Pridefinder: The Rainbow Road Trip Podcast

Markus (he/him) is a trans man and peer support worker who grew up in Ballarat.​ In this episode, Markus shares his experience of growing up, exploring gender and transitioning in Ballarat. He has such a humble and warm tone while expressing empathy for all people, even though he's been through his fair share of struggles. Markus has also experienced homelessness and shares how being gender divers...

Danae (she/her) is a 27 year old lesbian woman who lives and plays on Wadawurrung Country in Geelong. She is also the Regional Community Engagement Coordinator at Midsumma. ​In this episode, Danae shares a bit about her coming out journey and why she thinks creating spaces for queer people to connect and be seen are so important. She shares where she was when the Marriage Equality vote was announc...

Daisy (she/they) is a queer person who isn't a big fan of labels as she feels her identity is fairly transient. ​In this episode, you'll hear Daisy speak about her experiences growing up on the Bellarine, how she has found and built her community around her in Geelong and some of the hopes she has for the future. ​There are no significant trigger warnings for this episode, but if you find anything...

Welcome to the Pridefinder Podcast! Here is a taste of what is to come this season... Pridefinder – The Rainbow Road Trip was a commissioned podcast project that toured to regional communities within Victoria to collect stories about the LGBTQIA+ experience. This story-gathering project travelled to regional locations during the 2023 Midsumma Festival as part of the State Government’s initiative,...