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Damien O'Meara (he/him)

@djomeara.bsky.social
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Researching communication, brand and visibility in creative industries; queer representation in mainstream media | Lecturer Public Relations at RMIT

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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Queer Stories in Australian TV Drama: Production Culture, Policy, and Distribution is out now (published by Routledge). doi.org/10.4324/9781...
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Information Age @information-age.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In the week Australia celebrated the 70th anniversary of its first television broadcast, the government is weighing the future of free-to-air television, including a potential online-dominant approach that would see a significant reduction in Australia’s existing broadcasting infrastructure.
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The end of broadcast TV is on the table
Government considers moving free-to-air services online.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It was great to have a chat to Leonard Bernardone for Information Age about the government's consultation on the future – or maybe even the end – of free-to-air broadcast television in Australia. ia.acs.org.au/article/2026...
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The end of broadcast TV is on the table
Government considers moving free-to-air services online.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Download the preview chapter of 'Queer Stories in Australian TV Drama', here: doi.org/10.4324/9781...
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Queer Stories in Australian TV Drama | Production Culture, Policy, and
As screen scholars and practitioners grapple with growing expectations for onscreen diversity, this book examines how such expectations manifest through hidden
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My book 'Queer Stories in Australian TV Drama' draws on 18 original interviews with Australian television creatives and executives to investigate how queer stories were negotiated through the processes of development and commissioning, writers' rooms, production, and distribution.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What actually happens behind the scenes before LGBTQ+ stories make it onscreen in Aussie TV drama?
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Pre-orders are open for my book ‘Queer Stories in Australian TV Drama: Production Culture, Policy, and Distribution’. If you are associated with a university anywhere in the world, you can do me a massive favour by requesting the uni library purchases this book. www.routledge.com/Queer-Storie...
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3C @3c-rmit.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
📺🏳️‍🌈 New from 3C: Damien O'Meara (RMIT) & Whitney Monaghan (Monash) chart 3 decades of queer TV storyworlds — from Queer as Folk to Heartstopper — across the US, UK, Australia & Canada. Turns out queer stories thrive on industrial disruption. Open access: doi.org/10.1177/1749...
Promotional graphic for a 3C research announcement. A vintage television set with antennae sits on a wooden cabinet against a colourful, rainbow-toned smoky background. On the TV screen, five silhouetted figures stand together against rainbow-striped colour bars. Below, on a dark navy banner, white text reads "NEW RESEARCH!" followed by the headline "From Queer as Folk to Heartstopper: Mapping Three Decades of Queer TV." Below that, smaller text gives the citation: O'Meara, D. J., & Monaghan, W. (2026). Distributing queer storyworlds in US, UK, Australian, and Canadian mainstream television drama. Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies. The 3C research group's circular black-and-orange logo appears in the bottom right corner.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
New publication alert 🚨 Check out my chapter in The Routledge Companion to Gender and Celebrity, ‘Interviewing queer television celebrities: Methodological and practical reflections’. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
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Interviewing queer television celebrities | 44 | Methodological and pr
The queer television celebrity serves as both a public advocate for the queer community and a behind-the-scenes advocate within television production culture.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Thanks Jane 🙏🏼
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I made a little video with RMIT’s brilliant comms team!
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
If you’re interested in queer stories, film and TV, and cultural industries, I’d love to connect this Pride Month and talk all things queer representation!
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Finally, I’ve been exploring historic audience reactions to moments when queer stories have broken through in the mainstream: doi.org/10.1080/1030...
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Alongside these contributions, I have been exploring the value of interviewing out television creatives and executives and the queer labour behind getting our stories onscreen: doi.org/10.1177/0163...
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
We’ve also explored how these centrally queer TV shows approach queer worldbuilding: doi.org/10.1177/0163...
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Since then, Whitney and I have been exploring the emergence of queer storyworld, TV shows that centre the lives and social connections between LGBTQIA+ people, across the US, UK, Australia and Canada, as products of experimentation during technological disruption: doi.org/10.1177/1749...
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
In addition, I have worked with my brilliant colleague Whitney Monaghan to chart the appearances of queer characters in Aussie TV: doi.org/10.1177/1329...
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Last year, I passed my PhD examining how television creatives negotiate the inclusion of queer stories in Australian TV drama. I’ve turned it into my first book ‘Queer stories in Australian TV drama: production culture, policy, and distribution’ (coming in October). www.routledge.com/Queer-Storie...
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Hello Queer Bluesky, this Pride Month my aim is to reach more awesome queer people on here! So, a small introduction: I’m Damo, a researcher who investigates queer representations in media and culture (particularly onscreen).
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
…how Australian television’s once-pervasive industry perceptions that queer stories would not appeal to broad audiences changed throughout the decade. It traces the lifecycle of scripted television projects across all stages of television production from development to distribution.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📺 Through analysis of 18 original interviews with Australian television industry professionals, along with political-economic, content, and textual analysis of queer television content from 2011–2021, this book demonstrates…
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Stories in Australian TV Drama examines how queer representations are negotiated by creatives and executives for distribution through mainstream television networks
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I wanted to share as a teaser, because it's Pride Month, because I'm so proud of this work, and because I am excited for people to see just how Aussie TV has changed over an important and transformative period.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
In exciting news, my book ‘Queer Stories in Australian TV Drama: Production Culture, Policy, and Distribution’ will be published by Routledge in October 2026. It is part of the Advances in Television Studies series.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The D Cut is a Canadian series set in a queer hairdresser, and explores a place where we form community and affirm identity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYD1...
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The D Cut | ✂️ TRAILER ✂️ | An Original Series by DOVE | KindaTV
YouTube video by KindaTV
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Lip Service follows a tight-knit friendship group of lesbian and bisexual women, and other queer characters, set in Glasgow. Excellent series with compelling drama. youtu.be/Qk0Qi0x4KBk?...
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Official Lip Service trailer - Out on UK DVD 15th November 2010
YouTube video by romleydavies
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Noah’s Arc was the first drama commission by Logo. It is about a group of Black gay friends in LA, and it is sexy, funny, and emotionally resonant when it needs to be. youtu.be/V6SsVOQFUGA?...
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Noah's Arc Trailer
YouTube video by javaatl1972
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Undressed in 1999 features a group of gay friends as part of the broader ensemble exploring the sex lives of 20-somethings. It includes an early role for Pedro Pascal. Although there’s an unfortunate - but honestly realistic - thread of bi erasure. youtu.be/jEx9oPd0SKc?...
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Pedro Pascal 1999 MTV Undressed
YouTube video by SilentRider
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Hey, so Whitney Monaghan and I have found over 70 queer storyworlds in TV since the 1990s across UK, US, Australia and Canada (there’s more in more places), and I’m gonna work through and add as many as I can to the quoted thread throughout Pride Month.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Part of the SBS Digital Originals initiative, Iggy and Ace follows its titular best friends (played by Sara West and Josh Virgona) as they navigate addiction within the queer community. youtu.be/cCWsoM_nQy4?...
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Iggy & Ace | Trailer | SBS On Demand
YouTube video by SBS On Demand
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Smoggie Queens is all about the ways queer people find one another and build community wherever we are. This scrappy, queer chosen family ensemble shows off the beating heart of low-budget comedy as a place for sharp writing by new voices. youtu.be/m59Ii_FPPrw?...
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BBC iPlayer - Trailer - Smoggie Queens
YouTube video by patv.archive
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Sort Of is a smart, funny series centring on non-binary Pakistani-Canadian Sabi, as they navigate between queer and non-queer spaces. It gives space to explore the complexity of trans and non-binary identity, including bisexual/pansexual attraction. youtu.be/NJHVEwILuDI?...
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SORT OF - Official trailer
YouTube video by CBC Comedy
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
In Our Blood focuses on queer community activist and government responses to the AIDS Epidemic in Australia. It highlights the diversity of Australia’s LGBTQIA+ community and the vital role of lesbians who led activism and care movements. youtu.be/6F70kankd6Q?...
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In Our Blood: Official Trailer | ABC TV + iview
YouTube video by ABC iview
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Pose (2018–21) celebrates the Black and Hispanic trans and queer voices at the centre of New York’s infamous ball culture in the 1980s and 1990s. It provides a depth of storytelling, and the unflinching look at the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the community. youtu.be/zd9n1MEhbSk?...
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Pose | Official Series Trailer | FX
YouTube video by FX Networks
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Ilene Chaiken’s The L Word (2004–09) is the first all-lesbian (and bisexual woman) storyworld. The L Word is sexy, dramatic and unafraid to tackle complex issues around relationships, infidelity, family and identity. youtu.be/eozHBSyq68E?...
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The L Word | Series Trailer
YouTube video by OUTtv
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Russel T Davies’ Queer as Folk (1999–2000) was the first fully queer storyworld in mainstream television. It centres the lives of gay men, and a few lesbians, in Manchester, and the scene on the infamous nightclub strip, Canal Street. m.youtube.com/watch?v=mp9c...
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Queer As Folk UK
YouTube video by OUTtv
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It’s Pride Month, and my challenge to everyone is to watch more queer storyworlds - TV shows that emphasise the social bonds of queer people - because those stories show how we find one another and build community. theconversation.com/activism-com...
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Activism, complicated sexualities, and rural Oklahoma: what to stream this Pride Month
From Queer as Folk to Reservation Dogs, this is a Pride Month special edition of what we’re streaming.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I wrote aabout what to stream during #PrideMonth with the excellent Whitney Monaghan. We'd love you to watch more queer shows, especially as some streaming services haven't been making their LGBTQIA+ categories as prominent during Pride Month in recent years.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I teamed up with fellow queer TV expert, Whitney Monaghan, to recommend what to stream this #PrideMonth. theconversation.com/activism-com...
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Activism, complicated sexualities, and rural Oklahoma: what to stream this Pride Month
From Queer as Folk to Reservation Dogs, this is a Pride Month special edition of what we’re streaming.
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Ben Lyall 💾 @benlyall.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Audio of my evidence in this Parliamentary Inquiry is at this timestamp on the livestream recording: www.youtube.com/live/tWwmO77... Big ups to the parliamentary staff, committee secretariat and committee members for managing these hearings as well as caring about the future petitioning ✨
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House Standing Committee on Petitions | 11/05/2026
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
🚨 New publication alert 🚨 In ‘Queer worldbuilding in mainstream Anglophone television’ - led by Whitney Monaghan - we expand theories of televisual worldbuilding to consider the queer storyworld. doi.org/10.1177/0163...
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 27/03/2026
📺 REVIEW: When Darcy returns home in this new SBS series, he realises there’s another presence in his childhood home: a ghost of his younger pre-transition self, Dee.
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Homebodies: bold TV about a trans man, his mother and the conversations they never had
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Check out my review of the new SBS series, Homebodies in @aunz.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/homebodies-b...
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Homebodies: bold TV about a trans man, his mother and the conversations they never had
When Darcy returns home in this new SBS series, he realises there’s another presence in his childhood home: a ghost of his younger pre-transition self, Dee.
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Dr Rebecca Williams @augustaquarius.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
New in Critical Studies in Television Distributing queer storyworlds in US, UK, Australian, and Canadian mainstream television drama Damien John O’Meara and Whitney Monaghan journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Distributing queer storyworlds in US, UK, Australian, and Canadian mainstream television drama - Damien John O’Meara, Whitney Monaghan, 2026
This article examines the distribution of LGBTQ+ television from the 1990s to the beginning of the 2020s. It presents new data of what queer-oriented series wer...
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Thanks Clare, I have a similar path into TV studies and queer storytelling - and love undertaking this kind of analysis. Following you to keep up to date with your research! We have some exciting shared interests!
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Thank you for sharing, Rebecca!
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Have you ever encountered a queer storyworld? Chances are, it emerged through a liminal moment of experimentation during a disruption to the ecology of television distribution. See my latest work with the brilliant Whitney Monaghan! Always a joy to work together. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Screen shot of the article ‘Distributing queer storyworlds in US, UK, Australian, and Canadian mainstream television drama’.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Hear my list of the most iconic moments from Aussie TV on ABC’s Nightlife last night! What are yours? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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From flickering screens to streaming dreams: 100 years of broadcast TV - ABC listen
Free-to-air TV was the original disrupter. Does it have a place in the digital age?
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Lovely to see our upcoming Broadcast TV symposium covered in TV Tonight: tvtonight.com.au/2026/02/what...
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What would Australian culture look like without broadcast television? | TV Tonight
RMIT brings together industry experts from TV production, news, advertising, and policy to tackle a philosophical question.
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Damien O'Meara (he/him) @djomeara.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Final speaker lineup for the ‘100 Years of Broadcast TV Symposium’ coming up this Friday (6 Feb) at RMIT! www.rmit.edu.au/events/2026/...
Poster listing 17 speakers for the 100 Years of Broadcast Symposium.
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