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Queerstories episodes

  • 13 Jessie Lloyd: Mission Songs

    Jessie Lloyd speaks about her Mission Songs Project, and her research into her history as an Indigenous musician.

    Originally from the tropics of North Queensland, Jessie Lloyd is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musician who performs a broad collection of Australian Indigenous songs. As an independent solo artist, Jessie released her debut EP ‘Other Side of the Room' in 2014. 

    Dedicated to the continuation of cultural practice through the production of both traditional and contemporary Indigenous music, Jessie has a broad experience in Indigenous music business and sector development. Jessie was previously CEO of Songlines Aboriginal Music in Melbourne and South West Aboriginal Entertainment in Perth. 

    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/ladysingsitbetter

    And for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.

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    15 min
  • 12 Alice Williamson: Lab Notes
    Dr Alice E Williamson looks back at the months she spent back in her home town in the North West of England just before moving to Sydney. Alice is a Lecturer in Chemical Education and Outreach at The University of Sydney. Originally from the North West of England, Alice completed her PhD at The University of Cambridge, where she worked with colleagues to develop two new chemical reactions. 

    In addition to her research, Alice specialises in science communication and outreach. In February 2015, she was named as one of ABC RN and UNSW's ‘Top 5 Under 40' in recognition of her passion for sharing science stories. Alice presents a weekly science slot on FBi Radio's breakfast show and is the co-host of the ABC Science Podcast Dear Science.

    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/ladysingsitbetter

    And 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.

    16 min
  • 11 David Cunningham: The Mayor of Biggercity or R U Chub?

    Too fat for Grindr, David Cunningham shares his odyssey for online acceptance. 

    David is a writer/researcher on ABC TV's The Checkout, who occasionally plays large men in top hats, togas and so on when no one else is available. He was the runner up in the Raw National Stand-up Comedy Competition in 2008, and occasionally can be found doing stand-up around Sydney until it gets too much for his knees.

    For leisure, he is in his ninth year of not-quite-failing a history PhD about tensions in cultural representation of naval officers who were also members of parliament between the Glorious Revolution and the fall of the Walpole Ministry. He also lovingly tends royaldayout.tumblr.com, where members of the royal family are fondly miscaptioned.

    David Cunningham 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/ladysingsitbetter

    And 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.

    9 min
  • 10 Rebecca Shaw: Ex-Straight Therapy aka A Clockwork Lemon

    Comedian Rebecca Shaw expresses her pity for the straight women of the world, and devises a plan to help them live better lives.

    Rebecca (aka @brocklesnitch) is a writer and creator of popular parody Twitter account @notofeminism, which was developed into an illustrated book with Affirm Press.

    She is on the writing team at Tonightly with Tom Ballard, and has written for Junkee, The Guardian, Daily Life, Kill Your Darlings, SBS Comedy and more. She is in constant competition with Ruby Rose to become Australia's favourite lesbian.

    Rebecca Shaw 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/ladysingsitbetter

    And 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.

    10 min
  • 09 Paul Van Reyk: The Everlasting Open Family

    Paul Van Reyk was told to ‘Go forth and multiply' ...but he did it his way.

    Paul was born in Sri Lanka in 1952, migrating to Australia with his family in 1962. He came out publicly in 1978, and has spent the subsequent four decades as an activist. He has been a regular media commentator over that time, writing on gay and HIV/AIDS history, racism in the gay community and LGBTQI families, and he has performed monologues on his life as an activist and gay donor dad.

    A social worker by profession, Paul also manages his own consultancy company, and blogs regularly about food, family, activism and his dogs.

    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/ladysingsitbetter

    And 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.

    23 min

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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…