{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/246b525e-24ae-578b-8975-4e6cbf3b5733/4fb9e024-835b-4bcd-a077-e0fcb9ec8ddc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"01 Benjamin Law: Coming Out (Again)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610bc19b748075188a971e24/610bc20dc9f05900130af3e5.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Writer <strong>Benjamin Law</strong> comes out to his grandmother &ndash; half a lifetime after he originally came out.</em></p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://benjamin-law.com/\">Benjamin Law</a> writes books, TV screenplays, columns, essays and&nbsp;feature journalism. He's the author of&nbsp;<em>The Family Law</em>&nbsp;(2010), <em>Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East</em>&nbsp;(2012)&nbsp;and&nbsp;the Quarterly Essay on Safe Schools,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2017/09/moral-panic-101\"><em>Moral Panic 101&nbsp;</em>(2017). <em>The Family Law</em></a>&nbsp;is now also an award-winning TV series&nbsp;for SBS, which Benjamin created and co-writes. He also co-hosts ABC RN's weekly pop culture&nbsp;show&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/stop-everything/\"><em>Stop Everything</em></a>.</p>\r\n<p>Benjamin Law will be featured in the new <strong>Queerstories</strong> book which can be pre-ordered on <a href=\"https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html\">Booktopia.</a></p>\r\n<p><strong>Queerstories</strong> is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit <a href=\"http://www.maevemarsden.com\">www.maevemarsden.com</a>, and follow <a href=\"http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queerstories on Facebook.</a></p>\r\n<p>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter\">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a></p>\r\n<p><em><strong>And for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on <a href=\"http://twitter.com/maevemarsden/\">Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://instagram.com/maevegobash\">Instagram</a>.</strong></em></p><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> ","author_name":"Queerstories"}