The Pride Across the Ages Season 2 Podcast

Recorded in 3 hours, Amalie and Sherene were invited to Sunbury's first LGBTIQA+ event in February 2024, called Sounds Gay I'm In. This is a recording of attendees who anonymously offered to share their stories and thoughts on the day. Funded by Midsumma's Regional Activation Grant and Victoria Pride.

Paula weaves a sincere reflection of her influences and at times challenging childhood to contrast with her beautiful contemporary love story.  Falling in love with an Amercian in the 1990's presented a colossal set of unique challenges that was navigated with determined artistry.  Trigger Warning - this podcast touches on issues that may be triggering to some listeners.  If you feel upset by anything you have heard on this episode or any other Pride Across the Ages podcast, please reach and seek help through Switchboard on 1800 184 527.

Stephen shares a beautiful reflection of his life and how feeling like an outsider created immense loneliness for him when he was growing up. He opens up and shares how love, art and a regional move enriched his life and helped him find an ongoing decades long relationship and close network of friends. Trigger Warning - this podcast touches on issues that may be triggering to some listeners.  If you feel upset by anything you have heard on this episode or any other Pride Across the Ages podcast, please reach and seek help through Switchboard on 1800 184 527.

Jeremy reflects on his determination, strong work ethic and life-affirming travel that saw him test out what it meant to live an authentic life.  With some lovely anecdotes Jeremy shares why for him, family support is so important and how it drove him to be the activist he is today. Trigger Warning - this podcast touches on issues that may be triggering to some listeners.  If you feel upset by anything you have heard on this episode or any other Pride Across the Ages podcast, please reach and seek help through Switchboard on 1800 184 527.

Mitch unpacks the power of language and how tricky acronyms and labels can sometimes be.  Tracing some key life-defining moments, Mitch ponders how removing gender stereotypes may have set their life in entirely different directions.   Trigger Warning - this podcast touches on issues that may be triggering to some listeners.  If you feel upset by anything you have heard on this episode or any other Pride Across the Ages podcast, please reach and seek help through Switchboard on 1800 184 527.

Sue reminisces about her childhood, her art creation and her life which lead her now quite reluctantly to Castlemaine.  Living with disability Sue struggles to navigate services and her mobility scooter in her regional home, that is renowned for its absence of footpaths. Trigger Warning - this podcast touches on issues that may be triggering to some listeners.  If you feel upset by anything you have heard on this episode or any other Pride Across the Ages podcast, please reach and seek help through Switchboard on 1800 184 527.

Gerard shares his life in a very understated way, glossing over his Order of Australia and the impact he had on our community during the HIV/Aids epidemic, making lasting changes in his profession of dentistry. Trigger Warning - this podcast touches on issues that may be triggering to some listeners.  If you feel upset by anything you have heard on this episode or any other Pride Across the Ages podcast, please reach and seek help through Switchboard on 1800 184 527.

Martyn recalls growing up and coming out in a time when being gay was feared rather than celebrated. Recounting stories of his past, he reflects on his life so far and the changing attitudes that have inspired the advocate that he has become. Trigger Warning - this podcast touches on issues that may be triggering to some listeners.  If you feel upset by anything you have heard on this episode or any other Pride Across the Ages podcast, please reach and seek help through Switchboard on 1800 184 527.

Kim shares how it felt to grow up in Victoria with an intersectional experience. As a Generation Xer she looks at her childhood and coming out, travel, music and how all of that got her to where she is today. Trigger Warning - this podcast touches on issues that may be triggering to some listeners.  If you feel upset by anything you have heard on this episode or any other Pride Across the Ages podcast, please reach and seek help through Switchboard on 1800 184 527.

Paul stresses the importance of the LGBTIQA+ acronym and explains that if it wasn't for its use, Intersex might be a term not recognised at all.   At times heartbreaking, this episode explores how truly isolated Paul was until he discovered why he was different.  From this revelation Paul strives to create safe spaces for other Intersex people to connect and support each other. Trigger Warning - this podcast touches on issues that may be triggering to some listeners.  If you feel upset by anything you have heard on this episode or any other Pride Across the Ages podcast, please reach and seek help through Switchboard on 1800 184 527.

Feonyx explores her intersectional experiences of being raised in Out of Home Care, growing up in a regional setting, living with cerebral palsy and being a lesbian.  Never letting these circumstances define her, she strongly advocates in all of these places to make life easier for those who follow in her wake.   Trigger Warning - this podcast touches on issues that may be triggering to some listeners.  If you feel upset by anything you have heard on this episode or any other Pride Across the Ages podcast, please reach and seek help through Switchboard on 1800 184 527.

Sarah shares her fascinating life and questions how she fits into the LGBTIQA+ acronym and why she has previously not felt "queer enough." Unpacking her previous relationships and her desire to drop in emotionally now, she shares a beautifully articulate recount of how she got to where she is and what she has learnt so far. Trigger warning: if this episode has raised any concerns for you, please reach out for support from Switchboard on 1800 184 527 or for AOD support Touchbase on 1800 906 669