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Small Town Queer

by Tweed Regional Museum

Small Town Queer explores the rich tapestry of Tweed's LGBTQIA+ history from the early 1900s to the present. Uncovering local stories of sexual liberation, love, activism, discrimination, defiance, performance, spaces, places and local business. The Museum is collaborating with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) and Ally community members to collect, share, and preserve the histories of Tweed's many and varied queer voices. Listen to those voices in these podcast episodes as we interview participants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. Queering the Museum

    In 2019 the Museum was questioned about its holdings of material related to LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, plus) people, places, and stories. After a thorough collection survey, the answer was…almost nothing. Further research revealed there is little...

  2. Leonie

    Leonie Dickinson works in vocational education and training, dividing her time between the Tweed and the Northern Territory, where she specialises in working with Aboriginal people from remote communities. Before moving to the Tweed Coast from Melbourne in 2004, Leonie studied at the Australian...

  3. Teacosy

    Ian Teacosy Gray is a historian and curator, activist, Radical Faerie and a ‘78er’, having marched in the first Mardi Gras in Sydney. Teacosy moved the Northern Rivers in the mid-1970s, which he considers his tribal and spiritual home. Ian has helped to found many Northern Rivers community and...

  4. Jordan

    Jordan Clayden-Lewis: is an author and content editor who grew up in Murwillumbah. Since a young age, Jordan has had an adventurous imagination, a love of exploration, and a passion for storytelling. Jordan published his successful debut novel, Blackhorse Park, in 2019. Jordan has also been...

  5. Peter & Pete

    Peter Waters is a Lawyer specialising in telecommunications and competition law, and Pete Daly is an Occupational Therapist. The couple resides on a farm near the Tweed Coast. In 2017, they spearheaded and helped fund one of the most successful regionally-based Yes Campaigns in Australia. The...

  6. Tobin

    Tobin Saunders is a freelance performer, writer, choreographer, dancer, actor, DJ, events co-ordinator and producer. He is the creator of Australia’s most well-known, colourful, and entertaining identities, Vanessa Wagner. Tobin has been involved in theatre works, production and performance at...

  7. Daniel

    Daniel Browning is a journalist, radio broadcaster, documentary maker, sound artist and writer. He is a descendant of the Bundjalung, far northern New South Wales, and Kullilli, south-western Queensland, peoples. He grew up at Fingal and has produced several documentaries on his ancestors and...

  8. Carmen and Jess

    Carmen Stewart and Jessica Walker met 26 years ago in Brisbane when they were both working for the Catholic Church. Jessica is a Child and Family Worker and Carmen is as a consultant supporting homelessness and community services. The couple moved to the Tweed Shire in 2000 where they currently...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Small Town Queer explores the rich tapestry of Tweed's LGBTQIA+ history from the early 1900s to the present. Uncovering local stories of sexual liberation, love, activism, discrimination, defiance, performance, spaces, places and local business.

The Museum is collaborating with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) and Ally community members to collect, share, and preserve the histories of Tweed's many and varied queer voices.

Listen to those voices in these podcast episodes as we interview participants.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HOSTED BY

Tweed Regional Museum

Produced by Erika Taylor

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How many episodes does Small Town Queer have?

Small Town Queer currently has 8 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

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Small Town Queer explores the rich tapestry of Tweed's LGBTQIA+ history from the early 1900s to the present. Uncovering local stories of sexual liberation, love, activism, discrimination, defiance, performance, spaces, places and local business. The Museum is collaborating with Lesbian, Gay,...

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Small Town Queer has 8 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Small Town Queer is created and hosted by Tweed Regional Museum.
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