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Jess and Emmi's Story - THINK ABOUT IT PROJECT

2013-03-12T13:30:22.452Z

Jess and Emmi's story is just one a collection of young peoples' stories to be shared soon here and on the Think About It Project website coming soon. Watch out for all updates on the facebook page www.facebook.com/thinkaboutitproject

A bunch of young people share their stories. The eight attitudes associated with the Riddle scale of homophobia are drawn upon as the young people’s voices ‘emerge’, sharing their real life experiences (of loss & love, abuse and praise, hatred and hope, isolation and equality, vulnerability and strength), in the hope that the broader community will experience these short films, and then ‘think about it’.

Over 100 people attended the launch of the Think About It Project on March 7th at La Trobe University in Shepparton, Victoria as part of the SheppARTon festival.

This project was completed by Liz of Liz Arcus Photography www.lizarcus.com
alongside Diversity Project Shepparton www.ucce.org.au

Sponsored by
Uniting Care Cutting Edge www.ucce.org.au
Relationships Australia Victoria http://www.relationshipsvictoria.com.au
Family Planning Victoria http://www.fpv.org.au/advocacy-projects-research/projects/mind-the-gap/
La Trobe University http://www.latrobe.edu.au

Sally's Story (2011) (Preview)

2012-05-25T00:18:35.948Z

Documentary 21 minutes, 2011

Self-proclaimed bi-sexual transgender Jewish cowgirl Sally Goldner tells her story of self- discovery, as she navigates the gender path on the way to her 45th birthday. A coming of age tale and personal portrait of inspiring Melbourne transgendered woman Sally Goldner: activist, drummer, singer/songwriter, stand-up comic and radio DJ.

Festivals

Selected 2011 Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Selected 2011 Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Selected 2011 St Kilda Film Festival
Selected 2011 Translations Seattle Transgender Film Festival

Directed, Shot & Edited by Mark Andersson
Produced by Mark Andersson & Katrina Lucas
Hair & Makeup by Satya Harrington

Civil Unity

2012-05-18T07:13:32.103Z

Civil Unity an Original Song Posted in support of the Australian Equal Love Movement and IDAHO Day May 17th 2012

GAYBY BABY DOCUMENTARY

2012-03-02T02:46:19.009Z

Please donate and support us to tell the untold story of children growing up in same-sex families. Visit www.gaybybaby.pozible.com

ABOUT THE FILM

“I am a gayby (a person with gay parents) and I have a story to tell about kids like me”
- Director Maya Newell

Australia is in the midst of a gayby-boom. Twenty-four percent of gay and lesbian couples are now raising a child and their queer spawn are invisibly roaming Australian streets and schools.

In the 70s and 80s, when same-sex marriage and IVF for lesbian mothers was just a pipe dream, some decided not to wait on progress, but to create it. These first generation gaybies have grown-up, and together with an increasing number of gayby children they're a cultural phenomenon we know nothing about. Who are they? And what is it like to grow up with same-sex parents?

While most kids are grappling with the idea of Man + Woman = Baby, gaybies are fluent in IVF technologies. They are well versed on how to hide their families, see a very different side to sexual discrimination, and it is largely unrecognized that gaybies have to 'come out' too. The documentary will explore what our schools are teaching kids about "family", what exactly is a 'father figure' and are they important? And how does a teenager complain about their parents when they're always trying to prove their family has a right to exist?

Gayby Baby will follow the newest generation of gaybies as they speak openly about their woes and passions; what’s great about their family, and what’s not. For some of them, being a gayby doesn’t matter at all, while for others its, at times an uncomfortable reality.
Gayby Baby is a child’s eye view of our newest breed of family.

It Gets Better Special Exclusive Trailer

2012-02-22T02:44:41.698Z

Trailer for doco that goes live in the states tonight. With over 40,000 vids online and 50 million views how do you think 'It Gets Better' helps?