In this episode I&apos;m joined by our first couple to be featured on the show, Adam and Jaeyden. Adam grew up in Toowoomba and Jaeyden grew up in Devonport - both of them had challenges growing up in regional areas and found each other online before meeting in person. They share their hardships and what they went through to be together.  If you would like to share your story of growing up LGBTIQ+ or would just like to get in touch, please email QueerLifeStories@outlook.com or find us on Facebook and Instagram.  You can also support this podcast by donating or subscribing at Patreon - http://patreon.com/queerlifestories/overview  Thanks for listening. <a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/queerlifestories/overview">Support the show</a> (http://patreon.com/queerlifestories/overview)

Episode 05 - Francene

Queer Life Stories is about sharing the lived experiences of queer people.Our main focus has been on Tasmania, Australia with some stories coming from the Australian mainland (and hopefully some international stories later on). Tasmania has had a turbulent history of LGBTIQ+ rights being the last Australian state to decriminalise homosexuality in 1997, 25 years after the first Australian state in 1972. Tasmania went on to become a progressive gay rights state sharing early support of marriage equality. Queer Life Stories will be talking to people that identify across the LGBTIQ+ spectrum and allies to capture the histories that might otherwise be lost and forgotten. We want to also explore life for the LGBTIQ+ community now in regional, rural and city areas. Each episode of our podcast will focus on an individual, telling their story. It's still early days for Queer Life Stories, so please listen, enjoy, subscribe, rate, review and follow. If you'd like to get in touch, email queerlifestories@outlook.com or find us on Facebook or Instagram.