City Program
Queerstories
Sat 10 Sep, 8pm
Showcasing unexpected tales of pride, prejudice, love and resilience, Queerstories invites leading LGBTQI+ voices to share the story they’ve always wanted to tell, but have never been asked to. Hosted by Maeve Marsden, hear stories from drag artist Shane Jenek aka Courtney Act (Caught in the Act), Kamilaroi woman and astrophysicist Krystal De Napoli (Astronomy: Sky Country), bestselling author CS Pacat (Dark Rise), writer, historian and podcaster Yves Rees (All About Yves), and award-winning poet and novelist Omar Sakr (Son of Sin).
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