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Gaywaves was Sydney’s first gay and lesbian radio program.

Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance have been added to Sounds of Australia for 2021. 

An interview with members of the Gay Liberation Quire broadcast as part of Gaywave's Stonewall Special in 1981.

Sydney gay and lesbian radio program Gaywaves presenter Dietmar Hollman reports in October 1985 from a rally and AIDS Candlelight Vigil, the first held in Sydney, organised by Sydney City

Gaywaves members talk to Dennis Altman and Margaret McMann on the first live broadcast of Gaywaves in January 1980.

Doris Day's remarkable career is celebrated in this comprehensive report, originally produced by Maria Miranda for Gaywaves in 1987.

Gaywaves, Sydney’s first gay and lesbian radio program, first went to air at a time when homosexuality was still illegal in NSW.

Promo for Mothers and Others, a 1991 Gaywaves five-part special focusing on lesbian parenting and produced by Prue Borthwick and Barbara Bloch.

A panel session presented by the NFSA during the 2015 SpringOUT festival.