Muru–ba: First Nations LGBTIQA+ Trailblazers

Portrait of Sue Pinckham, Sydney, February 2023 (Photo: Joseph Mayers)

Portrait of Jinny-Jane Smith, Sydney, February 2023 (Photo - Joseph Mayers)

Colin Ross, Sydney, February 2023 (Photo: Joseph Mayers)

Portrait of Gary Lee, Darwin, February 2023 (Photo - Joseph Mayers)

Portrait of Peter Waples-Crowe, Melbourne, February 2023 (Photo - Joseph Mayers)

Portrait of Kooncha Brown, Sydney, February 2023 (Photo - Joseph Mayers)

Portrait of Sidney Saltner, Sydney, February 2023 (Photo - Joseph Mayers)

Portrait of Philip (Phyllis) McGinness, Darwin, February 2023 (Photo - Joseph Mayers)

Portrait of Liza-Mare Syron, Sydney, February 2023 (Photo - Joseph Mayers)

Portrait of Crystal Love, Darwin, February 2023 (Photo - Joseph Mayers)

Date

February 2023
Interviewer

Daniel Browning (Bundjalung / Kullilli), ABC journalist and radio broadcaster.
Photographer

Joseph Mayers (Yorta Yorta)
Curators

Steven Ross (Wamba Wamba) and Nick Henderson from the Australian Queer Archives.
Description

Muru-ba is a physical and online exhibition showcasing the faces and stories of First Nations LGBTQIA+ Elders involved with the LGBTQIA+ rights and First Nations community movements since the 1970s from across Australia.

Recordings and transcripts are available on the AQuA website.

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