Monthly Archives: November 2010

TOUR WEEK THIRTY-EIGHT, GEELONG (AGAIN): FULL CIRCLE, DONE AND DUSTED…

FULL CIRCLE, DONE AND DUSTED…

Download the thirty-eighth, and final, installment of ‘Postcards from the LGBT Edge’ here: Tour Week Thirty-Eight: Geelong Again

Here are some of the highlights of the 38-week national challenging homophobia tour. Included is a reflection written by Rodney Croome about Outlink (1999-2000) and Beyond ‘That’s So Gay’.

TOUR WEEK THIRTY-SEVEN, MELBOURNE: (SORT OF) SNEAKING BACK IN, SHORT AND SHARP…

(SORT OF) SNEAKING BACK IN, SHORT AND SHARP…

Download the thirty-seventh installments of ‘Postcards from the LGBT Edge’ here: Tour Week Thirty-Seven: Melbourne

Daniel talks with Rainbow Network Victoria about Beyond ‘That’s So Gay’: The Tour Diaries.  Daniel “digs deeper” with a familiar voice.  Daniel revisits the bush telegraph.

TOUR WEEK THIRTY-FIVE & SIX, TASMANIA: OPTING IN OR OUT – MARILYN MUNROE WHISPERS AND COMING A LONG WAY…

OPTING IN OR OUT – MARILYN MUNROE WHISPERS AND COMING A LONG WAY…

Download the thirty-fifth & sixth installments of ‘Postcards from the LGBT Edge’ here:
Tour Weeks Thirty-Five & Six – Tasmania

Daniel talks with rural farm boy,  “Neil” about not getting struck by lightning in church.  Daniel hears from local health professionals about what’s happening in Tasmania’s north.  Daniel revisits “Lee”, who he trained years ago in Pride & Prejudice, who has been out as lesbian in both primary and secondary schools.

TOUR WEEK THIRTY-FOUR, GIPPSLAND: A RETURN TO SILENCE…

A RETURN TO SILENCE – THE LITTLE LGBT GRAVY TRAIN THAT COULD, AT LEAST FOR A WHILE…

Download the thirty-fourth installment of ‘Postcards from the LGBT Edge’ here: Tour Week Thirty-Four: Gippsland

Daniel revisits Bairnsdale a decade after their first LGBT steps.  Daniel hears from Eve about local LGBT people’s experience of small towns and workplaces.  Daniel speaks to local LGBT young people’s group, Whatever, with “Zoe”, “Moira” and Jack.

TOUR WEEK THIRTY-THREE, SHEPPARTON: TALKING ABOUT OUR KIDS AGAIN…

TALKING ABOUT OUR KIDS AGAIN – LGBT FISH ‘N’ CHIPS AND BEING TRUMPED BY A PUPPY AND A FLUFFY DUCKLING…

Download the thirty-third installment of ‘Postcards from the LGBT Edge’ here: Tour Week Thirty-Three: Shepparton

Daniel hears from local LGBT young people that perhaps their town is not so bad after all.  Daniel speaks to local parents, with Phyllis “coming out” as the mother of a gay son to a close frienc and “Lydia” forcing it down people’s throats.  After a successful training session with local teachers and health professionals, Daniel reflects on all the US media attention on gay teen suicides.

TOUR WEEK THIRTY-TWO, VICTORIA (SCHOOL HOLIDAYS): THE RECAP EPISODE…

THE RECAP EPISODE…

Download the thirty-second installment of ‘Postcards from the LGBT Edge’ here: Tour Week Thirty-Two: The Recap Episode

You’ve seen those US shows where they do the recap episode in order to drag it out one more week.  Well welcome to that stage of the tour!  Daniel spent one week of the Victorian school holidays looking back, tying up some loose ends and preparing for the final legs of his national project.

Here are some of the highlights of the first 31 weeks of the 38-week national challenging homophobia tour.  All of this and much more can be read about in the weekly location blogs at www.thatssogay.com.au

TOUR WEEK THIRTY-ONE, WARRNAMBOOL: JUST AS HARD, IF NOT HARDER, MAN CRUSHES, GRAND FINAL REPLAYS AND CHAIN SAWS AT 80FT…

JUST AS HARD, IF NOT HARDER, MAN CRUSHES, GRAND FINAL REPLAYS AND CHAIN SAWS AT 80FT…

Download the thirty-first installment of ‘Postcards from the LGBT Edge’ here: Tour Week Thirty-One: Warrnambool

Daniel revisits his first same-sex relationship in Colac whilst meeting local LGBT young people.  Daniel trains teachers, health professionals and homophobia-curious others in Warrnambool.  Daniel meets local LGBT youth worker, “Rose” and hears, in AFL Grand Final Week (Part One), how she had her first same-sex kiss 20 years ago when Collingwood last won the Grand Final.

TOUR WEEK THIRTY, BALLARAT: NOT AT THE PACE I’D LIKE, REFRAMING, GREEN TEA AND FETCHING BIG NANNA…

NOT AT THE PACE I’D LIKE, REFRAMING, GREEN TEA AND FETCHING BIG NANNA…

Download the thirtieth installment of ‘Postcards from the LGBT Edge’ here: Tour Week Thirty: Ballarat

Daniel compares the individual efforts of the likes of “Malcolm” and the collective impact of school staff at “Phoebe’s” school.  Daniel catches up with Zaque’s “Karl” and hears about the challenges and successes of local LGBT young people.  Daniel learns the art of making green tea and homophobia in local schools from “Olly” and “Vin”.

TOUR WEEK TWENTY-NINE, MILDURA: A FAIR WHACK OF HOMOPHOBIA, HUMPTY REVISITED, EROTIC HANDSHAKES AND BEING DISCREETLY OPEN…

A FAIR WHACK OF HOMOPHOBIA, HUMPTY REVISITED, EROTIC HANDSHAKES AND BEING DISCREETLY OPEN…

Download the twenty-ninth installment of ‘Postcards from the LGBT Edge’ here: Tour Week Twenty-Nine: Mildura

Back once again in Victoria, Daniel hears about “Therese’s” experience of being openly lesbian in the Sunraysia region.  Daniel visits the local LGBT support group meeting “Jeff”, a gay man who “ran the roughest pub in town”.  After meeting former Swan Hill resident, “Fred”, Daniel drives there along bulging rivers and gets a sobering assessment of modern day life for LGBT young people from “Wendy”.