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Queer Renegades

Queer Renegades

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 When it comes to uncovering Australia's queer history, there's not a lot out there. What is preserved is often told through a colonial and heteronormative lens that sidelines queer, First Nations, and migrant voices. While more stories are finally being shared, many acts of resistance and resilience remain untold. Hosted by Farz Edraki and featuring a bold line-up of LGBTQ+ trailblazers, 'Queer Renegades' digs into *some* of Australia’s queer history - spotlighting the rebels, risk-takers, and rule-breakers who shaped the queer resistance and continue to change culture along the way.Copyright 2026, Special Broadcasting Services Hygiene & Healthy Living Social Sciences World
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  • Queer Renegades: The rebels, risk takers and rule breakers in queer history

    Queer Renegades: The rebels, risk takers and rule breakers in queer history
    Feb 3 2026
    In Queer Renegades, Farz Edraki celebrates the trailblazers and rebels who helped shape Australia’s queer history. From quiet acts of defiance to loud, glittering rebellion, each episode celebrates a piece of Australia's queer history.
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    2 mins
  • Parties As Protest

    Parties As Protest
    Feb 10 2026
    Everyone knows queers love to party. But the dance floor isn’t just a place to dance and make out with friends – it’s where you go to be with your community and connect with your queer ancestors. DJ Gemma and Ken Davis talk about the battles they fought to create the dance floors we get to dance on today.
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    38 mins
  • Queering between the lines

    Queering between the lines
    Feb 17 2026
    How far back in time can you find queer stories? Jacobin Bosman, PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, takes us through some of the early gay and lesbian stories from colonial Australia. While Ben Graetz and Jedda Ruby Riley discuss the impacts of colonisation on queer First Nations people and the erasure of their stories in Australia.
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    38 mins
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