Queer Life Stories
Garry Wakefield
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 laws change, community takes time to learn and adapt...