Been There Done That

12 May 2016

Govt,Authors,M.Hirschfeld,Eurovision,Dykons,Flying Docs,J.Watson

Activism, Archives, Books, Gay, History, Icons, Lesbian, Music, Pop Culture, Youth

In this week’s show we discuss the coincidental use of the date 9 May to events linked with Australia’s Parliament.

We celebrate the birthdays of 2 kiwi lesbian entertainers called The Topp Twins. We also celebrate the birthdays and brilliant storytelling of 2 gay US authors – Alan Ball ‘HBO – Six Feet Under’ and Armistead Maupin ‘Tales of the City’.

Magnus Hirschfeld may have been forgotten but we discuss his ground-breaking concepts of gender, which lead to our present consideration of the gender spectrum and a non-binary world.

We spend some moments on the Eurovision Song Contest – the gayest series of musical acts? And we remember local icons/dykons Joan Nestle, Dianne Otto and Jan Hillier.

15 May is the Anniversary of the start of the Flying Doctor medical service in 1928 and of Jessica Watson sailing into Sydney Harbour in 2010 at the end of her around the world journey becoming the youngest person to sail non-stop and un-assisted.

Plus some trivia and mirth …..