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This episode focuses on the Gay Games, held in Sydney in 2002. With more than 12,000 participants (including 441 New Zealanders) the event was Australasia's largest queer event ever. It begins with an overview of the event, looking at the benefits it had for the community, business, and tourism. The second part is less upbeat, addressing the massive $2m loss the Games incurred, with discussion around the reasons for this. Part three is about the next Gay Games, to be held in Montreal in 2006, along with a brief historical overview of the event. 

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Series Background Annie Simon 16.04.2009

Queer Nation was the world's longest-running free-to-air factual television series for the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender (LGBT) community. It ran for 11 seasons over nine years from 1996 and paved the way for other dedicated ...

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 Rebecca Singh
 Andrew Whiteside
 Cameron Crawford
 Brendan Withy