Podcasts by The Unsuitable - LGBTQ Stories

S5 E8 When living abroad brings you more than you expected! from 2023-02-22T18:50

Last episode we chatted with Rae Hill who shared their life story and their marriage to our very own Aussie born Dibs.

Dibs and I first met back in 2018, when Dibs came to get a suit made...

S6 E1 My brother told family members that I was a lesbian so I set out to prove him wrong! from 2023-02-22T18:42

Today's guest has an interesting story that saw her leave her homeland in France in search of a better life down under. Arriving on Australian shores in 2012 as a newly married couple,...

S5 Ep 7 Exploring non binary transgender! from 2023-01-04T17:00

Born to a Buddhist mum and an atheist dad, todays guest was raised in a small family with 60’s hippy parents in Victoria Canada. Rae lived in Central America for a number of years as a young adu...

S5 Ep 6 It took over 50 years for Alice to find her soul mate in the most unlikely fashion! from 2022-12-21T17:00

We often hear stories of guests struggles through life not knowing where they fit in terms of their identity but todays guest has a different story to share. In h...

S5 Ep 5 Are you trying to be a man??? from 2022-12-08T03:18

Natasha studied at university with the aim of becoming a designer for Disney and whilst doing so worked in retail environments where she developed a passion for suiting.

Fast forward a fe...

S5 Ep 4 Being harassed out of the army for being gay ensured Jen never let anyone hold anything over her ever again! from 2022-11-23T17:00

Growing up in the housing area of the western suburbs of Brisbane in the 60’s, Jen spent a large portion of her youth trying to be the peacemaker in a family that...

S5 Ep 3 Optus Dei to Gay from 2022-11-16T21:00

Alex identifies as a lesbian and has a wonderful relationship with her partner Jackie. Alex attended an all girls Catholic School run by Opus Dei. Alex enjoyed sc...

S5 Ep 2 From alcohol and substance abuse to clean and sober after transitioning! from 2022-11-09T18:04

Originally from Glasgow Scotland, Sam is a transgender guy who has had to overcome some massive hurdles in his journey to understanding gender and what it meant for him. Sam abused alcohol and s...

S5 Ep 1 $14k to save their beloved dog lead Zac to make a life changing decision! from 2022-11-02T17:00

Zac Callaghan spent their entire life living between two identities. Born female, Zac struggled with body dysphoria and their identity for almost 50 years. Top surgery in Australia is not covere...

S4 Ep 8 A move to the US allowed me to be open about my identity from 2020-10-21T09:48:50

Izzy grew up in Adelaide and lived a normal life that saw her start playing soccer at age 6 when her mum knew the energetic Izzy needed a sport to exert her energy.

Life was spent playing...

S4 Ep 7 When Ebony nearly loses her life, The Good Fight was born from 2020-10-07T21:27:10

Alli and Ebony have a story that has tested their relationship and saw them come out stronger than ever with a passion to help others going through mental health challenges.

Alli identifi...

S4 Ep 6 Being gay is hard enough, and then the unthinkable happens! from 2020-09-23T20:49:09

Growing up in Brisbane with a twin sister, Georgina was a happy, sporty active kid. Then at age 10, the unthinkable happened and Georgina had to not only figure out her individual identity but s...

S4 Ep 5 Drag King Antonio Mantonio spent most of his life bullied as a child from 2020-09-10T10:35:23

Antonio Mantonio is the Drag King performer name of Olivia Hopkins.

Olivia spent her high school years in a super conservative school which she found extremely difficult particularly when...

S4 Ep 4 What do you do when your students suggest on social media that you should "kill yourself" from 2020-08-19T21:38:39

Tash grew up a tomboy and over the years they have grown and evolved to gain an understanding into what that really meant for them.

Tash is a high school teacher and an advocate for safe ...

S4 Ep 3 Growing up in a country where being gay could mean jail or even worse being killed, Nerissa lived an isolating and lonely life from 2020-08-13T11:18:01

Growing up in India and born into a strong Christian faith meant Nerissa had to spend the first 22 years of her life suppressing any feelings that would allow her to identify as gay.

A mo...

S4 Ep2 MasterChef contestant Sarah Tiong experienced her fare share of discrimination from 2020-08-06T21:42:08

Sarah Tiong is an accomplished Lawyer however her passion for food and cooking led her to apply for a spot on Masterchef and she hasn't looked back.

Sarah is a passionate ally for the LGB...

S4 Ep1_ Years of depression and longing to be in the arms of a woman from 2020-06-08T16:00

Growing up in the 70's and 80's usually meant you married in your early 20's, had kids bought a house and supposedly lived happily ever after!

Thats exactly what Kylie did except the happ...

S4 Intro from 2020-06-04T05:41:52

Deb welcomes everyone back!

We have had a bit of a break whilst we navigated our way through the current situation.

We are pleased to say we are excited to be starting Season 4. Listen

S3 Ep6_ Nik made the decision to live and not simply exist from 2020-02-26T18:00

Nik Kacy was born in Hong Kong and grew up in New York before heading to LA for college.

Nik is the founder of NikKacy Footwear and we had the pleasure of accessorizing some of our design...

S3 Ep5 Discovering AFL allowed Pepa Randall to find her true self from 2020-02-19T18:00

Pepa Randall is a semi professional athlete. When she isn't taking to the field with GWS Giants, she can be found tending to the grounds at GIANTS Stadium as a Greenkeeper.

Pepa grew up i...

S3 Ep4 - The impact of moving across the world as an 8yr old from 2020-02-12T18:00

Carol Stephenson was born in Canada and spent her early childhood in Edmonton, before moving to Sydney at the age of 8. Life was different, moving to a new country and new school bought its chal...

S3 Ep3 - Life is not always rosy, even for someone like Chloe Logarzo! from 2020-02-05T18:00

Chloe Logarzo is living her dream as a midfielder with the Australian National Football Team and will soon be heading to the UK to join Bristol.

A lot of girls dream to be where she is at...

S3 Ep2 Married with 3 boys, but something wasn't right. Tammy just felt different! from 2020-01-29T18:00

Tammy did was most women who grew up in the 80's, she left school, got married, had kids and lived happily ever after.

Well at least that what she thought was going to happen. At 30, Tamm...

S3 Ep1 Through the eyes of adult raised in a same sex family from 2020-01-22T18:00

Lori was born into a traditional family environment with mum and dad and two younger brothers.

At age 13 Lori's world as she knew it was about to change forever.

Her mum fell in lo...

S2 Ep8 - 3rd highest ranking female barber in Australia shares her story and passions in life from 2019-12-12T03:31:05

Sarah Wall has forged a very successful career as a top female barber/hairdresser. Ranking as 3rd in Australia's top female barber.

Sarah has worked for Toni and Guy for over 16 years as ...

S2 Ep6 Reaching top 13 on The Voice brings more than applause from a nation from 2019-11-27T18:06

Luke Antony is a singer and recording artist who lives in Sydney and identifies as gay.

Luke is the eldest of 3 and was raised in a christian household that was very close and spent lots ...

S2 Ep5 "You might not need me, but you will want me" from 2019-11-20T18:00

The modelling world is a tough environment that only the strong survive. When you are a black lesbian who is masculine presenting, the modelling world suddenly becomes a whole lot harder.

S2 Ep4 Trapped in the wrong body, now its time to be me! from 2019-11-13T18:00

Kris has been in a wonderful relationship for 11 years with his partner Jacqui. Kris lived life as a lesbian before coming to the realisation that he was in fact a man trapped in a womens body.<...

S2 Ep3_ Understanding what it means to identify as nonbinary pansexual from 2019-11-06T18:00

Rey grew up in Manila and called a warehouse home until they migrated with their family to Australia in 2012. 

Rey spent their first 12 years in the Catholic School System in Manila where...

S2 Ep2 _ Life in the country as a closeted lesbian can be tough! from 2019-10-30T18:00

Mack is the youngest of 3, grew up in a conservative Roman Catholic Family where the environment was strict and loving but emotions not discussed.

Mack grew up in Detroit Michigan, studie...

S2 Ep1 Life as she would know it was about to change forever! from 2019-10-23T18:00

It was the year of the millennium when founder of Shane Ave and host of The Unsuitable Podcast, Deb Saywell's life as she knew it was about to change forever.

It was in the year 2000 Deb ...

S1 In Review from 2019-10-16T18:00

Season 1 of The Unsuitable has come to an end.

Rod Morrie chats Deb Saywell about Season 1 and the success of the podcast to date.

Tune in for Season 1 in review and discover who t...

Ep12 _Breaking the cycle of family DV enables Frank to live his life as a gay man freely from 2019-10-09T18:00

Frank is the youngest of 4 siblings and the only queer in his family.

Frank lived a turbulent life that was filled with domestic violence at the hands of his father before leaving the fam...

Ep11_ From Lesbian to Non Binary in Nashville from 2019-10-02T19:00

They, them, their are pronouns our guest  LP uses to identify themselves. We are living in a world that is becoming more inclusive of people and their identities. 

Yet for many people the...

Ep10 _ Growing up in a conservative Jewish family from 2019-09-25T19:00

Coming to terms with your own identity can take time and often that time can be spread over a number of years. 

By her own admission, Mindy Friedman's coming out to her mum and dad was so...

Ep9 - A candid look at growing up as a lesbian from 2019-09-18T21:34:51

Fair to say not every story has doom and gloom attached to it. Tam Prins lived a relatively normal childhood in the southern suburbs of Melbourne and grew up attending an all girls Catholic Scho...

Ep8 - Did we really need same sex marriage? YES #this is why from 2019-08-21T20:00

After more than a decade together, Lara and Elise had what could best be described as the perfect life.

They shared a love that was the envy of their friends, they were both successful in...

Ep7 Work colleagues taking bets on your sexual orientation from 2019-08-14T21:05:36

Lacie -Jade is a proud femme queer lesbian who has had her fair share of challenges not only in the wider community but in the lgbtiq community as well.

Often mistaken as a straight woman...

Ep6 Spat on and abused in a public place during the same sex marriage debate! from 2019-08-07T19:10:21

Spat on, abused and bullied during the same sex marriage debate. Despite the fact the vote went in favour of legalising same sex marriage, there is still a large portion of the community that fe...

Ep5 - Live my authentic life or end up in a box! from 2019-07-31T22:27:16

Sam Badrice is living a life filled with self love and a passion for helping others through body dysphoria and choosing to live a life of authenticity.

But it wasn't always this way. Sam ...

Ep4 - Gay Conversion Therapy in the 20th century, surely not! from 2019-07-25T04:30:53

Alex bears the scars of gay conversion therapy, and in this weeks episode she speaks openly and honestly about the lasting effects of her experiences around gay conversion therapy and the religi...

Ep2 - Humiliated and rejected at the Brisbane Pride Festival in 2007- Rebecca Johnson from 2019-07-17T14:14:02

Rebecca Johnson and her friends were humiliated and rejected at the first Brisbane Pride Festival in 2007. Today Bec is President of Brisbane Pride and the co founder of Indigilez that was forme...

Ep3 - Remove the content on your social media or lose your job! - Kim Sheehy from 2019-07-17T14:11:03

Remove the content on your social media or lose your job!

This is what Kim Sheehy was told when she started a new job as a music teacher in a Catholic School.

Kim grew up in the co...

Ep1 - Life as a Bisexual, Lesbian, Transman and now Non Binary - Dibs Barisic Sprem from 2019-07-04T02:31:39

At 13 Dibs came out as bisexual. By 15, they identified as lesbian. At 17 they felt more trans masculine...

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The Unsuitable Ep 01 - The Preview from 2019-06-07T03:42:22

Welcome and thanks for clicking on our new podcast, The Unsuitable.

Through my business Shane Ave I have been exposed to some of the most remarkable ...

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