Bent TV's video: Bent TV: Amazing People from our Community - Upbringing University Living My Chosen Life

Mark Debeljak speaks of his strict religious upbringing, attending Monash University, what triggered the realisation of who he was, leaving home, then having to return before being asked again to leave, and how he met his partner of 24 years. Mark is an avid supporter of the ANAM (Australian National Academy of Music), enjoys the winter months on the ski slopes, travelling the world, and experiencing different cultures and food. To find out more about The Pride Fund visit: https://www.thepridefund.org.au/ The Pride Fund supports the long-term sustainability of the LGBTIQ+ community. To find out more about The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) visit: https://anam.com.au/ The Australian National Academy of Music is dedicated to training the most exceptional young classical musicians from Australia and New Zealand. It is the only professional performance training institute of its kind in Australia, and one of few in the world. If you would like to talk about feelings this program has raised for you, you may wish to contact QLife or Switchboard. QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings, or relationships. To find out more, visit https://www.qlife.org.au/ Switchboard Victoria provides peer-driven support services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender divers, intersex, queer and asexual (LGBTIQA+) people, their families, allies, and communities. To find out more, visit: https://www.switchboard.org.au/ To find out more from David Hunt [ David And Sue, Sunday Arts Magazine ], visit: https://joy.org.au/programs/ To find out more about Minus18 - Changing the Lives Of LGBTQIA+ Youth in Australia visit: https://www.Minus18.org.au/ To find out more about The Victorian Pride Centre visit: https://www.PrideCentre.org.au/ visit: https://pridecentre.org.au/events/ visit: https://pridecentre.org.au/volunteer/ To find out the different ways to listen to JOY 94.9 - LGBTIQA+ Community Media visit: https://joy.org.au/ To find out more about GLOBE, you might like to visit visit: https://globevictoria.com.au/ Connecting & Nurturing Victoria’s LGBTIQ+ communities, small businesses, and professionals