A Queer history of slang, fashion and identity | Queerstralia | Episode 2
Feb 23, 2026•Channel
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Published3 months ago
Duration58:17
Video IDIL2mFnUnoOQ
Languageen
CategoryEntertainment
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
Performance Metrics
Views1.6K
Likes93
Comments4
Engagement Rate6.25%
Likes per 100 views5.99
Comments per 1K views2.58
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Description
A comedic documentary exploring Australia's macho self-image and the history and diverse identity of Australia's Queer community, from a goldrush-era celebrity transgender man to gay bushrangers, Indigenous queer culture, and icons Magda Szubanski and Ian Roberts. With Zoë Coombs Marr. #Queer #Australia #mardigras
Stream Queerstralia on ABC iview and ABC Australia YouTube: https://ab.co/QueerstraliaTV
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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.
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0:00 Introduction
0:17 Story of Bill Edwards
2:26 Identity
3:43 Magda Szubanski and astrology
5:33 The Big Queer Gap in the Dictionary
7:41 Sexology
11:20 Brotherboys and Sistergirls
14:44 What is Australian Queer Identity
15:38 Ian Roberts and coming out in sport
17:15 Macho culture
19:52 Diggers and drag
25:50 Queer slang
29:50 Julie Peters – archivist
31:57 Intersex
33:10 Aversion therapy
38:35 Women’s liberation
43:45 Queer fashion
47:00 Wicked Women magazine
52:29 Edward De Lacy Evans – First documented trans person
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