#QueerConversations – Wear It Purple Day with Phi and Ellie

Published: Aug 27, 2024 Duration: 00:05:20 Category: Nonprofits & Activism

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Hello everyone and welcome back to Queer Conversations. My name is Phi. I use she/her pronouns and I’m the Lead Resident Artist in our Living Arts program based here on Kaurna land. Today I have the lovely Ellie with us to talk about Wear It Purple Day. Hi Ellie. Hi Phi Would you like to introduce yourself? Hi guys, I’m Ellie, I use she/they pronouns, and I have been involved with Life Without Barriers for almost ten years. One of the main things I’ve been involved with is the Living Arts program. And I have done so many wonderful things with so many different artists through Living Arts. The program and the social groups have really helped me to develop into who I am as a person and being able to express myself freely. I was the peer facilitator with Living Arts for the Create Foundation Voices in Action conference at the Adelaide Showgrounds. And what is that conference all about? Just for those that don’t know. It’s about letting young people from all around Australia who’ve had a foster care experience from ages 12 to 25 interact with each other and to let their voices be heard by people in positions of power and policymakers who can listen to the young people and what they’re saying they need for them in the future to start making changes. Could you tell us a little bit about your journey to understanding your identity, how you identify now, and what things might have helped you along the way? So my queer identity has changed dramatically over the years. I was about 15 or 16 when I first identified. I thought I was lesbian and then I thought I was bisexual, and then I discovered what pansexuality was, and then I worked out I was asexual but I’m still panromantic. So while you may not necessarily have that sexual attraction or desire, that sexual relationship with someone, you can find yourself romantically attracted to folks of any gender? Yes. What was your experience as that 15-year-old Ellie thinking, oh I think I'm a lesbian. What was your experience with your carer? And we can name her if you want. She called it a phase. Well, she wasn’t wrong, but she does accept me for who I am. Yeah, and it wasn’t like, oh, it’s just a phase, you’ll get over it. It was like you’re exploring. I don’t think that’s you. Like, I think she knew you before I knew that I wouldn’t want that sort of relationship with someone because I’m not the most touchy-feely person. One of my favourite TV shows growing up was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And the relationships in that show had multiple representations. Yeah, good representation in that show. And I think that’s an interesting thing because since you were a kid, since I was a kid, we've had different representation make its way into mainstream media. That was one of the biggest representations of mainstream media when I was growing up. But now there’s so much and it’s amazing. What challenges do you see for young people today? Being accepted by people around them. What would you say to a young person knowing that they're on their own rainbow journey, if you can see that they're not in the most safe or affirming placement, environment, school, whatever that might be? What would you say to them to encourage them to stay true? I know this is just like everyone says this, and there’s… it’s so cliché, but it does get better. When I was 16, I was in a dark space and I couldn’t see myself anywhere in 5 years, 10 years. It’s been 12 years since I was 16. And I am here today. And I’m so glad. And I’m advocating for young people and trying to advocate for young people and change in the foster care system. And just to be who you are. That’s beautiful. So me being she/they it's really really new like this year new. So it is something that I am trying and seeing if it fits me. Yeah. I think that’s another thing. Going back to that whole “it’s just a phase.” I think for young people we need to give them the opportunity to explore who they are and trial new things. It could be a new way they dress, it could be new pronouns, it could be a new hair colour. Could be a new hair color. It's like when you let, young child start walking. You let them fall over and stumble and try and make try and let them do it themselves. But you still support them. So the best thing we can do is actually just show up and listen, and accept them however they want to identify, and walk alongside them. Yes.

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