The best description for Mama Alto comes directly from the biography on Mama's website - "Mama Alto is a gender transcendent diva, cabaret artiste, jazz singer and community activist." Mama is also extremely fascinating to converse with. Our chat went for over two hours and so there are three episodes of our conversation. We discuss art, politics and Mama's inspirations. Mama is a joy to spend time with, and I hope you enjoy the time you get to spend listening to her.
Dr Catherine Barrett is the driving force behind a project that advocates for LGBTI elders "Alice's Garage". While she may be the driver, the direction the project takes comes from the stakeholders. Photo credit to Lisa White - The Social Photographer
Michael Dalton is a performer and the man who created the singing superstar artiste "Dolly Diamond". His community work has been recognised for him (and her) by being awarded the Stonnington Council Citizen of the Year.
In my first podcast we discussed whether cisgender people should play transgender roles, since we were both cisgender, I thought I should find someone who could talk from their own lived experience. Andrew is an amazing guy who not only is a trained actor but also an advocate for the transgender community. No one person can fully represent a community so this is Andrew's story, and Andrew's story reminds me to be true to yourself and to work hard at your craft.
