TW: Homophobia, Transphobia, Police Brutality, Use of slursHello everyone, we are back with our second part of our Stonewall specials. This week we take a look at the Stonewall Inn itself, a bar marketed toward the “alternative” members of the

Stonewall Special Part 1

Jun 12th, 2019 29m 35s

TW: Homophobia, Transphobia, Police BrutalityHeya Folks! We’re back from our little break with our first ever set of historical specials. This is the first part of a three-part series about the Stonewall riots, a defining part of LGBT+ history

Conversations: Michael - My OG Husband

May 22nd, 2019 33m 1s

Hello once more friends, and welcome back to general queries. Today we are joined in the studio by friend of the podcast Michael! Michael is a bad comedian and creative writing student, who is now studying a Master of Teaching and has come to t

Some Announcements

Sep 18th, 2019 9m 59s

Heya folks! Bit of a sad one today with a couple announcements. Firstly, we’re very sorry to announce that we will be taking an extended break. Unfortunately, university takes a lot of time and so does this podcast, and we don’t want our qualit

Conversations: Evie - Open Doors

Sep 12th, 2019 32m 55s

Welcome back friends to General Queeries! For todays episode we are joined by Evie Ryder from Open Doors! Open Doors is an LGBT youth service based in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, and a service that we’ve shouted out a number of times. In today’

Bec - Queer Collective

Sep 4th, 2019 27m 10s

Welcome again good friends and come listen to this pod. Today we bring back past guest and friends of the podcast Bek! Bek has come here today to talk to us about the QUT queer collective and the events run there. This includes stalls during O-

Rocky Horror Picture Show Special Part 2 – I’m in Hell

Aug 28th, 2019 43m 28s

CW/TW – transphobia, discussion of assaultHey everyone and welcome back to General Queeries! Today we continue our discussion of Rocky Horror, this time deciding to delve into the Rocky Horror sequels and extended universe. Did you know there a

Rocky Horror Picture Show Special – Dommed for 48 hours

Aug 21st, 2019 29m 38s

Cw transphobiaWelcome dear listeners, to our second special! This time we are spending a few episodes talking about the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lisa, from our previous episode, joins us again for these, eager to analyse queer media with us a

Conversations: Lysa – The Renaissance was Fan Fiction

Aug 15th, 2019 37m 53s

Hello wonderful listeners, today we have a special guest. Recently, Tahlya appeared on the Sexuali-tea podcast to talk about David Lynch, and in return Lysa is here to talk to us about fandom from a queer perspective. We start off talking about

Conversations: Alex - I’m petting a cat

Aug 7th, 2019 27m 55s

Another return guest has come today, here to catch up and update us. Alex is back to talk to us about theatre and MELT, an annual queer arts festival held at the Brisbane Powerhouse. The MELT festival allows stories and accounts of Brisbane his

Conversations: Merrin - I’ll block myself

Jul 31st, 2019 36m 7s

CW- the discourse, queerphobia, references to selfharmHello once again friends, we continue our trend of returning guests with Merrin coming back for the third time to catch up once more. Tahlya has chosen the topic for today’s episode and has

Conversations: Kelsey - Always Listen to Kanye

Jul 18th, 2019 4m 44s

Content Warning: Discussion of suicide and mental healthHello everyone! Today we're revisited by our first ever guest Kelsey! Kelsey is back with a change in uni course and with a host of new topics to talk to us about. This episode we talk abo

Conversations: Missy - I will never turn my back on Ska

Jul 10th, 2019 43m 25s

Discussions on Gender Dysphoria and misgenderingHeya Folks! Today we talk to Missy, a demisexual, bi/panromantic genderfluid person looking to get into teaching! Our conversation starts with an explanation of demisexuality and gender fluidity a

Conversations: Harry, Ethically Sourced Milk

Jul 4th, 2019 35m 54s

Heya Folks! Today Megan is back, and we have a chat with Harry, an asexual man who is returning from our ace specials to continue our conversation on ace issues. This largely takes the form of a discussion on the exclusion of asexual and aroman

Stonewall Part 3

Jun 27th, 2019 37m 46s

TW: Homophobia, Transphobia, Police BrutalityIn this episode we address the riot at Stonewall Inn. Nita and Tahlya dive into what went down after the inciting incident and dispel some of the misinformation about who did what first. As well as h

Is it too early to call this episode a mistake?

May 16th, 2019 39m 20s

Hello listeners and friends, get ready for the audio chaos of our assembled team. This episode is a chance for the squad to meet up and talk to you about what we’ve been up to, plans for the podcast, interesting things to see, and more! Good lu

Conversations: Harry - Hashtag Horoscopes and Words have Meaning

May 9th, 2019 41m 13s

Content warning for use of fag in this episodeHello dearest listeners! Today we have a conversation with Harry, a returning guest! This time start on a rant about horoscopes and a deep dive on terms about it (I'm an Aquarius), as well as the pr

Conversations Bek: It’s ‘feck off’ if you want to be funny

May 2nd, 2019 36m 48s

Hello friends! Tahlya is away this week filing taxes, so today’s episode is being hosted by Megan and our wonderful graphic designer Nita. We also have long time friend Bek come back on to talk about her experiences as a sex-repulsed person, an

Conversations: Dana – Here, Queer and ready to talk

Apr 25th, 2019 40m 56s

Hello our dear audience, today we talk to a listener and friend, Dana! Dana is a UQ graduate and teacher who has come to talk to us about queerness in the workspace, and what influenced her to begin teaching. Dana talks about her teaching philo

Conversations: Bec - Dr Phil is a “Psychologist”

Apr 17th, 2019 36m 4s

Hey everyone! Today we are joined by Megan’s lovely girlfriend Bec! Bec is a disabled queer woman who talks to us about how disabilities have affected her, and the intersection between being disabled and being queer. This ranges from the way sh

Conversations: Graeme - It’s Just Sandalwood

Apr 10th, 2019 33m 5s

Content warnings: kink, BDSM, sexual referencesHello, everyone! Today we’re in the studio with Graeme, a corporate man who’s down to discuss everything from drag to diversity. Strap in as Maldives gets mispronounced, hell gets rebranded, and we

Conversations: Josh - I Occasionally Sleep

Apr 3rd, 2019 31m 8s

Hello friends! Today we talk to Josh, a doer of things and occasional sleeper. Josh is a psychology student at the University of Southern Queensland and vice-president of USQPride. This episode he talks to us about creating USQPride, and the ma

Conversations Bradley

Mar 27th, 2019 30m 12s

Hello and welcome back to General Queeries friends! A previous guest, Bradely from the Holding the Man episode has returned to talk about how the show went, as well as more from his personal experiences. As well as being involved in theatre, Br

Conversations Jonathan – You’ve never wanted to hear emo polka?

Mar 20th, 2019 32m 39s

Heyo friends, just a couple of things before we get into the podcast notes.First of all, we would like to extend our love and support to the families of those affected by the tragic shootings in Christchurch this past week. For any of our liste

Conversations Nita - A Passionate Hatred for Romantic Subplots

Mar 13th, 2019 33m

Howdy howdy kind listeners, today we get to talk to our graphic designer and all-around delight Nita. Nita is an Aromantic and Queer artist who also helps us with areas of research for the podcast. In this episode we talk about Nita’s process f