David Polson AM is an advocate and educator for HIV awareness. Just 29 in 1984 when he was diagnosed in HIV himself, David is currently celebrating his 70th birthday.
In 2023, he founded Qtopia, a museum in Sydney dedicated to the commemoration and celebration of LGBTQIA+ resilience. To mark his milestone birthday and contributions to HIV advocacy, the museum will open a memorial garden, dedicated to all queer Australians lost to HIV/AIDS.
In this live, in-person conversation, we discuss music by Edith Piaf, Ricky May, and Maria Callas. Learn more about David here, and Qtopia here.
Thank you to Forbes Street Studios for hosting this conversation.
The other bits:
- Tracks of Our Queers is recorded and edited between Gadigal and Ngarigo land in Australia, by me, Andy Gott
- Listen to all of the music discussed in the pod with the Selections from Tracks of Our Queers playlist
- You can email me with your own queer tracks or guest recommendations at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com
- Our beautiful artwork is illustrated by Luke Tribe
I'd love to hear about your queer tracks. Send me a voice note of a song, album, or artist that has resonated with your life, and I'll include it in an upcoming episode.
You can email me your voicenote at tracksofourqueers@gmail.com.
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