Kaya! Wanjoo! Hello and welcome to the Youth Pride Network's new podcast "Queer And?". A podcast for the community, by the community.

Being queer isn’t a full stop. Our queerness intersects with other parts of our identity in unique, exciting, and challenging ways. Join members of the Youth Pride Network as they sit down with LGBTIQA+ people from the community in WA to talk about their experience of being queer through intergenerational and intersectional conversations and storytelling.

The Youth Pride Network is an LGBTIQA+ youth advocacy organization working to make Western Australia a better place for queer young people through education, advocacy, and community building.

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Got a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au

This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

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“Intersectional conversations are so important because they acknowledge the totality of who someone is and allow people to bring the entirety of themselves to a discussion and not have to leave part of themselves at home.”

On today’s episode, we sat down for a conversation with Charlotte Glance (she/they), one of the Youth Pride Network’s founders to discuss the origins of the organization, their perspective on the state of things for queer people in WA, what intersectionality means, and what their hopes are for the organization and the podcast.

For more info on the Youth Pride Network and Charlotte: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast

Got an idea or story you want to share for a future episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au

This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

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“You are blak enough. You are queer enough.”

On today’s episode, we sat down for a yarn with eight queer First Nations people including Eva Grace and Niq Mullaley, Tobiasz Millar, Shania Eddy, Zoe Sullivan, Dani Sib, and Ingrid and Dillian Cumming to hear their stories, their advice, and their hopes for the future.

For more info on our guests: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast

Got a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au

This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Each day I have a renewed understanding of my gender and it kind of builds upon itself over time.”

On today’s episode Hannah (they/them) and Allie (she/they) from the YPN had a yarn with twelve different people that identify as trans including Samson Spee (he/him), Andy Lowes (he/him), Lena Van Hale (she/her) and 7 young people that attend the Transfolk of WA's weekly youth space to hear their stories, their advice, and their hopes for the future for generations of trans people.

For more info on our guests: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast

Got a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au

This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I wear my queerness as proudly as I wear my cultural identity. They’re both very important parts of who I am.”

On today’s episode, we hear from seven fierce advocates from the community that are queer people of colour. Dulasi, Chey, Meghana, and Dylan (aka drag performer “Maven”) from the YPN have a yarn with Ngatokotoru Tomokino (AKA the drag queen “Moesha”), Kim Thatcher, and Emily Branson (AKA performer/DJ “Jamilla”) in a powerful and enlightening discussion about cultural identity and queerness.

For more info on our guests: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast

Got a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au

This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I think being disabled let me be queer in an easier way. I wasn't scared of being different, I wasn't scared of not fitting in because I didn't fit in. I'm so thankful to my disability for that experience.”

On today’s episode, we hear from five fierce advocates from the queer and disabled community. Hannah, Jack, and Georgia from the YPN sit down with Anneka Bodt, Crystal Nguyen, and Grace King in a powerful and enlightening discussion about disabled culture and queerness.

For more info on our guests: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast

Got a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au

This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“My queerness is safe now."

For the final episode of season 1, we hear from five powerful queer elders. Hannah, Chey, and Shania from the YPN interview Jim Morrison and his partner Keith, David Gibson, Carl Freedman, and Gillie Anderson for a powerful, intergenerational discussion about queerness.

For more info on our guests: youthpridenetwork.net/queerandpodcast

Got a story or an idea for an episode? Hit us up at ypn@yacwa.org.au

This podcast was recorded on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar and we wish to acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as traditional custodians of this land, its waters, and its communities. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future as sovereign leaders. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And just like that, we're back for a brand new season!

To feel safe, to feel seen, to feel like you’re belong somewhere – unfortunately is a luxury that not all queer peeps can afford to experience. But what happen when these queer individuals also belong to an ethnic or cultural minority, which further complicate their sense of belonging – or the lack thereof?

To unpack this big and thorny topic, we have:

- MJ (they/them) is YPN's Aboriginal Outreach & Project Officer, who's leading the pioneering 'Pride Yarns with Mob' initiative🖤💛❤️ They're also a drag performer superstar and currently on tour in Melbourne😎

- Lukasz or Luki (he/him) is Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow at ECU, and previously the founder of The Rainbow Migrants💫 He's also in the process of setting up Pride Intergenerational Housing and ECU Rainbow Migrants Observatory🔭🏘️

What are you waiting for? Dive in for 45 minutes of intersectional goodness and lots of laughter too✨

Acknowledgement of Country

We'd like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and their continuing connection to land, waters, sea, sky and community.

YPN is based in Boorloo, on Noongar Boodjar and we acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to elders past and present.

Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

About us

Youth Pride Network (YPN) is the peak systemic advocacy body for LGBTIQA+ young people aged 12 - 25 in WA. We are a peer-led organisation working to ensure all LGBTIQA+ young people are included, accepted and celebrated by their communities. YPN is auspiced by the Youth Affairs Council of WA and funded by the Department of Communities.

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