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Well, Well, Well

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Join Michael, Cal, Rachel and Jacinta on Well, Well, Well each week to get all the latest on mental health, HIV & sexual health, and the overall health and wellbeing of our LGBTI communities on JOY 94.9 and on podcast. A service for our LGBTIQA+ community proudly supported by JOY and Thorne Harbour Health.

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Community Response to Sexual Violence

October 26, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

Jade Parker from ACON speaks about their research presentation, Strengthening Community Care: Collective Response to Sexual Violence. This presentation was given at the LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference. Find out more here. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour ...

Supporting LGBTIQ+ migrants and coming out as lesbian later in life

October 19, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

Jacinta and Jack are joined by Mish Kumar-Jonson from The Iceberg Foundation to discuss the program Pride Beyond Borders which supports LGBTIQ+ migrants. Pride Beyond Borders is a commitment to the mental and social health of the refugee, asylum seeker, and displaced people's communities. Li-Min Lee also joins us to discuss their upcoming presentations, Culturally diverse challenges: Navigating the intersection of multiple identities and help-seeking when supporting LGBTIQ+ migrants and How...

Tech-facilitated gender based violence against LGBTIQ+ women

October 12, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

Ani Lamont joins us to discuss emerging trends and community led responses to tech-facilitated gender-based violence against LGBTIQ+ women. They are an expert on gender-based violence with 12 years of experience both internationally and in Australia, working with eSafety Women. Ani will be presenting this research at the upcoming LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference. Find out more here. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like u...

Discovering Disability Justice

October 08, 2023 16:10 - 29 minutes - 68.1 MB

Michael and Jacinta are joined by Jace Reh (he/she) - a First Nations, Disabled, Non-Binary person who works as a Peer Navigator and Case Manager at Thorne Harbour Health SA.  We discuss Jace and Theo's workshop at the 2023 LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference, Discovering Disability Justice: Pride and Shame, about Sick Woman Theory, social justice, and disability rights. Sunny Spectrum Supports - https://www.sunnyspectrum.com.au/  Drop In Care Space Adelaide - https://www.facebook.com/dropinc...

LBQ women’s drinking, smoking, and vaping

October 05, 2023 16:15 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MB

Jacinta and Michael speak with Dr. Ruby Grant, Research Fellow at Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. At the 2023 LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference, Dr. Grant will be presenting on the QSOX (Queer Women's Substance Use Over Time) study - a longitudinal qualitative study exploring alcohol, tobacco, and vaping among LBQ women in Victoria and New South Wales. Dr. Grant's La Trobe University page https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/rfgrant Dr. Grant on Twitt...

LGBTIQ+ forcibly displaced women with FDPN

September 28, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

We speak with Dr Brandy Cochrane from the Forcibly Displaced People's Network (FDPN) about data to be released about displacement and settlement experiences of LGBTIQ+ forcibly displaced women. Renee Dixson and Noushin Barghi will be presenting this research at the upcoming LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference. Find out more here. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions ...

Unpacking the Work Bag with Scarlet Alliance

September 24, 2023 23:00 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

Jack and Jacinta speak with Alex James from Scarlet Alliance about the Work Bag resource and using a parts-and-practices approach to sexual health promotion for sex workers. Alex will be delivering a workshop on the Work Bag at the upcoming LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference. Find out more here. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find o...

Bisexual Awareness Week

September 21, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MB

We speak with Thorne Harbour's SA Therapeutic Services Manager Venetia Brissenden experience as a bisexual person in queer spaces in light of Bisexual Awareness Week. Jack and Jacinta also chat with her about Thorne Harbour Health's new LGBTIQ+ Mental Health Service in Adelaide. Venetia will be delivering a workshop on Bisexuality at the upcoming LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference. Find out more here. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s somet...

Queer Autistic Masking

September 17, 2023 21:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

Frances Brennan is a neurodivergent speech pathologist, mentor, trainer and disability advocate, and she joins us to discuss queer autistic masking. Frances currently operates her own holistic neurodiverse-affirming speech pathology clinic in outer Melbourne, The Speech Tree. Jack and Jacinta chat with Frances about the clients they work with, as well as the emotional and psychological impacts of masking for queer women in particular. Frances will be delivering a workshop on this topic at ...

Queer Women’s Trauma and Dyspareunia

September 13, 2023 02:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Dr Sarah Ashton joins us to discuss the collective trauma experienced by LGBTIQA+ women contributed to dyspareunia (painful sex). Sarah is the director and founder of Sexual Healthy and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS) and is passionate about challenging public discourse around sex. Jack and Jacinta also discuss with her how the experiences of queer women can be pathologised as problems. Dr Ashton will be delivering a workshop on this topic at the upcoming LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Con...

Braden Hill on the Voice to Parliament and Indigenous LGBTIQA+SB research

September 10, 2023 23:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

Jacinta speaks to educator and researcher Professor Braden Hill about his extensive work on Indigenous LGBTIQA+SB health, student equity and access, and his recent advocacy videos about the Voice to Parliament Referendum. Professor Braden Hill is a Nyungar Wardandi man from the south-west of Western Australia and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Equity and Indigenous portfolio Edith Cowan University, and is the Head of Kurongkurl Katitjin, ECU’s Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Rese...

Sexual Health Month with Women’s Health in the North

September 07, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Jacinta and Jack kick-off sexual health month by speaking to Amelia and Tilly from the Sexual and Reproductive Health team at Women’s Health in the North (WHIN). Tilly and Amelia talk about what kind of work WHIN does in the northern metropolitan region of Melbourne, the current barriers and gaps that they see in sexual and reproductive health, especially for LGBTIQA+ people. We also discuss WHIN's Freedom, Respect and Equity in Sexual Health (FRESH) plan, which aims for "all women and gend...

Gay Asian Proud

August 31, 2023 17:30 - 36 minutes - 84.5 MB

Michael catches up with James Seow, faciltator of Thorne Harbour Health's Gay Asian Proud (GAP) about events that support social connection for same sex-attracted Asian men. Gay Asian Proud holds regular art workshops, health talks, group discussions, yum cha lunches, team sports, and film nights for and by queer Asian men and occassionally other Asian identified LGBTIQ+ people and their partners, and allies. James and Michael discusses HIV and other health disparities for queer Asian men, a...

Preventing and destigmatising drug overdose

August 24, 2023 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

International Overdose Awareness Day's founder SJ Finn, Vanessa Hollo from the Better Health Network and Lucy Burnett from Thorne Harbour Health discuss the causes and symptoms of drug overdose. We also talk about how to prevent and respond to a drug overdose, and the importance of destigmatisation. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] F...

Haircuts and health promotion – Fade Out HIV

August 19, 2023 23:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

Stan Pogroszewski and Dean Beals from DKBmed join us to discuss Fade Out HIV which aims to educate barbers in the US on how to have conversations about sexual health with their clients. Find out more about Fade Out HIV at DKBmed's website here. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victor...

FEAST Festival’s big 2023 plans

August 17, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

FEAST Festival's new CEO Tish Naughton joins us to speak about joining the FEAST team and what attendees can look forward to this Pridevember. Running Nov 1-19, find out more about FEAST here. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia a...

ALMA Conference

August 12, 2023 23:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

Dr Ruth McNair from the University of Melbourne joins us to discuss the ALMA Conference, it’s history and this year’s theme, Authenticity – Keeping it Real. They also chat with Jack and Rachel about the Australian Lesbian Medical Association. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria...

LGBTIQA+ Preconception & Pregnancy Care

August 10, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

Amelia Arnold from the Growing Queer Families Alliance at Monash University joins us to discuss her research into LGBTIQA+ experiences accessing preconception and pregnancy care. She also chats with Jack and Rachel about her experience presenting this research at the Sexuality and Social Work Conference in Glasgow recently. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at w...

IAS 2023 – HIV Science as Art

August 07, 2023 02:15 - 30 minutes - 69.6 MB

Brisbane recently hosted the 12th International Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023). Held in conjunction with the conference, HIV Science as Art is a new initiative pairing HIV positive artists from around the world with internationally renowned HIV scientists. The pairings then created original works that speak to some of the scientific advancements being presented at the global HIV conference. Cal Hawk talks to one of the exhibition's scientific curators Dr Talia Mota as well as one of th...

IAS 2023 – Doxy PEP

August 06, 2023 02:15 - 10 minutes - 23.2 MB

Brisbane recently hosted the 12th International Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023). The conference features scientific advancements and findings from around the world with regard to HIV and a number of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Reporting from the conference, Cal Hawk talks to Dr Chase Cannon about some of his work investigating the efficacy of using Doxycycline to prevent the acquisition of STIs such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis. — Check out our other JOY Pod...

IAS 2023 – MPOX One Year On

August 03, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes - 34.9 MB

Cal Hawk reports back from the recent IAS 2023 Conference in Brisbane. The biennial conference showcases the latest scientific findings from around the world regarding HIV and other infectious diseases. One year on in the global outbreak of MPOX (monkeypox), Cal is talks to Mateo Prochazka, an infectious disease epidemiologist and public health consultant from the World Health Organisation (WHO), about the lasting impact of MPOX. This week two cases of MPOX were reported in Melbourne amongst...

Adam Carr – Community Living Legend

July 28, 2023 07:05 - 33 minutes - 75.6 MB

Dr Adam Carr was a founding member of the Victorian AIDS Action Committee in 1983 and later served as President of the organisation in 1986-87 when it was the Victorian AIDS Council - today known as Thorne Harbour Health. He worked in gay community media from 1979 to 2001, including as editor of OutRage magazine. Adam talks to Cal Hawk about his role in the community response to HIV and AIDS as well as his time in community media. This episode is part of the Community Living Legends series,...

Chris Gill – Community Living Legend

July 27, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 55.6 MB

Chris Gill was a founding member of the Victorian AIDS Action Committee back in 1983. As the organisation became the Victorian AIDS Council, Chris went on the worked in a number of volunteer and paid roles until the mid 1990s, including as foundation Manager of the People Living With AIDS Program and as Campaigns and Community Relations Officer in the Education Program. Chris also served as editor or the Melbourne Star Observer for 3 years from 1988 and was a Co–Convenor of the Victorian Gay ...

Phil Carswell – Community Living Legend

July 20, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 116 MB

Phil Carswell OAM is a longstanding community advocate. Forged in the fires of gay and lesbian liberation, Phil was the Founding President of the Victorian AIDS Action Committee, later the Victorian AIDS Council, and today - Thorne Harbour Health. Phil worked tirelessly in leading the community response to HIV and AIDS in Australia both within community organisations and while working in government health departments Phil represented the Victorian AIDS Council on the Australian Federation of...

Jamie Gardiner – Community Living Legend

July 14, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 59.6 MB

One of the founding members of the Victorian AIDS Action Committee (now Thorne Harbour Health) and longstanding human rights activist, Jamie Gardiner OAM talks with Cal Hawk about his role in getting sex amongst men decriminalised in Victoria in the early 1980s and his involvement in the early response to HIV and AIDS in Australia. This episode is part of the Community Living Legends series, reflecting on community-driven action and looking to the future as Thorne Harbour Health celebrates i...

Dennis Altman – Community Living Legend

July 13, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes - 60 MB

Dennis Altman is the writer and academic behind the ground-breaking book Homosexual: Oppression & Liberation during the gay liberation movement on the early 1970s. He has taken an active role in advancing the community response to HIV and AIDS and LGBTIQ+ human rights more broadly. This episode is part of the Community Living Legends series, reflecting on community-driven action and looking to the future as Thorne Harbour Health celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2023. Check out our other J...

David Menadue – Community Living Legend

July 07, 2023 23:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

David Menadue is a longstanding advocate for people living with HIV and was one of the first people in Australia to be in the media as someone living with HIV in the 1980s. We chat with him about his role in community organisation and establishing groups for people living with HIV. This episode is part of the Community Living Legends series, reflecting on community-driven action and looking to the future as Thorne Harbour Health celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2023. Check out our other JO...

Alison Thorne – Community Living Legend

July 06, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

Alison Thorne a longstanding socialist feminist and advocate for our LGBTIQ+ communities as well as half the namesake of Thorne Harbour Health. We discuss with her the current landscape as a longstanding feminist around that class we’re seeing around trans-exclusionary radical feminism. This episode is part of the Community Living Legends series, reflecting on community-driven action and looking to the future as Thorne Harbour Health celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2023. Check out our o...

Supporting Rainbow Mob amidst Voice debate

July 03, 2023 23:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

We discuss how to support rainbow mob amidst the debate surrounding the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the upcoming referendum. Shane Sturgiss from BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation and Jill Gallagher from VACCHO join us on this episode. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Tho...

Shane Sturgiss and BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation

June 29, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

Shane Sturgiss from the BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation joins us to talk about his upbringing, identity, and his interest in counselling and community services. We also discuss BlaQ's training, case management, and the importance of culture for wellbeing for rainbow mob. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find out more about LGBTIQ+ servic...

Harm Reduction 2023 Reflections

June 22, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

We chat with the Thorne Harbour Health team that went to Harm Reduction 2023 about their thoughts about the conference. Senior Policy Analyst James Hamlet and Therapeutic Services SA Manager Venetia Brissenden join us to share their reflections on the event. Venetia also talks about Thorne Harbour Health's new LGBTIQ+ Mental Health Service launching in Adelaide. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the sh...

Ageing Well at Home with ECH

June 20, 2023 23:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

Robyn Lierton joins us to discuss ECH's services that support diverse communities in ageing well in South Australia. Positive Ageing for Positive People aims to support people 45 years and older living with HIV in developing skills, social connections, and self-empowerment, which are integral to ageing well. Presented by SAMESH, the workshop series is supported by a Positive Ageing Fellowship Grant from the Office for Ageing Well. Learn more about or sign up for the Positive Ageing for Pos...

Journaling and Self Reflection

June 18, 2023 23:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Jana Norman from the University of Adelaide joins us to discuss journaling and other self-reflection practices they'll explore in SAMESH's new workshop series. Positive Ageing for Positive People aims to support people 45 years and older living with HIV in developing skills, social connections, and self-empowerment, which are integral to ageing well. Presented by SAMESH, the workshop series is supported by a Positive Ageing Fellowship Grant from the Office for Ageing Well. Learn more about...

Dance and Movement Therapy for Ageing Well

June 16, 2023 23:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

Ben-Hur Winter from PEACE in Adelaide joins us to discuss dance and movement therapy used in health and wellbeing settings, including SAMESH's new workshop series. They also talk about their involvement in the CONNECT project which promotes HIV testing, especially for culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Positive Ageing for Positive People aims to support people 45 years and older living with HIV in developing skills, social connections, and self-empowerment, which are integra...

Positive Ageing for Positive People

June 15, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

Positive Ageing for Positive People aims to support people 45 years and older living with HIV in developing skills, social connections, and self-empowerment, which are integral to ageing well. Presented by SAMESH, the workshop series is supported by a Positive Ageing Fellowship Grant from the Office for Ageing Well. The Office's Executive Director Cassie Mason joins us to speak about the office's history, their involvement with LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with HIV, and more. Lear...

Queer Gaze and Wicked Women

June 11, 2023 23:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

Wicked Women (1988–96) was a delectable sex-positive zine published by Lisa and Jasper thirty years ago when they decided Australian dykes deserved raunchy representation. The zine evolved into a magazine that sparked a revolution in lesbian circles of inner city Sydney and Melbourne. Lisa joins us to discuss the exhibition at the Victorian Pride Centre, how the zine was published, and more. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’...

Public Cervix Announcement

June 08, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 63.7 MB

Public Cervix Announcement is a new health promotion campaign from Cancer Council Victoria (CCV) and Thorne Harbour Health. We're joined by Kate Broun from CCV and campaign ambassador Jen to discuss screening, early detection and education for our LGBTIQ+ communities. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find out more about LGBTIQ+ servi...

LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence – with ARCSHS

May 30, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 63.7 MB

Dr. Gene Lim, Research Officer from the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University joins the program to discuss how intimate partner violence impacts our LGBTQ community. Gene addresses implicit bias in healthcare settings, stigma, and prevalence of intimate partner violence in our community. We also discuss a new study looking at LGBTQ victim survivors of IPV, and how they access support services. Resources If you are at immediate risk of harm, p...

Pansexual Visibility Day

May 25, 2023 12:01 - 23 minutes - 53.9 MB

Wednesday 24 May was Pansexual Visibility Day. The day serves as a platform to educate others about pansexuality, challenge stereotypes and misconceptions, and foster a sense of community among pansexual individuals. Being Pansexual, or Pan, refers to the potential for attraction to people regardless of their gender identity and Pan folk recognise that gender is not the sole determining factor for their romantic or sexual attraction. We are joined by Son Vivienne a non-binary, trans-masc, ge...

National Volunteers Week 2023

May 18, 2023 11:55 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MB

Cal and Jacinta caught up with Daniel Bryen, Volunteer Coordinator at Thorne Harbour Health, during National Volunteers Week 2023. Daniel discusses what it is like being a volunteer coordinator, the types of roles volunteers are involved in - including barista positions with the coffee carts - and the impact volunteering has on strengthening community. For more information, please see: Volunteering with Thorne Harbour Health Well Well Well's 2022 JOY podcast with volunteers   If there’s...

Rainbow Community Angels

May 16, 2023 07:07 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MB

Cal and Jacinta speak to Flis Marlowe from the Rainbow Community Angels, 'an LGBTIQA+ community-led safety project working together to make our LGBTIQA+ communities, kids & families feel safer, connected & supported.' Flis discusses the urgent need for community activism and the mobilisation involved in setting up the Angels as an ongoing initiative to protect community and support events to continue to take place, which have been facing increasing threats and cancellations. For more informa...

International Nurses Day – HIV and Sexual Health Nurses

May 11, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MB

Jacinta and Rachel recognise International Nurses Day (May 12) by speaking to Dr Liz Crock AM and Mark Thompson about their experiences as nurses working in HIV care and more. Dr Liz Crock AM talks about her experiences as a nurse in the early days of HIV. She worked at the  Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital in the HIV ward, and has continued to dedicate her work to addressing HIV stigma. Mark Thompson is an STI and HIV specialist nurse, and an LGBTI specialist nurse practitioner candi...

JOY’s Radiothon, Live in Studio!

May 04, 2023 23:05 - 39 minutes - 90.1 MB

For JOY's Radiothon, Jack and Cal look back on some of their favourite moments since the last Radiothon. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

Looking forward – LGBTIQ+ Women’s Health Conference 2023

April 20, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 67.3 MB

The 2023 LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference has been announced for its return to Melbourne in October. Rachel and Cal speak to Dr Julie Mooney-Somers about current research in LGBTIQ+ Women's Health, including an update on the long-running SWASH study. Later in this episode, Amelia Arnold from Women's Health in the North (WHIN) joins Rachel and Jacinta to discuss previous conferences, sexual and reproductive health, and what community care can look like. For information about the 2023 LGBTIQ+...

Anti-racism with HUE Colour the Conversation

April 16, 2023 23:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

Michael and Jacinta speak with Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg, the co-founder and director of Hue. Hue: Colour the Conversation is an anti-oppression and anti-racism training and consulting group. Hue works to empower people and organisations with practical skills to challenge the root causes of racism and oppression. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy....

Dog Talking and Walking Project

April 13, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

Jack and Cal chat with Elizabeth Peel about the Dog Talking and Walking Project. The project entailed an online survey of experiences and online interviews with dog owners, shining new light on the so called ‘pet effect.’ Find out more about the project here. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and ...

Trans Visibility in the Arts with Mama Alto

April 06, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

Mama Alto is a jazz singer, cabaret artiste and gender transcendant diva. She is a transgender and queer person of colour who works with the radical potential of storytelling, strength in softness and power in vulnerability. Cal speaks with her about her upbringing, how her trans identity has informed her performance work, the Gender Euphoria journey and more. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show...

Trans Day of Visibility

March 30, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

Jack and Rachel speak with Son from Transgender Victoria and Rory from Zoe Belle Gender Collective in light of Trans Day of Visbility. We discuss what the organisations do for trans and gender diverse communities, the importance of visibility, and self care given recent events in Melbourne. Find out more about Trans Day of Visibility, Transgender Victoria and Zoe Belle Gender Collective. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d li...

Diverse City and Delsi Cat

March 23, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

We revisit interviews recorded in light of FEAST and GEAR'd in Adelaide with Delsi Cat and Diverse City. Delsi is the founder of Unicorns which started as a warehouse party and now encompasses larger music and arts events across Sydney and Melbourne Diverse City is a performance and community event space in Adelaide for people of all backgrounds and ages that opened a community library. Read more about the LGBTIQ+ community library here. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ...

Bi for over 46 years with Robyn Ochs

March 20, 2023 22:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB

Cal speaks with Robyn Ochs at Better Together Conference 2023 in Adelaide. Robyn speaks about coming out without much knowledge of the Bi+ community, what the plus means in Bi+, navigating Bi visibility, horizontal hostility, and more. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at [email protected] Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Tho...

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