Think About It? Did It! Project

Below are portraits, photographed by Liz Arcus Photography of regional Victorian LGBTIQA+ elders sharing their stories and history as we celebrate and commemorate the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality. 

We invite you to listen to their stories via podcasts, produced by Explore Your Ability, @ www.soundcloud.com/goulburn-valley-pride will complement the portraits capturing the joys and sorrows of being LGBTIQA+ over the last 100 years in regional Victoria. 

“You won’t be arrested, but you can die now!”

– Michael –

“After being discriminated against so violently, I just don’t have room in my life for it.”

– Merryn –

“Back then you were allowed to hit your children.”

– Mumma –

“I waited ‘til my children were adults and married.”

– Peter –

“I just don’t want to hide it. I’ve hidden it for so long.”

– Ray –

“I was taken to church where they tried to pray the gay away.”

– Leigh –

“That started the process, not just living as a transgender woman but also medically transitioning. Dressing as a woman wasn’t enough, I was in the wrong body literally!”

– Emma –

“I attended a work event, which went on to change the rest of my life.”

– Corey –

“I just looked different, did different things, spoke different, and just didn’t fit in.
I wore pretty out there clothes.”

– Michelle –

“For a long, long time I stayed well and truly closeted. I tried to live the hetero life.”

– Jen –

We invite you to listen to their stories via podcasts (by
@ www.soundcloud.com/goulburn-valley-pride will complement the portraits capturing the joys and sorrows of being LGBTIQA+ over the last 100 years in regional Victoria. 

An exhibition was recently held at GoTafe Shepparton during the Shepparton Festival, but now we invite you to view and listen online now that has finished.

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