For this special Transgender Awareness Week episode of 3CR’s Queering The Air, Madison Moffat presents a multitudinal celebration of Trans, Gender Diverse and Non-Binary (TGDNB) culture and creativity:
- Where to go in order to remember trans folk who have died as a result of anti-trans violence, during next week's Transgender Day of Rememberance (TDOR).
- An interview with Joe Ball, our new Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities, about the importance of queer cultural and community events.
- The complexities of being trans while performing as trans, to tell a universal story to various audience types; with dancer and provocateur Alexander Powers.
- Samoan trans non-binary dancer Raven Afoa-Purcell about their experience performing at Melbourne Fringe for the dance and physical theatre production The Bloom.
- A chat with Jemima and Bertie, two Sistagirls from Tiwi Islands, including about their experience at the TGV Revel Gala.
- A sneaky playing of a previously recorded vox pop 'interview' with Jocelyn Bishop, who two months later won the Transgender Visibility Award for Trans Influencer of the Year (te he!).
- Collaborating on script interpretation to enhance a queer story and introduce some of your own queer experience into the performance; with non-binary person Tomas Kantor, performer of SUGAR.
- Trans creative hopes for the present and the future, shared by Alex Lee.
“As we are human, so we are creative.”
In honor of Trans Awareness Month, we are reminded of the importance of elevating the voices and stories of the trans and gender-diverse communities. This November, Queering The Air will focus its programming on TGDNB (Trans, Gender Diverse, Non-Binary) topics, featuring a range of guests who will engage in essential discussions about identity, migration, and belonging.
