Laura and Elizabeth for some light-hearted trash talk about corporation's terrible attempts at making pride merch for queer people. Sammy also chatted with queer filmmakers Mischa and Sam about their film 'Fireworks'. 

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Big things are kicking off season 2 for Loud & Queer this week! Elizabeth and Laura highlight some things that bring them joy in their queer identities this week, from accidentally being "outed" to friends who might have already known, to learning to validate your own queerness in your art. 

Laura sat down with debut author Kaya Wilson (he/they) about the recent release of his memoir on the catalysts that resulted in him making big choices about his transition.

Our news whip featured good news for lesbian comedian Hannah Gadsby and multiple veto's against transphobic bills in US parliaments. 

Elizabeth found a silver lining in a classmate's heteronormativity and Laura rediscovered some passions in Froth or Not.   

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Tune in for Loud & Queer's rundown on the 2021 Melbourne Queer Film Festival! Laura (they/them) and Elizabeth (she/her) dove into four movies across the annual March festival.

Laura describes the heartfelt documentary "Keyboard Fantasies" about African American musician Beverly-Glenn Copeland. Copeland grew up in small-town USA in a single-minded religious community where his parents taught him classical and traditional music. Moving to Montreal, he thought he was gay before realising he was a trans man. His 1986 album, which inspired the title of the documentary, was released on a cassette to a local audience but didn't reach further afield until his old age. The documentary follows Copeland and his band as he tours across Canada, inspiring young people with his vibrant and soulful music. The only thing missing for us was more queer content focusing on self-love as Copeland accepted himself later in life. Laura's rating: 9/10

Elizabeth saw "Forgotten Roads" at Como Cinema, a Spanish film which follows the story of widower Claudina who is still discovering parts of her sexual identity. The story follows her close relationships with those in her village, her loving grandson, her estranged daughter, and her new lover, Elsa. These relationships highlight her growth  but aren't integral to it; Claudina is her own person with a loving partner: they both just happen to be queer. Elizabeth's rating: 8/10

Laura visited Cinema Nova with their partner to check out "Kiss Me Before It Blows Up", a Tel Aviv-based film surrounding the engagement of a young Sapphic couple, German Maria and Israeli Shira. The couple goes through the usual trials and tribulations when 'meeting the parents', discussing their future, and the uncomfortable history of ex-flames. Their queerness is hardly an issue, but their family histories are thrown in their faces daily where in Israel, the personal is equal to the political. While the story was your average rom-com in all things cinematography, plot conventions and the like, the characters had no chemistry between them and it seemed the Palestinian issue was always played for laughs in some pretty inappropriate ways. The movie's main saviour is its occasionally witty, disastrous humour on things unrelated to Palestine. Laura's rating: 2/10 | Laura's partner's rating: "Do you accept decimal point ratings?" 

Special shout out to "My First Summer", MQFF's principal film for the 2021, which Laura saw out of interest. It follows the lives of two teenage girls falling in love and supporting one another through trauma and neglect. Wildly unique and downright touching, My First Summer didn't condescend to its audience, or underestimate the strength and depth of young queer women. Laura's rating: 8/10

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