‘Queer Enough: an honest conversation stereotypes, screen time, and self-definition’

About Voices of Us:
'Voices of Us' (VOU) is a podcast that shares authentic stories from LGBTQIA+ international students, alumni and allies. 

In this episode of Voices of Us, queer international creatives from the film industry, Ayuka and Patitta, reflect on how media shaped — and sometimes distorted — their sense of identity. From first queer glimpses to global cultural gaps, this conversation peels back the layers of representation: what sticks, what’s missing, and what still needs to be told. Whether you’ve seen "yourself" on screen or not, this episode invites you to think about how media not only reflects queerness — but also performs, pressures, and sometimes rewrites it. 

About the host: 
Feifei Liao was born and raised in Sichuan, China. She is multi-passionate, multi-disciplinary and multi-lingual, with the energy to light up a room. As a founder of a couple of social enterprises, creative producer, facilitator, multi-cultural and community development advisor, dancer, mental health speaker, recovery educator, and advocate for inclusion, diversity and equity, bringing people together through creativity, stories and shared experience is Feifei’s heartland. 
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About the speakers:
Patitta (@tanjira_j) is a Melbourne-based project manager with roots in Bangkok and a background in film, festivals, and cultural events. She currently works at Fever, producing large-scale experiences, and has previously led film distribution and festival programming across global markets. Patitta brings a unique blend of creativity and strategy to everything she does. When she’s not running events, you’ll find her exploring art, food spots, and hidden corners of the city.

Ayuka (@ayukadp) is a Japanese non-binary cinematographer based in Naarm. They have been in the indie film industry since 2019. They are passionate about helping tell stories by underrepresented folks.

Media Mentioned: 
6:05 Love of Siam (2007)
6:29 Yes or No (2010)
8:40 Glee (2009) 
11:03 The Secret of Us (2024) 
13:25 Heartbreak High (2022) 
14:56 The Wedding Banquet (1993), Saving Face (2004)
16:29 The Half of It (2020) 
21:40 Call Me by No Name (2025), Even Though We’re Adults (2025) 
23:28 Thirty-three Point Five 
30:34 My Melbourne (from Patitta’s previous company) 
46:20 Flat Girls (2025)
47:45 How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024) 

Voices of Us Production Team: 
Feifei Liao (she/her) - Founder, executive director, host  
Shirley Fan (she/her) - Podcast Coordinator  
Abigail Zhang (she/her) - Podcast Coordinator  
Seng Doi - Podcast Engineer  
Tom Zeng (he/him) - Project Support Officer 

About Our Point 3:
Our Point 3 is a not-for-profit organization bringing LGBTQIA+ international students, alumni and allies together, to enable our community to grow and thrive in an inclusive, welcoming and equitable world.  

Acknowledgment of partners and funding body:
This episode is: Produced by: Our Point 3 
Supported by the Victorian Government, City of Melbourne Libraries and Feifei Curiosity.  
The beautiful stories of Voices of Us, born from the vision of Co-inventors, have now gracefully continued under the care of Our Point 3.  
 
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Voices of Us Ep. 10: Pattita and Ayuka: Queer Enough: an honest conversation stereotypes, screen time, and self-definition

Melbourne musicians The Orbweavers performed a live set at Library at the Dock in March 2018. Their musical compositions reflect the changes industrialisation brought to local creek and river environments across Melbourne’s history. Listen to them speak about their research and hear them perform songs about our local waterways.

The Orbweavers live at Library at the Dock

Regrets; we've got a few! In this episode Bern and Louise talk books they wish they hadn't read. And not just because they didn't like them...

Bern’s books:
Flowers for Algenon / Daniel Keyes
Lord of the Flies / William Golding
The Little Prince / Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Louise’s books:
The Corrections / Jonathan Franzen
Girl on a Train / Paula Hawkins
M Train / Patti Smith

Music by Flapjack Industry Records (milesrecommends.com/label)

Dear Reader E35 Books We Wish We Hadn't Read

Ever had a book reduce you to tears? Bern and Louise have, which is why they talk tearjerkers in this episode of Dear Reader. Get the tissues ready...

Bern’s books:
My Sister’s Keeper / Jodi Picoult
Tell the wolves I’m Home / Carol Rifka Brunt
The Fault in Our Stars / John Green

Louise’s books:
The Book Thief / Markus Zusak
Atonement / Ian McEwan
Their Eyes Were Watching God / Zora Neale Hurston

Music by Flapjack Industry Records (milesrecommends.com/label)

Dear Reader E36 Tearjerkers

Discover art on the wild side, library card superpowers and the women that shaped our city in the latest edition of Melbourne Magazine.

This audio magazine has been recorded by Vision Australia on behalf of the City of Melbourne in the interests of information accessibility. Narrated by David Tredinnick.

Visit news.melbourne.vic.gov.au and subscribe to receive the latest news direct to your inbox.

Melbourne Magazine June to July 2018

It's cold outside and even colder between the pages as Bern and Louise delve into Scandinavian crime novels. Rug up, grab a hot chocolate and make sure the door is locked cause these are sure to give you the chills...

Bern's Books:
The Snowman / Jo Nesbo
Night Rounds / Helene Tursten
Jar City / Arnaldur Indriðason

Louise's books:
The Snowman / Jo Nesbo
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow/Smilla's Sense of Snow / Peter Høeg
The Return of the Dancing Master / Henning Mankell

Music by Flapjack Industry Records (milesrecommends.com/label)

Dear Reader E37 Scandi Crime

Discover fun ways to keep fit, health tech with heart and the secret life of urban butterflies in the latest edition of the City of Melbourne’s Melbourne Magazine. 

This audio magazine has been recorded by Vision Australia on behalf of the City of Melbourne in the interests of information accessibility. Your narrator is James Wright.

Visit news.melbourne.vic.gov.au and subscribe to receive the latest news direct to your inbox.

Melbourne Magazine Spring 2018

Claire Hooper, comedian and co-host of The Great Australian Bake Off, reveals her Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

Claire Hooper's Desert Island Books December 2018

Summer is here and it isn't only hot on the streets...it's hot in between the pages as well! Bern and Louise discuss erotic tales, from fiction to nonfiction and the compilations in between. Can you handle the heat?

Bern's Books:
Little Birds / Anaïs Nin
Bad Behaviour / Mary Gaitskill
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Fanny Hill) / John Cleland

Louise's Books:
Erotic Stories (Everyman's Pocket Classics) / by Rowan Pelling (Editor)
Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality / Jared Diamond
Dangerous / Jax (Jacquelyn Frank)

Dear Reader E38 Erotic Tales

Learn how to grow a wildlife garden on your balcony, and find out what's in store at YIRRAMBOI First Nations Festival and Moomba in the latest edition of the City of Melbourne’s Melbourne magazine. 

This audio magazine has been recorded by Vision Australia on behalf of the City of Melbourne in the interests of information accessibility. 

Your narrator is Jenny Seedsman.

Visit news.melbourne.vic.gov.au and subscribe to receive the latest stories direct to your inbox.

Melbourne Magazine March to May 2019

Rediscover Melbourne as we innovate and evolve, see secret spaces under lockdown and meet community champions in the latest edition of Melbourne magazine. 

This audio magazine has been recorded by Vision Australia on behalf of the City of Melbourne in the interests of information accessibility. 

Your narrator is David Tredinnick.

Melbourne Magazine January to June 2021

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Voices of Us Ep. 10: Pattita and Ayuka: Queer Enough: an honest conversation stereotypes, screen time, and self-definition

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