Sexy rebels

Having sex as a queer, lesbian, gay, or bisexual person might be considered an act of protest - all the way back to when it could land you in jail. Glenn, co-owner of Sauna X by 357, takes us on a tour of his gay sauna and explains the vital role these spaces fill in the gay community. Tiger, one of the Wicked Women founders, tells us about their fight to express themselves authentically among the 'desexualised' lesbian movement of the 1980s. A warning, this episode is going to get a bit sexy, with the kind of language and descriptions that might cause your grandma to raise her eyebrow.

It's a place for queer people to be themselves and be around other queer people. We're such a friendly, no attitude kind of space that accepts people of all ages, ethnicities and body types.

Glen, co-owner of Sauna X by 357

I realised that in order for queer history to be told and shared, people like me actually need to write our story and claim it.

Tiger Salmon, co-founder of Australia's first lesbian erotic zine, Wicked Women

Tiger Salmon

Credits

Host: Farz Edraki

Producers: Laura Brierley Newton, Olivia O'Flynn

Sound Design and Mix: Laura Brierley Newton

Executive Producer: Kate Montague and Lorna Clarkson

Theme Music: What! By the Vovos

Art: Siena Zadro

SBS Team: Joel Supple, Max Gosford, Bernadette Phương Nam Nguyễn, Philip Soliman