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.

Queer Life Stories will be talking to people that identify across the LGBTIAQ+ spectrum, families, friends and allies to capture the histories that might otherwise be lost and forgotten. We want to also explore life for the LGBTIAQ+ community now in regional, rural and city areas.

Most episodes of our podcast will focus on an individual, telling their story.

Queer Life Stories is produced by a single volunteer via North West Pride - an LGBTIAQ+ community group based in the North & North-West of Tasmania. We hope you enjoy and please subscribe, rate, review and follow if you can to help support this podcast.

If you'd like to get in touch, find Queer Life Stories or North West Pride on Facebook or email us at nwpride@outlook.com

Take care of yourself, and each other.