Stayci Taylor, Cerise Howard and Patrick Kelly present

MY FORMATIVE QUEERS

Name: MY FORMATIVE QUEERS
Start: 2025-09-14T13:00:00
End: 2025-09-14T15:00:00
Location: HOWLER, MELBOURNE

1:00pm, Sun 14 September, 2025

HOWLER, MELBOURNE, VIC

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A genre-nonconforming storytelling event where personalities, pundits, professors and polymaths share stories of the music videos that made them the queers they are today.

My Formative Queers turns its gaze — and gays — to music videos, those short films that captured the soundtracks of our youths. In particular, those queerly beloved music videos that reflected our emerging queer selves back at us for what might have been the first time.

Inspired by Darryl W. Bullock's essential book David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music, this event brings together speakers from academics to national treasures, presenting short, moving and hilarious tales of the music videos whose queer representations, overt or otherwise, ignited, informed or, indeed, confirmed the glorious queer they were to become.

Following its inaugural outing at Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2024, My Formative Queers brings a mix of encore performances and new voices to the Howler.

Hosted by Stayci Taylor, storytellers include Christos Tsiolkas, Clem Bastow, Davey Thompson, Cerise Howard, Patrick Kelly and Lucy Schmidt.

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Howler Bar & Grill
The kitchen will be serving a full menu from 5pm (Tues - Fri) and 2pm (Sat - Sun) till late including vegan and vegetarian options.
You can view the delicious offerings available by clicking here.

Booking are not essential but recommended here.

Accessibility
Howler is Accessible.
Both Garden and Theatre are 100% accessible for patrons including a central restroom and easy curbside access for car services.

This venue accepts companion cards. Simply purchase your ticket and contact Moshtix to arrange access for your Companion.

Parking
A park and ride, council operated carpark is located immediately outside of Howler's doors.

Public Transport
Howler is conveniently located just a two minute walk from both the Route 19 Coburg tram (stop 21), and Jewel train station on the Upfield line.

Bicycle
We adjoin the Upfield Bike Path and have many designated bike parks on site.