GP and award-winning poet, Dr Asiel Adán Sánchez, and their mother share their journey as a Mexican Australian family into understanding and embracing Asiel as a queer non-binary young person.
Long-time advocate for queer people of faith, Benjamin Oh, his parents and partner Nam shares both challenging and heart-warming stories of Ben's queer flourishing that was inspired by, not despite, his Malaysian Peranakan Chinese heritage and his Catholic faith.
An AV poem featuring 'Make-Up Lessons' by queer Mexican Australian poet Dr Asiel Sanchez from their book of poetry 'M/ /otherland', read by Asiel and their mother. A homage to Mexican feminine strength, resilience and tenderness, and how it nurtured them as a young non-binary person.
Leadership advocate and educator, Adrian Phoon, shares a short but moving story of family embrace and cultural connection in honour of his late parents' memory.
The story is brought to life by @cat.arttherapy's beautiful animation.