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The term “intersectionality,” was coined by scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in a 1989 paper, and it’s the notion that oppressions intersect to create compounded, complex experiences of discrimination. That’s hard to...
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How are you feeling after the postal vote? Wasn’t that a full on day?! I cried a lot! Did you do anything nice to celebrate? I hope so! Where were...
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How would you describe your gender? Do you feel like your gender identity has remained the same throughout your whole life? Or do you see your gender as more of...
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Would you call yourself an activist? Are you out there attending the rallies, signing petitions and fighting for the rights of the queer community? Have you found yourself feeling a...
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Do you remember the first time you made a queer friend? Did you work out you were queer and then start freaking out about how you were ever going to...
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In this episode we will chat about a word that has become increasingly popular over the last few years. A word to describe a person that is attracted all genders!...
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HAPPY International Coming Out Day! International Day of The Girl! Last week we spoke all about self care strategies. As some of us are definitely feeling the impact of...
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How have you been feeling lately? Rocking the school holidays? Did you go to the Minus18 dance party last week – pretty fun! How have you been feeling emotionally?...
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In this episode we discuss a word that has only really become popular in recent times – NEURODIVERSITY. What does that mean exactly? People might identify as neurodivergent when they...
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Have you ever thought it would be pretty cool to have queer parents? Or to be born into a rainbow family? I know I have. Over the last few...
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What was it like to grow up queer 50 years ago? An interview with a Queer Elder! Highschool students Cheyne and Charlie sit down with Delsi to interview 82...
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Tonight we dedicated our show to PARENTS of queer young people. We explore what queer people actually need from their parents. What’s the best way to react when your...
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I’m back! I have missed you all heaps and am super excited to be back in the sparkly world of Unicorn Youth! On this episode of Unicorn Youth we explore...
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On the Non-Binary takeover, Charlie spoke to trans-masc person of colour, Sunny, and white trans-femme person, Dove, about the queer community and how to find your place in it while...
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Tom is not someone you have heard much of on Unicorn Youth, but he’s been with the team for about 8 months now after completing the Youth Aloud Radio Course...
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Most people’s first exposure to drag was Priscilla Queen of The Desert – but drag has been around since the dawn of theater and has grown into an incredible art...
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This week we discussed what it means to be Queer and a Person of Colour. Being a member of the LGBTQIA+ community can come with it’s own set of challenges....
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Let’s talk about how good it is to hear trans and non-binary artists on the airways! Tonight I was joined by a couple of fantastic non-binary young people and together...
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Tonight we spoke about a tough but important topic, family rejection. Did you know that approximately 50% of LGBTQIA+ youth experience family rejection in some way? This could be through...
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Have you ever seen people dressed up as a character, sword fighting in the park? Or maybe you were hanging out in the city and saw people dressed up as...
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Language is a super powerful tool for communication and as time progresses so does the language we use. Within the LGBTQIA+ community it can sometimes feel that there is a...
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Happy Radiothon! This is your chance to give back and help support JOY and keep Unicorn Youth on air. We are a community radio station so we rely on membership...
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What was life like for LGBTQIA+ people who grew up overseas? Have they experienced the same things as us here in Australia? Was coming out harder or easier? Are there...
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This Unicorn Youth was all about LGBTQIA+ Healthcare. We found out how to access LGBTQIA+ specific healthcare, where to seek assistance for physical and mental health and if there are...
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Do you like getting dressed up? Do you like makeup? Do you find yourself being the caregiver in your friendship group? Does that make you femme? Tonight we explored femme...
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Language is a super powerful tool for communication and as time progresses so does the language we use. Within the LGBTQIA+ community it can sometimes feel that there is a...
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In this episode we discuss QUEER YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. Statistics show that queer youth are four times more likely to experience homelessness than their non-queer peers. When we speak about homelessness...
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On this sparkly installment of Unicorn Youth, we are talking about something we have always wanted to discuss! QUEERBLINGS! (A term that one of our guests, Ellen, coined herself) Being...
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On this installment of Unicorn Youth, we speak to two wonderful Unicorn Youth regulars, Charlie and Sav, who will be chatting about Transgender Day of Visibility which is this Friday...
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