Garry Wakefield

Queer Life Stories

Society EN ↓ 28 episodes

Queer Life Stories is a podcast that shares the lived experiences of everyday queer people. Our main focus has been on Tasmania, Australia with some stories coming from the Australian mainland (and hopefully some international stories later on). Tasmania has had a turbulent history of LGBTIAQ+ rights, being the last Australian state to decriminalise homosexuality in 1997, 25 years after the first Australian state in 1972. Tasmania went on to become a progressive gay rights state sharing early support of marriage equality and having some of the best anti-discrimination laws in the world. When l...

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Garry Wakefield

Episodes

Episode 2 - Rianon 23.11.2019 19:53

In this episode, I'm joined by Rianon. Rianon identifies as bisexual and is in a long term same-sex relationship. Rianon and her partner went through the IVF donor program in order to become parents and now raise their twin boys in North-West Tasmania. You can get in touch by emailing: nwpride@outlook.com or find us on Social Media - Search Queer Life Stories. Thanks for listening.

Episode 1 - Paige 16.11.2019 24:01

This is our first proper episode of Queer Life Stories. I'm delighted to be able to share this episode on the same weekend as Ulverstone's TasPride event, 'Out in the Park'. Held annually, is one of very few LGBT+ events held in the North-West coast of Tasmania and is supported by local service providers and the Central Coast Council. In this episode I'm joined by my friend and colleague, Paige. P...

Introduction to Queer Life Stories 12.11.2019 6:31

Send us a Text Message. Hi, My name is Garry Wakefield and this is Queer Life Stories. Queer Life Stories is about capturing and sharing the lived experience and history of LGBT+ people across Australia. This introduction is about why I started the Queer Life Stories podcast and what I hope it can achieve. Thanks for listening! Support the Show.