Welcome back to Queer Tasmania!

After an extended break, Queer Tasmania is back with a special series recorded by the incredible Phoebe Adams and Shan Hooper – You might know them as Barry & Gary!

They are recording a series of interviews with Tasmanian drag artists, from the first wave to the current and new performers. These interviews explore the individual artist as well as capturing the history and evolution of the art form in the states, and the wider community.

We will be bringing you more Tasmanian Drag Stories over the next few weeks – Keep an eye on the Queer Tasmania social media to keep up to date with new and upcoming episodes. Find us at Queer Tasmania on Facebook, Queer Tasmania Podcast on Instagram and to reach out via email at Wakefield_Productions@outlook.com

If you have a story idea you'd like to hear on the podcast, or if you'd like to host or make your own episode to share, please reach out to us and have a chat.

Queer Tasmania is produced by Wakefield Productions with a focus on sharing community voices and experiences to help promote visibility and connection.

Welcome back to Queer Tasmania!

After an extended break, Queer Tasmania is back with a special series recorded by the incredible Phoebe Adams and Shan Hooper – You might know them as Barry & Gary!

They are recording a series of interviews with Tasmanian drag artists, from the first wave to the current and new performers. These interviews explore the individual artist as well as capturing the history and evolution of the art form in the states, and the wider community.

We will be bringing you more Tasmanian Drag Stories over the next few weeks – Keep an eye on the Queer Tasmania social media to keep up to date with new and upcoming episodes. Find us at Queer Tasmania on Facebook, Queer Tasmania Podcast on Instagram and to reach out via email at Wakefield_Productions@outlook.com

If you have a story idea you'd like to hear on the podcast, or if you'd like to host or make your own episode to share, please reach out to us and have a chat.

Queer Tasmania is produced by Wakefield Productions with a focus on sharing community voices and experiences to help promote visibility and connection.

Welcome back to Queer Tasmania!

After an extended break, Queer Tasmania is back with a special series recorded by the incredible Phoebe Adams and Shan Hooper – You might know them as Barry & Gary!

They are recording a series of interviews with Tasmanian drag artists, from the first wave to the current and new performers. These interviews explore the individual artist as well as capturing the history and evolution of the art form in the states, and the wider community.

We will be bringing you more Tasmanian Drag Stories over the next few weeks – Keep an eye on the Queer Tasmania social media to keep up to date with new and upcoming episodes. Find us at Queer Tasmania on Facebook, Queer Tasmania Podcast on Instagram and to reach out via email at Wakefield_Productions@outlook.com

If you have a story idea you'd like to hear on the podcast, or if you'd like to host or make your own episode to share, please reach out to us and have a chat.

Queer Tasmania is produced by Wakefield Productions with a focus on sharing community voices and experiences to help promote visibility and connection.

Welcome back to Queer Tasmania!

After an extended break, Queer Tasmania is back with a special series recorded by the incredible Phoebe Adams and Shan Hooper – You might know them as Barry & Gary!

They are recording a series of interviews with Tasmanian drag artists, from the first wave to the current and new performers. These interviews explore the individual artist as well as capturing the history and evolution of the art form in the states, and the wider community.

In this episode, hear from the incredible performer Sandie La Gore who spent many years setting the scene for Tasmanian Drag Performers.

We will be bringing you more Tasmanian Drag Stories over the next few weeks – Keep an eye on the Queer Tasmania social media to keep up to date with new and upcoming episodes. Find us at Queer Tasmania on Facebook, Queer Tasmania Podcast on Instagram and to reach out via email at Wakefield_Productions@outlook.com

If you have a story idea you'd like to hear on the podcast, or if you'd like to host or make your own episode to share, please reach out to us and have a chat.

Queer Tasmania is produced by Wakefield Productions with a focus on sharing community voices and experiences to help promote visibility and connection.

Welcome back to Queer Tasmania, a new LGBTIQA+ podcast from North West Pride (producers of Queer Life Stories).

Today is Coming Out Day – a day to support anyone who is coming out of the closet.

Our original podcast, Queer Life Stories (returning again in 2025) was created to help break down ignorance and misunderstandings of our community, so show that our lives are different and difficult only because of the societal challenges imposed on us for being queer. Queer Life Stories was an attempt to show the everyday stories of being queer in Tasmania, and capture those lived experiences and amazing stories of unique and wonderful people.

In this episode, we share a few of the Coming Out stories that were shared over the years of the Queer Life Stories podcast – and at least one that was recorded, but until now, has not been heard. Details to on where to find the full episodes of each of our coming out stories are further below.

Queer Tasmania has some great upcoming episodes in the planning stages, but our releases may be a bit sporadic - so please, keep an eye on our social media to keep up to date - Find us at Queer Tasmania on Facebook, Queer Tasmania Podcast on Instagram and to reach out via email at Wakefield_Productions@outlook.com

If you have a story idea you'd like to hear on the podcast, or if you'd like to host or make your own episode to share, please reach out to us and have a chat.

The stories featured today are from Queer Life Stories – Available everywhere that Queer Tasmania is available. The specific episodes that each story is from is below, in the order they appear in this episode.

Trent – Episode 3

Sarah & Sue – Episode 9

Garry – Unaired

Francene – Episode 5

Peter – Episode 8

Gray – Episode 14

Tanner – Episode 12

Queer Tasmania is produced by Wakefield Productions on behalf of North West Pride; an LGBTIQA+ community group that creates social inclusion events and activities and creates safe spaces for community to come together across the North, North-West and West Coast of Tasmania. They also have a focus on sharing community voices and experiences to help promote visibility and connection.

Welcome back to Queer Tasmania, a new LGBTIQA+ podcast from North West Pride (producers of Queer Life Stories).

This week we had an amazing opportunity to sit down with a Belinda King and Jarrod Pitman – the director and lead actor of Encore Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Kinky Boots opening in Launceston in October!

We also do a round up of LGBTIQA+ events around the state for the month of October!

Kinky Boots is on stage from October 11th – 26th – Get your tickets here: https://theatrenorth.com.au/encore-kinky-boots-24

North West Pride events can be found on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NorthWestPride or by emailing: nwpride@outlook.com

Join the new North-West LGBTIQA+ Qmmunity mailing list to stay up to date with all the details and information of everything queer related on the North-West and West Coast. Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/H7fM3KpHrz

Working It Out events can be found on their website: www.workingitout.org.au

Under One Rainbow can be found on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087865030594 or contact them via email: underonerainbow@outlook.com

New Norfunk & Artfully Queer details can be found at www.taspride.com – and also check out our previous episode, chatting with Phoebe Adams and Shan Hooper about both of those events.

Pussay Poppins events and details can be found: https://www.pussaypoppins.com/ and here: https://www.judystasmania.com/

QT Cabaret: https://www.facebook.com/QTcutiecabaret

Curious. A Nightclub. Halloween. Kingsway Bar, Launceston. https://www.facebook.com/events/3610676015890439

Queer Tasmania has some great upcoming episodes in the planning stages, but our releases may be a bit sporadic - so please, keep an eye on our social media to keep up to date - Find us at Queer Tasmania on Facebook, Queer Tasmania Podcast on Instagram and to reach out via email at Wakefield_Productions@outlook.com

If you have a story idea you'd like to hear on the podcast, or if you'd like to host or make your own episode to share, please reach out to us and have a chat.

Queer Tasmania is produced by Wakefield Productions on behalf of North West Pride; an LGBTIQA+ community group that creates social inclusion events and activities and creates safe spaces for community to come together across the North, North-West and West Coast of Tasmania. They also have a focus on sharing community voices and experiences to help promote visibility and connection.

Welcome back to Queer Tasmania, a new LGBTIQA+ podcast from North West Pride (producers of Queer Life Stories).

This week is Bisexual Awareness Week, ending on Bisexual Visibility Day on 23rd September.

To mark these important awareness campaigns, we’re talking all about the Bi+ Umbrella…What does it mean? What else is in the umbrella?

This is the first in a series of episodes we’re producing called Understanding the Acronym – A series in which we chat about what all the letters in the acronym mean.

Queer Tasmania has some great upcoming episodes in the planning stages, but our releases may be a bit sporadic - so please, keep an eye on our social media to keep up to date - Find us at Queer Tasmania on Facebook, Queer Tasmania Podcast on Instagram and to reach out via email at Wakefield_Productions@outlook.com

If you have a story idea you'd like to hear on the podcast, or if you'd like to host or make your own episode to share, please reach out to us and have a chat.

Queer Tasmania is produced by Wakefield Productions on behalf of North West Pride; an LGBTIQA+ community group that creates social inclusion events and activities and creates safe spaces for community to come together across the North, North-West and West Coast of Tasmania. They also have a focus on sharing community voices and experiences to help promote visibility and connection.

Welcome back to Queer Tasmania, a new LGBTIQA+ podcast from North West Pride (producers of Queer Life Stories).

This week we’re chatting with Tash from QAC – Queer Artists Collective about an upcoming exhibition for local LGBTIQA+ (and ally) artists on the North West Coast + a series of youth workshops to support young people to work on entries into the exhibition.

We also launch a new segment, Ask Garry Anything. You can submit questions for our host, Garry to answer in upcoming episodes. In this first segment, we read messages and questions written by students of Don College during a community services expo.

For more details on the QAC workshops, please contact nwpride@outlook.com

For more details on the QAC exhibition in November, please contact QAC queerartcollectivetas@gmail.com or phone Karen Knight on 0412 634 698.

Queer Tasmania has some great upcoming episodes in the planning stages, but our releases may be a bit sporadic - so please, keep an eye on our social media to keep up to date - Find us at Queer Tasmania on Facebook, Queer Tasmania Podcast on Instagram and to reach out via email at Wakefield_Productions@outlook.com

If you have a story idea you'd like to hear on the podcast, or if you'd like to host or make your own episode to share, please reach out to us and have a chat.

Queer Tasmania is produced by Wakefield Productions on behalf of North West Pride; an LGBTIQA+ community group that creates social inclusion events and activities and creates safe spaces for community to come together across the North, North-West and West Coast of Tasmania. They also have a focus on sharing community voices and experiences to help promote visibility and connection.