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LGBTIQ history

  • Geraldine Fela

    Press/Media: Expert Comment

    Period20 Jun 2022 → 5 May 2023

    Media contributions

    2

    Media contributions

    • TitleThe history of drag queens in Melbourne
      Media name/outletABC
      Media typeRadio
      Country/TerritoryAustralia
      Date5/05/23
      DescriptionWith a Melbourne council this week cancelling a drag queen story time event following threats of violence, The Conversation Hour team takes a look at the rich history of drag in Victoria.

      URLhttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/theconversationhour/the-conversation-hour/102283634
      PersonsGeraldine Fela
    • TitleNurses at the frontline of the HIV/AIDs epidemic in Australia
      Country/TerritoryAustralia
      Date20/06/22
      DescriptionThe importance of nurses has been highlighted during the COVID pandemic, which is reminiscent of the 1980s at the beginning of the HIV/AIDs epidemic.

      Patients with HIV/AIDs were often rejected by their families and communities, so nurses stepped in to provide physical and emotional support.

      The Conversation Hour hears the stories of medical staff on the frontline.
      URLhttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/theconversationhour/the-conversation-hour/13972184
      PersonsGeraldine Fela