A Queer history from convict-era scandal to Mardi Gras pride | Queerstralia | Full Episode

Australia’s queer past once criminalised diversity. This alternative history lesson shows how this once secret community found power in its diversity, resilience and joy. #Queer #Australia #MardiGras Stream Queerstralia on ABC iview: https://ab.co/QueerstraliaTV ________________________________ Join award-winning comedian and professional lesbian Zoë Coombs Marr, as we wipe away the straightwashing and reveal the untold and frankly fascinating Queer history of Australia. Stream Queerstralia on ABC iview: https://ab.co/QueerstraliaTV Subscribe 🔔 http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe 0:00 Introduction with Hannah Gadsby 4:51 Zoe Coombs Marr's Queer journey 8:55 Peter De Waal - Archives of criminalised Queer acts 15:57 History of Sodomy Laws 20:42 Convict-era diversity 22:58 Lesbian convict gangs 25:42 Lesbian sex was not criminalised 29:31 Transgender stigma 33:27 Harry Crawford 35:47 Policing Queer "crime" from 1950s onwards 40:53 Gay Rights Protests, Mardi Gras and violence 48:33 First Nations sexuality 50:14 Aids 53:49 Decriminalisation in Tasmania ___________________________________________ Web: http://abc.net.au/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/abc Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcaustralia Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcaustralia ___________________________________________ Please note: On most of our videos, the captions/subtitles are auto-generated by YouTube. Comments are subject to moderation and may take some time to appear. This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).