{"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-8975-4e6cbf3b5733/634557e77dee0a001327ea7e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"300 Fahad Ali - To My Mother","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610bc19b748075188a971e24/1665488314050-9dbad00de72648a904f410e1e026c00b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Fahad remembers what it took for his mother to finally meet one of his boyfriends.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Fahad Ali</strong> is a molecular biologist, science educator, and writer. He is a member of the Palestinian diaspora, a co-founder of the Queer Solidarity Film Festival and the Muslims for Marriage Equality campaign group, and a community advocate and organiser. He performed this piece at Riverside Theatres in Parramatta then again at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women.</p><p><br></p><p>Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href=\"https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow&nbsp;<a href=\"http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Queerstories on Facebook.</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href=\"https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Booktopia.</a></p><p><br></p><p>To support Queerstories, become a patron at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a></p>","author_name":"Queerstories"}