The moment I knew: she was leaning against the ute, her rat’s tail catching the light – she looked electric

In the 2000s, the queer scene in Queensland felt small, but Melania Jack fell for Patty Preece big time Find more stories from the moment I knew series Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email It was 2007 and I was heading out to work on the regional program of an Indigenous arts festival called Stylin’ Up. A car entourage of arts workers were headed to Cherbourg to run beatmaking, songwriting and dance workshops. As I drove up into Highgate Hill, the sun was just coming up. Ahead of me...

By As told to James Norman