Queer Life Stories

Queer Life Stories is back with our last episode of our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. Our guest this week is Jack who speaks about growing up queer, living overseas, getting into an unhealthy drug scene and finding love and community. Queer Life Stories: The Second Series is made possible with the incredible support of Working It Out. Th...

Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. Our guest this week is Roen who speaks about understanding and embracing their queer identity and also their intersectional diversities. Queer Life Stories: The Second Series is made possible with the incredible support of Working It Out. This podcast is produced by North...

Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. Our guest this week is Phoebe who talks about growing up, coming out, finding love and family & finding purpose in community. Phoebe is also known as her alter-ego, Barry Bothways. Queer Life Stories: The Second Series is made possible with the incredible support of Wo...

Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. This week's episode is something a little different. I'm joined by Simone-Lisa and Dave and we have a conversation about what I in the LGBTIQA+ acronym means and explore some of the stigma and misconceptions around intersex variations. Queer Life Stories: The Second Series...

Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. Our guest this week is Corey who reflects on growing up on the West Coast of Tasmania and finding community in a new location. Queer Life Stories: The Second Series is made possible with the incredible support of Working It Out . This podcast is produced by North West Prid...

Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. This week's episode features Mike who speaks passionately about art and pop culture while reflecting on the challenges of discovering and exploring sexuality while navigating personal survival and a culturally difficult period of history. Please note that this episode cont...

Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. This episode features Jess & Lauren who speak about their recent acceptance of the lesbian identity after having their own heteronormative marriages and children prior to meeting. Lauren also speaks about growing up in the Mormon religion and the influence and impact t...

Queer Life Stories is back with our second series - exploring stories from the LGBTIQA+ community here in Tasmania, Australia. This episode features Andrew, maybe better know as Pussay Poppins! Andrew talks about growing up Catholic, moving to Tasmania and finding a passion and purpose in drag performance. Queer Life Stories: The Second Series is made possible with the incredible support of Workin...

Queer Life Stories is back with some fresh stories from the LGBTIAQ+ community here in Tasmania. With COVID restrictions easing in Tasmania, I've been able to get out and about and meet some people to capture their stories again! In this episode, Abbie talks about growing up in the Mormon church, finding her birth parents and coming out as a queer person. You can contact Queer Life Stories by emai...

Queer Life Stories is back with some fresh stories from the LGBTIAQ+ community here in Tasmania. With COVID restrictions easing in Tasmania, I've been able to get out and about and meet some people to capture their stories again! In this episode, Maddison talks about self-identifying as transgender and what that process has been like for her and those around her. You can contact Queer Life Stories...

Queer Life Stories is back with some fresh stories from the LGBTIAQ+ community here in Tasmania. With COVID restrictions easing in Tasmania, I've been able to get out and about and meet some people to capture their stories again! In this episode, James talks about self-identifying as transgender and what that process has been like for him and those around him. You can contact Queer Life Stories by...

We've been away for a while, but this is the first of three new episodes recorded during the COVID-19 crisis. Andrew is based in Melbourne, Victoria and he shares his story of growing up, family and coming out. You can contact Queer Life Stories by emailing NWPride@outlook.com or you can follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram . Please, reach out if you're interested in telling your st...

Another episode recorded remotely during the COVID-19 crisis. Rudy is based in Melbourne, Victoria and he shares his story of growing up and coming out as trans non-binary and his experiences. You can contact Queer Life Stories by emailing NWPride@outlook.com or you can follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram . Thanks for listening.

Another episode recorded remotely during the COVID-19 crisis. Gray is based in regional Victoria and he shares his story of growing up in a volatile family, having a heterosexual marriage before coming out, surviving domestic abuse and trying to find love in retirement. You can contact Queer Life Stories by emailing NWPride@outlook.com or you can follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram...

Another episode recorded remotely during the COVID-19 crisis. Bridget is based in Melbourne and she shares her story of growing up struggling with mental health and finding herself as an adult. You can follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram . Queer Life Stories is interested in hearing from YOU - If you would like to share your story of growing up LGBTIQ+ or would just like to get in...

This episode is the first to be recorded and released during the global COVID-19 crisis the world is experiencing. Tanner is a writer based in Adelaide who shares his story of self-discovery, surviving abuse and family. You can follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram . Queer Life Stories is interested in hearing from you - If you would like to share your story of growing up LGBTIQ+ or...

This episode is released in time to recognise International Transgender Day of Visibility, featuring Lia who grew up in North West Tasmania. Lia speaks about her journey to self-discovery and living openly as a trans-woman in Tasmania. You can follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram . Queer Life Stories is taking a short break - We'll be back in a few weeks with some new Tasmanian stor...

This is last of 3 episodes based in Adelaide, South Australia. Margie grew up in Sydney, the daughter of holocaust survivors before moving to Adelaide where she discovered her sexuality, worked in the arts, started the Feast Queer Arts Festival, found love and started a family. You can follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram . Queer Life Stories is taking a short break - We'll be back...

This is another episode based in Adelaide, South Australia. Sarah and Sue, known in Adelaide as "The Girls", talk about growing up, discovering their sexuality, meeting each other and making a life together. The Girls talk about working in an LGBT+ inclusive space in Adelaide and what they hope to add to the city. You can follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and Instagram . If you would like to s...

This is the first of a few episode based in Adelaide, South Australia. Peter grew up gay with strict Catholic parents in Malaysia, a Muslim country before coming to Australia. He speaks about coming out, balancing a relationship with his parents and finding love in Australia. Peter also founded Rainbow Roo - an online LGBT+ Pride T-Shirt store and advocacy site. Check it out! If you want to see th...

This is Queer Life Stories' first interstate episode, featuring Noel who grew up in Victoria and is most recently living in Bendigo - which is where I found him. In this interview, Noel speaks openly about growing up in a boarding school, surviving the AIDS crisis in the 80's while watching family and friends pass away and finding community in regional Victoria. If you would like to share your sto...

In this episode I'm joined by Adrian, who has lived in the North West Coast of Tasmania his whole life and talks about growing up gay, finding community and creating his own event, Bears by the Bay (find it on Facebook). If you would like to share your story of growing up LGBTIQ+ or would just like to get in touch, please email NWPride@outlook.com or find us on Facebook and Instagram. Thanks for l...

In this episode I'm joined by Francene, a transwoman who has lived in Tasmania most of her life and spent many years hiding who she truly is. Francene talks about some of the hardships and some of the highlights of her self-discovery and transition. If you would like to share your story of growing up LGBTIQ+ or would just like to get in touch, please email NWPride@outlook.com or find us on Faceboo...

In this episode I'm joined by our first couple to be featured on the show, Adam and Jaeyden. Adam grew up in Toowoomba and Jaeyden grew up in Devonport - both of them had challenges growing up in regional areas and found each other online before meeting in person. They share their hardships and what they went through to be together. If you would like to share your story of growing up LGBTIQ+ or wo...

In this episode, I'm joined by Trent, a gay man who grew up on the West Coast of Tasmania before moving to the North-West and finding love. If you would like to be on Queer Life Stories to share your story of growing up LGBT+ or would just like to drop us a line - You can get in touch by emailing NWPride@outlook.com or find us on social media, Facebook and Instagram, just search Queer Life Stories...