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Gaywaves was Sydney’s first gay and lesbian radio program. It was considered groundbreaking when it went to air in November 1979, at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in New South Wales. ...
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On World Radio Day in 2020, we celebrate diversity in Australia's radio broadcasting history and the NFSA collection.
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Gaywaves members talk to Dennis Altman and Margaret McMann on the first live broadcast of Gaywaves in January 1980.
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Doris Day's remarkable career is celebrated in this comprehensive report, originally produced by Maria Miranda for Gaywaves in 1987. This recording was sourced from a repeat broadcast, which aired on...
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An interview with members of the Gay Liberation Quire broadcast as part of Gaywave's Stonewall Special in 1981. Featuring the quire's songs 'Hark the Herald Fairies Shout' and 'God Help You Merry...
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Sydney gay and lesbian radio program Gaywaves presenter Dietmar Hollman reports in November 1985 on proposed legislation (which would become the 1985 Public Health Proclaimed Diseases Amendment Act)...
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Dietmar Hollman discusses the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) with American activist, film historian and author Vito Russo on Gaywaves in 1988.
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Gaywaves presenter and program producer, Dietmar Hollman, a member of the New South Wales Gay Rights Lobby during the gay law reform campaign in the early 1980s, pictured at the 2SER panel, circa...
