Welcome to OUT LOUD LIVE! A live podcast recording of a queer storytelling event hosted by City of Sydney Councillor Adam Worling in collaboration with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The concept is simple: queer activists, creatives, taste- and troublemakers from across the LGBTIQA+ communities are invited to share their stories. This podcast was recorded live at the 2025 iteration of OUT LOUD, where speakers were asked to respond to the theme: FREE TO BE.

In this episode we hear from Patrick Abboud (he/him), Walkley-winning documentarian, awarded 2023 Freelance Journalist of the Year by the Walkley Foundation and LGBTQ+ Media Disruptor of the Year.  Writer, director, presenter. 

Welcome to OUT LOUD LIVE! A live podcast recording of a queer storytelling event hosted by City of Sydney Councillor Adam Worling in collaboration with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The concept is simple: queer activists, creatives, taste- and troublemakers from across the LGBTIQA+ communities are invited to share their stories. This podcast was recorded live at the 2025 iteration of OUT LOUD, where speakers were asked to respond to the theme: FREE TO BE.

In this episode we hear from Liza-Mare Syron (she/they). With family ties to the Birripay and Worrimay people from the Mid North Coast of NSW, Liza-Mare is a theatre maker and academic, and a founding member of Moogahlin Performing Arts.

Welcome to OUT LOUD LIVE! A live podcast recording of a queer storytelling event hosted by City of Sydney Councillor Adam Worling in collaboration with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The concept is simple: queer activists, creatives, taste- and troublemakers from across the LGBTIQA+ communities are invited to share their stories. This podcast was recorded live at the 2025 iteration of OUT LOUD, where speakers were asked to respond to the theme: FREE TO BE.

In this episode we hear from Paisley Heart (they/them). Visionary events producer, DJ, and facilitator–Paisley Heart seamlessly weaves the worlds of sex parties, rave culture, and therapeutic tools, crafting immersive experiences where hedonism, healing, and creative expression meet.

Welcome to OUT LOUD LIVE! A live podcast recording of a queer storytelling event hosted by City of Sydney Councillor Adam Worling in collaboration with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The concept is simple: queer activists, creatives, taste- and troublemakers from across the LGBTIQA+ communities are invited to share their stories. This podcast was recorded live at the 2025 iteration of OUT LOUD, where speakers were asked to respond to the theme: FREE TO BE.

In this episode we hear from Jazz Money (she/her they/them), Wiradjuri poet and artist who works across installation, publishing, digital, performance and film. 

Welcome to OUT LOUD LIVE! A live podcast recording of a queer storytelling event hosted by City of Sydney Councillor Adam Worling in collaboration with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The concept is simple: queer activists, creatives, taste- and troublemakers from across the LGBTIQA+ communities are invited to share their stories. This podcast was recorded live at the 2025 iteration of OUT LOUD, where speakers were asked to respond to the theme: FREE TO BE.

In this episode we hear from Ruan Uys (he/him). A passionate advocate for marginalised communities, Ruan have been working in the sexual health promotion, harm reduction and HIV sectors for the last 10 years.

Welcome to OUT LOUD LIVE! A live podcast recording of a queer storytelling event hosted by City of Sydney Councillor Adam Worling in collaboration with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The concept is simple: queer activists, creatives, taste- and troublemakers from across the LGBTIQA+ communities are invited to share their stories. This podcast was recorded live at the 2025 iteration of OUT LOUD, where speakers were asked to respond to the theme: FREE TO BE.

In this episode we hear from Hayden Moon (He/They), PhD candidate at the University of Sydney in the Theatre and Performance Studies department. They are also an award-winning dancer, a writer, a performer, and an advocate for the LGBTQIA+, disabled and First Nations communities.

Welcome to OUT LOUD LIVE! A live podcast recording of a queer storytelling event hosted by City of Sydney Councillor Adam Worling in collaboration with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The concept is simple: queer activists, creatives, taste- and troublemakers from across the LGBTIQA+ communities are invited to share their stories. This podcast was recorded live at the 2025 iteration of OUT LOUD, where speakers were asked to respond to the theme: FREE TO BE.

In this episode we hear from Professor Christy Newman (they/them), Queer/bi+ and non-binary person and parent, sociologist of health, gender, and sexuality at the Centre for Social Research in Health, and Deputy Dean Research for the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture at UNSW Sydney.

Welcome to OUT LOUD LIVE! A live podcast recording of a queer storytelling event hosted by City of Sydney Councillor Adam Worling in collaboration with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

The concept is simple: queer activists, creatives, taste- and troublemakers from across the LGBTIQA+ communities are invited to share their stories.

This podcast was recorded live at the 2025 iteration of OUT LOUD, where speakers were asked to respond to the theme: FREE TO BE.

First up, Allie-Daisy King. Allie wears many different hats, from video producer and journalist, to content creator and queer hype girl. She describes herself as “your favourite asexuals’, favourite asexual,”  and strives to use her platform to destigmatize asexuality and push for representation of ace and aromantic people everywhere.