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Liminality and betweenness, moments of pause, flux. merging and emerging.

Our long-awaited Issue 10 is here, and it’s a two-parter. Side A explores themes of liminality: the betweenness of times and spaces, ways we merge with the more-than-human world, moments of pause and flux in our lives and identities. Many of these pieces gesture towards the future, which we hope you enjoy as we say goodbye to Queer Out Here (at least for a little while) with this issue. So now, as always, take your ears adventuring!

Issue 10 Side A

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  <p class="">After this issue, we will be on an indefinite hiatus - but before we go, we have a two parter for you! With our call for submissions giving the optional theme of “creativity”, this issue has a great range of stories, music, poetry, interviews and more. Here’s a taste of what’s in store on Side A and Side B.</p>





















  
  






  <h2>Information about Issue 10 Preview</h2><p class=""><strong>Length:</strong> 2:12</p><p class=""><strong>File size:</strong> 4.2MB (mp3)</p><p class=""><strong>Transcript:</strong> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mY-y4LPOuk7S0JZpl5XW5cpPI48zxrdqj2qY898UI7c/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Google Docs</a></p><p class=""><strong>Content notes:</strong> This preview contains a little wind distortion and melancholy, but nothing else we think needs flagging. Let us know if there’s something we should add here!</p><p class=""><strong>Acknowledgement of Country: </strong>Audio in this preview was recorded and produced around the world, including on the country/land of the following peoples: Brayakaulung, Gunaikurnai; Chochenyo Ohlone; Kaurna; Kalamath, Modoc and Yahooskin; Nipmuc, Pocumtuc, and Nonotuck; Taungurung; Wadawurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung (Kulin).</p><p class=""><strong>Cover:</strong> Our preview cover art was created by <a href="https://sjzavala.com/projects" target="_blank">Sixto-Juan Zavala</a> - keep an eye out for more information in the posts of Side A and Side B.</p>





















  
  




  
  
    
    
      
        
        
        
        
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Reflections, explorations, endings and becomings.

Before we go on indefinite hiatus, we have a two parter for you! Here's a taste of the stories, music, poetry and more, coming soon.

Issue 10 Preview

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  <h2><strong>Transcript</strong></h2><p class=""><strong>Allysse:</strong> Hey folks, it’s Allysse and Jonathan here. You haven’t heard from us for a while, but we wanted to let you know that we’re open for submissions for Issue 10, and we’ve extended our deadline to the first of August 2025.<br><br><strong>Jonathan:</strong> We’ve had trouble getting word out about this issue, partly because the social media landscape has changed so much in the last couple of years. So, if you’re interested in being part of Issue 10, ah, please check out the call for submissions on our website. And, ah, if you’re not interested please tell a friend instead!<br><br><strong>Allysse:</strong> If you need some ideas to get started, you could record the sounds of your environment, record a poem, interview a friend, make some music, create a sound art piece or send us an audio postcard.<br><br><strong>Jonathan:</strong> For more inspiration, see our previous issues and trailers for Queer Out Here wherever you’ve found this - on your podcast app of choice or on our website, queer out here dot com.<br><br><strong>Allysse:</strong> And now, please enjoy these sounds of birds at Bannau Brycheiniog in Wales, recorded by me.</p><h2><strong>To submit a piece</strong></h2><p class="">Find all the instructions and a link to the form <a href="https://www.queerouthere.com/contribute">on our contributions page.</a></p><h2><strong>Notes</strong></h2><p class="">Some audio in this call for submissions was recorded and produced on Brayakaulung/Gunaikurnai Country. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.</p><p class=""><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VYJLOHK3ScD414nrjV4FY4omMI1cFEdG/view?usp=drive_link">Hi res download available here.</a></p>

<description>Submissions are open for Issue 10, and we've extended the deadline to 1 August 2025</description>

Extended deadline!

Submissions are open for Issue 10, and we've extended the deadline to 1 August 2025

Call for Submissions: Issue 10

<description>Responding to the theme of Climate, the pieces in this issue speak of weeds and wandering, bugs and birds, power cuts and public sex. OK, that last one isn’t entirely climate related! There are also conversations about rivers, transitions, walking, cities, woods and oceans and various perspectives on queer ecology. Take your ears adventuring…</description>

Explore the outdoors world with queer audio producers. This issue's theme is Climate.

Responding to the theme of Climate, the pieces in this issue speak of weeds and wandering, bugs and birds, power cuts and public sex. OK, that last one isn’t entirely climate related! There are also conversations about rivers, transitions, walking, cities, woods and oceans and various perspectives on queer ecology. Take your ears adventuring…

Issue 09

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  <h2>Information about Issue 09 Preview</h2><p class=""><strong>Length: </strong>2:06</p><p class=""><strong>File size: </strong>4.1MB</p><p class=""><strong>Transcript: </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EqfvnKYYhYa2Dx0Vn2NBJFbJBIECSSDGMxBeW37QZzw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Google Docs</a></p><p class=""><strong>Content notes:</strong> This preview contains some harsh sounds, a little wind distortion, brief and non-graphic mentions of animal harm, and of course (given the overarching theme of this issue) climate change and collapse. Let us know if there’s anything else you think we need to mention here.</p><p class=""><strong>Acknowledgement of Country: </strong>Audio in this preview was recorded and produced around the world, including on the country/land of the following peoples: Wadawurrung, Wurundjeri, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, Gunaikurnai, palawa pakana, Whadjuk Noongar, Mi'kmaq, Miami, Potawatomi, Piankeshaw, Wea, Kickapoo and Shawnee.</p><p class="">You can also find this trailer on <a href="https://vimeo.com/981159848" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/queer-out-here/preview-queer-out-here-issue-09" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK50C-9swYo" target="_blank">YouTube</a> - and get more of a preview of of Stephanie Lai’s excellent cover art. Keep an eye out for the full issue, coming soon!</p>





















  
  




  
  
    
    
      
        
        
        
        
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Turning up the heat...

Our next issue is broadly (but not exclusively!) on the theme of climate. Here's a taster.

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