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LOTL Media - Queer Conversation
LOTL Media is the evolution of 35 years of lesbian publishing into a modern platform for women who shape the world.
Through our flagship series Queer Conversation, we speak with bold thinkers, community builders, survivors, creators, and system‑changers, women whose lives and work move culture forward.
Our lens is queer, our focus is impact.
We highlight women who live authentically, challenge norms, and contribute to social, political, and cultural change.
New conversations regularly.
Website: lotl.com • @LOTLMedia
Episodes
77 episodes
From Broken Bones to Triumph: Loretta Smith on Corpus in Extremis
Loretta Smith, bestselling author of A Spanner in the Works, returns with Corpus in Extremis—a deeply personal memoir tracing a life shaped by physical challenges, creative ambition, and extraordinary resilience. Known for her accla...
Barbara Baird on ‘Personal Politics’: Activism, Equality, and Australia’s Queer History
Barbara Baird discusses Personal Politics, a landmark work tracing the evolution of feminism, sexuality, and queer activism in Australia from the 1970s to today. This conversation explores the book’s nine‑year development, the movem...
Hannah Malarski on BIG DYKE ENERGY with Queer Conversation
Hannah Malarski joins Queer Conversation to talk about BIG DYKE ENERGY — her riotous, unapologetically queer comedy show. After sold‑out seasons at the 2023 Melbourne Fringe and the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Hann...
Riding the Waves of Adversity: The Pauline Menczer Story
Pauline Menczer’s journey is an Aussie underdog story like no other — think Rocky meets Puberty Blues. From battling sexism, homophobia, and rheumatoid arthritis to becoming World Surfing Champion, her life is a testament to grit, resilience, a...
From Medicine to Media: Dr Kerryn Phelps on Her Remarkable Career
Dr Kerryn Phelps AM reflects on her landmark memoir Power of Balance, tracing the experiences that have shaped her work across medicine, media, and public life. In this conversation, she discusses key moments from her career, includ...
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir Presents ‘Back to the 80s’ with President Jodey Schneider
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir returns with one of its biggest performances yet: Back to the 80s, a high‑energy jukebox concert celebrating the iconic hits of the decade. Taking place at the Seymour Centre on Saturday, 8 June, this ...
Jane Cavanough — The Artistic Alchemy of Landscape, Memory and Vision
Sydney’s vibrant art scene is set to embrace the innovative work of Jane Cavanough, a distinguished artist whose practice blends Landscape Architecture with Visual Arts to create pieces that are both conceptually rich and visually arresting.&nb...
National Treasures & 35 Years of Lesbian Representation — The Exhibition: Lesbians On The Loose
The Exhibition: Lesbians On The Loose traces a visual and editorial timeline of lesbian representation through the long‑running, lesbian‑owned publication Lesbians on the Loose — now known as LOTL. This exhibition highlights decades of communit...
Melissa Etheridge on Her ‘I’m Not Broken’ Tour — Exclusive LOTL Conversation
Grammy Award–winning rock icon and activist Melissa Etheridge returns to the stage in 2024 with her I’m Not Broken Tour, bringing her unmistakable voice, raw storytelling, and powerful catalogue back to audiences worldwide.In this exclu...
Shamim Sarif on ‘Polarized’ — A Tender Queer Drama About Love, Identity & Small‑Town Barriers
Polarized is a British‑Canadian queer drama that premiered at BFI Flare 2023, telling the story of Lisa, a young farm girl from rural Manitoba, and Dalia, a manager at an urban farm. Despite their differences in race, religion, and ...
Tina Fielding Returns With ‘Out of Here’ — A Wild, Colourful New Queer Web Series
Western Australian filmmaker, actress, and multidisciplinary artist Tina Fielding steps boldly into new territory with Out of Here — a vibrant, chaotic, deeply human web series that expands the world first introduced in her accl...
Send For Nellie — In Conversation with Playwright Alana Valentine
Send For Nellie is a thrilling new cabaret work that brings to life the extraordinary, long‑overlooked story of Nellie Small, the West‑Indian Australian singer who lit up Sydney’s Oxford Street in 1931. With her signature top hat an...
Qtopia Sydney — A Beacon of Queer History & Culture | Queer Conversation with Liz Bradshaw
Qtopia Sydney is an independent not‑for‑profit organisation committed to empowerment, inclusivity, celebration, challenge, and education. As Australia’s first dedicated queer museum, Qtopia is shaping a new era of LGBTQIA+ visibility by preserv...
Jazz Money — The Radiant Poet and Artist Transforming the 2024 Adelaide Biennial
Poet and artist Jazz Money, of Wiradjuri and Irish heritage and based on Gadigal Country, brings her luminous multidisciplinary practice to the 2024 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art. Centred on poetics, Jazz’s work spans visual art, film, pe...
Wallis Bird Announces 2024 Australian Tour — LOTL Chats About Music, Mischief & What’s Next
Irish‑born, Berlin‑based artist Wallis Bird returns to Australia in January 2024 for her fourth national tour, bringing her explosive energy, raw musicianship, and unmistakable voice back to local audiences.In this LOTL Conversation, Wa...
Kate Box on ‘Erotic Stories’ — Inside SBS’s Bold New Drama About Sex, Power & Intimacy
Australian actor Kate Box steps into one of her most intriguing roles yet in Erotic Stories, SBS’s deliciously provocative new drama exploring sex, intimacy, and the hidden lives of everyday people. Featuring a star‑studded cast in ways audienc...
While The Men Are Away — A Warm, Clever Revisionist Comedy with Writer Kim Wilson
There’s a fizz in the air with the SBS Original series While The Men Are Away — a playful, warm‑hearted revisionist history that blends truth, humour, and a cast of characters you can’t help but fall in love with. Set during World War II, the s...
The Lesbian Action Group’s Exemption Request — Queer Conversation with Nicole Mowbray
The Lesbian Action Group (LAG) has applied to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) for a temporary exemption from anti‑discrimination laws — a move that has sparked significant discussion about rights, inclusion, and the future of lesb...
Expanding LGBTQIA+ Addiction Support — Queer Conversation with SMART Recovery CEO April Long
SMART Recovery Australia is expanding its addiction‑support services to better meet the needs of LGBTQIA+ communities, recognising that queer people often face unique challenges that require tailored, culturally safe approaches.In this ...
CUSP — Erika Felton’s Queer Coming‑of‑Age Short at St Kilda Film Festival
CUSP, directed by Erika Felton, screens as part of the Pride Without Prejudice program at the St Kilda Film Festival, held at the Victorian Pride Centre. The short film reflects Felton’s passion for stories that centre everyday queer characters...
Australia’s First LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Platform — Queer Conversation with Laura Rizzuto
Unboxed Pride has launched Australia’s first dedicated LGBTQIA+ online mental‑health platform, offering qualified, in‑context psychological support tailored to the needs of queer communities nationwide.In this Queer Conversation, LOTL ...
Diversity & Inclusion in Rotary — How a 118‑Year‑Old Institution Is Finally Changing
For more than a century, Rotary operated under rules that explicitly restricted membership to “adult male persons of good character and good business or professional reputation.” Women were only officially welcomed after a landmark U.S. Supreme...
History Snap: Lesbia Harford & Katie Lush - Australian Queer Women’s History
Lesbia Harford and Katie Lush were two remarkable women whose relationship and creative lives shaped early 1900s queer history in Australia. In this History Snap, Danielle Scrimshaw—author of She and Her Pretty Friend—highlights their story and...
LGBTQIA+ Eating Disorder Research — In Conversation with Lived‑Experience Educator Shannon Calvert
New research is shedding light on the unique experiences of LGBTQIA+ people living with eating disorders — a community often overlooked in mainstream studies. In this Queer Conversation, LOTL speaks with Shannon Calvert, a lived‑experience educ...
In Her Words: Lesbian Literature on Film — A Conversation with Lisa Marie Evans
In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction is a landmark documentary celebrating the writers who shaped modern lesbian literature. In this Queer Conversation, filmmaker Lisa Marie Evans joins us to discuss why she set out to preserve this histo...
