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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.
We dive into prostate cancer screening, treatment, and lived experience through an LGBTIQA+ lens.
Jack and Rachel speak with Michael Cromer, a urology nurse practitioner at the Australian Prostate Centre, who breaks down what the prostate does, when to start testing, and how treatment side effects can impact continence and sexual function.
We also explore the unique barriers queer people face, from fear of outing to clinicians who don’t understand queer sex lives.
Jaco Erasmus also joins us to share his personal diagnosis story at 48 and discusses founding Prostate Pride, a peer support group for queer men navigating prostate cancer.
Chapters00:52 – Why We’re Talking About Prostate Cancer
05:13 – What Is the Prostate and Its Function
06:38 – Average Age for Prostate Issues Arising
07:26 – When Should People Start Getting Tested
09:37 – Treatment Protocols Depending on Prostate State
16:06 – Side Effects on Continence and Sexual Function
21:31 – Barriers to Testing for Queer Communities
28:21 – Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Story
34:53 – Hyper Masculine Awareness Campaigns
40:05 – Starting Prostate Pride Support Group History
All chapter timecodes are approximate.
Want more Well Well Well?Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org.
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin & Rachel Cook
Jack and Cal return to the world of leather, kink, and fetish title competitions through Cal’s journey as Mr. Australian Leather, including his visit to Auckland for the inaugural MX Gear New Zealand title.
We hear from contestants including a 74-year-old trans man finding his second wind in community, a South Island pup advocating for trans rights, and a self-proclaimed “comedy queen” channelling Princess Margaret on their path to the title.
The conversation unpacks how these titles serve as platforms for sexual health advocacy, community building, and solidarity at a time when queer infrastructure is under pressure globally.
Chapters00:00 – Intro and Cal’s sash queen revelation
02:02 – Cal’s history in Melbourne leather community
02:55 – Origins of leather title competitions
03:37 – Evolution toward inclusive mixed gear titles
05:08 – Cal wins Mr Australian Leather title
06:21 – Inside look at leather community gatherings
10:53 – Titleholders as advocates and community leaders
13:10 – What judges look for in competitions
20:53 – Luca 74 year old trans man competes
28:44 – Chief represents South Island at competition
34:16 – Robbie Abundance wins inaugural Mix Gear title
44:18 – Producer Sean on launching the event
All chapter timecodes are approximate.
Want more Well Well Well?Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org.
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin & Caleb Hawk
Jenna Love has worked as an independent sex worker for over a decade, and now leads Sex Work Advocacy work as the president of Scarlet Alliance.
In this episode she speaks with Jordan about her experience at the Women Deliver conference in Melbourne to the fight for decriminalisation across so-called Australia.
We explore the long history of peer-to-peer organising in the sex worker community, the contagious spread of the Nordic model, and what genuine allyship looks like.
Chapters00:00 — Introduction
05:00 — Meeting incredible overachievers at Women Deliver
10:00 — Creating the sex worker networking zone
15:00 — Emerging Together: Sex Work at End of Empire
20:00 — Global solidarity among sex workers across borders
25:00 — Advice for allies supporting sex worker advocacy
30:00 — The Nordic Model and its harmful impact
35:00 — Queensland’s decriminalisation as best practice model
40:00 — Whore Walk: sex work history walking tours
45:00 — Sex work and digital rights
All chapter timecodes are approximate.
Want more Well Well Well?Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org.
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin & Jordan
We discuss sexually adventurous men's project, Down an' Dirty, with Craig from Thorne Harbour Health.This sexual health resource for sexually adventurous men covers kink, fetish, and harm reduction.Wayne from SNKR Bar joins to discuss sneaker fetish culture and his Melbourne-based community events for sportswear enthusiasts.We also talk about how safe, inclusive spaces support LGBTIQA+ communities explore various aspects of sexual expression while prioritising consent and community connection.Chapters00:00 - Intro01:42 - Down and Dirty sexually adventurous men health project overview02:32 - Extensive range of kink fetish sexual practices content05:09 - Harm reduction framework keeping community members safe during sexual activities12:48 - Wayne from SNKR Bar joins to discuss sneaker fetish culture discussion14:18 - Wayne shares personal journey19:54 - Sportswear fetish offers accessible affordable alternative to expensive leather gear24:54 - Sneaker Bar events create welcoming social space for newcomers to exploreAll chapter timecodes are approximate.Want more Well Well Well?Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org.Produced by: Jake Neville, Jack Crnjanin, Craig Bascand
What's behind the explosion of mental health content flooding social media feeds today?We ask Lilly, a registered psychologist from Thorne Harbour Health's Under the Rainbow program, to help us find the answer.Jake and Jack speak with them about concerning trends including simplified diagnoses, debunked frameworks like love languages and MBTI, and why pathologising everyday behaviours can be problematic.We explore how to spot credible information versus clickbait, why self-diagnosis has both benefits and risks, and what you can expect if you decide to speak with a psychologist or therapist.Chapters00:00 - Introduction and Social Media Concerns01:53 - Meet Psychologist Lilly From Under The Rainbow03:54 - Psychologist Versus Therapist Explained Simply06:11 - Working As An LGBTIQA+ Psychologist14:24 - Spotting Mental Health Misinformation Online16:51 - Red Flags In Pop Psychology Content27:14 - Debunking Love Languages And MBTI Myths37:18 - What Your First Therapy Session Looks LikeAll chapter timecodes are approximate.Want more Well Well Well?Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org.Produced by: Jake Neville, Jack Crnjanin
Rachel is joined by Jacob Boehme, an award-winning filmmaker, choreographer, and cultural leader.Jacob shares his journey from a troubled teenager in Melbourne's western suburbs to his studies, where he discovered the deep connections between traditional cultural practice and theatre.We also explore his acclaimed solo work Blood on the Dance Floor, which centres First Nations experiences of living with HIV.He closes after speaking about his current role leading the Mob+ program at Thorne Harbour Health's Positive Living Centre in Prahran.Chapters00:00 - Show introduction and guest overview01:52 - Early theatre and dance beginnings05:54 - Cultural discovery and identity at NAISDA08:22 - Multidisciplinary ceremony as theatre practice11:45 - Founding Yirramboi Festival with self-determination15:50 - Blood on the Dance Floor20:21 - Introducing the Mob Plus program26:03 - Hopes for the future of Mob+All chapter timecodes are approximate.Want more Well Well Well?Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org.Produced by: Rachel Cook, Jack Crnjanin
Trans non-binary performer Kitty Obsidian joins us to discuss the intersection of fetish performance, activism, and community health.Joel and Jake speak with them about the legal realities of sex work in Australia, why risk-awareness is essential for both performers and participants, and their involvement with the Touchbase harm reduction campaign.We also talk about creating safer queer spaces and the inaugural Fetish Fantasy Ball fundraising gala supporting sex worker and First Nations organisations.Chapters00:00 - Intro and Host Welcome02:11 - Meeting Kitty Obsidian04:54 - Life Journey and Discovering Queer Identity09:31 - Performance Audiences From Cabaret To Sex Shows14:17 - Decolonizing White Centred Performance Spaces20:50 - Understanding Leather And Rubber Title Pageants24:42 - Harm Reduction Education And Touchbase Campaign33:04 - Fetish Fantasy Ball Fundraiser And Personal Self CareAll chapter timecodes are approximate.Want more Well Well Well?Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org.Produced by: Joel Parker, Jake Neville
This special live broadcast from JOY's 2026 Radiothon features a spirited "Sexpert Trivia" challenge.We dive into the archives of Victorian AIDS Council campaigns, decode hanky colour meanings, and discuss the practical importance of various barrier methods.Chapters00:00 - Radiothon special kickoff and guest intros04:11 - HIV campaign poster history08:53 - CondoMan superhero campaign origins13:11 - Drama Down Under campaign in the top end17:32 - Barrier methods28:05 - Hanky codes32:18 - Final scoresAll chapter timecodes are approximate.Want more Well Well Well?Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org.Produced by: Rhian Graco-Ilves, Jack Crnjanin, Joel Parker, Jake Neville
We explore why Australia relies on state-based organisations to tackle HIV and sexual health rather than only one national body.
Jack and Cal are joined by new Thorne Harbour Health CEO Chad Hughes, and discuss the critical challenge of delivering equitable health services to our diverse communities in regional Victoria and South Australia.
Chad dives into the organisation’s strategy of embedding practitioners with lived experience into mainstream rural clinics to ensure privacy and reduce stigma for those not ready to come out locally.
We also explore the unique dynamics of regional pride events and the importance of empowering local experiences over a one size fits all approach.
Given the growing crisis of misinformation in the age of AI, Thorne Harbour’s forty-year legacy of trust is more vital than ever, especially as the organisation expands its national reach through innovative digital platforms.
Chapters00:00 – Intro
01:56 – Chad’s origin story involving genetics, a trip to Uganda in the late 90s, and the pivotal moment that drove him toward public health
06:14 – Setting up harm reduction programs over four years living in a remote Nepalese village, learning the language, and overcoming his needle phobia
11:39 – Leadership philosophy, focusing on mentoring others, the satisfaction of population-level impact versus individual care, and his framework for making tough decisions under pressure
14:45 – Living in Daylesford, the unique nature of regional queer communities compared to the city, and the specific challenges of delivering health services to isolated trans and gender-diverse youth
20:00 – The importance of supporting local autonomy in events like Bendigo Pride
24:46 – Thorne Harbour’s 40-year history of adapting to diverse community requirements
28:47 – Misinformation and AI-generated content, highlighting why Thorne Harbour’s reputation for trusted health information is more valuable than ever
33:32 – The current political climate, funding challenges in Victoria, the importance of a unified sector, and the significance of having a community member as the new Minister for Health
38:13 – Chad’s hobby of birding, his spark bird, and how observing nature serves as a mindfulness practice
48:14 – Parallels between the patience required for birding and the calm, observant leadership style needed to manage staff dealing with vicarious trauma and complex community crises
49:42 – Ensuring services are truly community-led, responsive to emerging threats like Mpox, and accessible to everyone regardless of location or identity
Want more Well Well Well?Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Caleb Hawk, Jack Crnjanin
Queer content creator and influencer Odus Moore joins us to unpack the unique challenges and responsibilities of being a voice for sexual health and harm reduction in the digital age.
Odus traces his journey from streaming on Twitch during lockdown to highlighting the intersection of entertainment and serious health advocacy.
We tackle the “influencer” label, the difficulty of securing ethical brand partnerships, and the necessity of values-based content creation in an increasingly polarised political landscape.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Joel Parker, Jake Neville
Joel sits down with volunteers Phoebe and Leo to explore the power of giving back to the community in light of National Volunteer Week.
Phoebe shares her journey from a university student seeking purpose to a researcher supporting LGBTQ+ women’s health.
Leo discusses finding a safe haven in Melbourne after living in regions where queerness is criminalised.
We discuss how volunteering acts as a kind of “mental gym” that breaks down social isolation and fosters genuine human connection across diverse backgrounds.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by Joel Parker.
After the 2026 Women Deliver conference in Melbourne, we discuss what real inclusion looks like – does it mean simply inviting diverse voices to an existing table or dismantling the structure itself?
Rachel and Jordan in Melbourne are joined by Nikki Sullivan in Adelaide to explore the tension between tokenistic representation and the power of strategic coalition building across identity lines.
We also explore the presence of colonial and military frameworks within a feminist space, the unique visibility of intersex voices, and the urgent need to move beyond siloed identity politics toward issue-based alliances.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Rachel Cook, Jack Crnjanin
We discuss how HIV self-test vending machines are breaking down barriers to testing for vulnerable populations across Australia with Zara Boulton, National Project Officer for Connect.
From navigating unfamiliar healthcare systems to fears of stigma and discrimination, we explore the complex obstacles that prevent overseas-born individuals from accessing traditional testing services.
Connect’s innovative approach of offering free, discreet, and convenient testing through strategically placed machines has proven remarkably successful, with pilot data showing strong community uptake and overwhelmingly positive user feedback.
The national rollout now spans multiple states and territories, with local project officers ensuring the program adapts to regional needs and community preferences.
Jack, Jordan, and Joel also reflect on Thorne Harbour Health’s internal knowledge sharing FRIDA conference.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin
Regional communities face unique challenges when it comes to Hepatitis, other blood borne viruses (BBV), and sexual health, including access to services, workforce capacity, stigma, and visibility.
In light of this, LiverWell and Thorne Harbour Country are running a forum focused on strengthening healthcare workforce practices in Bendigo and surrounding communities.
This forum aims to take a practical approach, recognising that factors like regionality, sexuality, gender, culture and migration status all shape health outcomes.
On Well Well Well, we speak often about stigmatising experiences for LGBTIQA+ communities and people living with HIV in healthcare settings.
In much the same vein, healthcare workers admit to treating patients negatively that have engaged in sex work, are living with Hepatitis, or have injected drugs, according to LiverWell.
We’re joined this episode by Jon Kok from LiverWell to break down the reality of stigma for these cohorts, how intersectional identities can present additional challenges, how LiverWell’s ‘StreetShot’ art project with Minus18 can help to visualise these issues, and why regional voices are essential to the solution.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin
Over 35 arrests have been made by Victoria Police regarding LGBTIQA+ Hate Crimes and coordinated online attacks against gay and bi+ guys.
These incidents, often facilitated by dating apps, have prompted a formal parliamentary inquiry into hate crimes across the state.
This episode features detailed insights from Victoria Police, Equality Australia, and La Trobe University’s ARCSHS on current reporting trends and safety protocols.
Learn exactly how the inquiry process works, why community evidence is vital for future policy, and how to make a submission before the May 1 deadline.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Caleb Hawk, Jack Crnjanin
Emil Canita, an artist and advocate from Living Positive Victoria, joins Jack and Jake to discuss the intersection of creativity and health.
Many queer people living with HIV carry the weight of historical trauma, yet Australia’s epidemic has seen remarkably low mortality rates compared to global contexts.
The exhibition You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) at Collingwood Yards seeks to bridge the gap between art history and HIV advocacy, celebrating the resilience of the community while addressing the unique barriers faced by migrants and people of colour.
But how can we use art to reclaim the narrative around disclosure, challenge outdated criminalization laws, and honor the elders we lost during the AIDS crisis?
We speak about the “emotional scaffolding” needed for HIV disclosure, the shift in the epidemic toward overseas-born communities, and why being told someone’s HIV status is a gift.
You’ll also hear about the Let Them Know guide, the HIV Still Matters campaign, and Emil’s upcoming work exploring sex work and HIV.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Jake Neville, Jack Crnjanin
Equinox Clinic’s practice manager Ellis Nardella joins us in light of the clinic passes ten years of delivering Trans healthcare in Melbourne.
They speak with Jack and Joel about the informed consent model that improved accessibility of gender affirming therapy replacement, the barriers that exist in accessing gender affirming healthcare, and Thorne Harbour Health’s work in building capacity for other GPs.
We also deep dive into Queensland’s decision to pause public access to puberty blockers until 2031 and the real-world consequences for families seeking gender affirming care.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Joel Parker, Lewis (Yongmin) Liu, Jack Crnjanin
As part of this live panel discussion recorded Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV), we discuss how to tangibly support trans and gender diverse communities without falling into tokenism.
Our panel consists of:
- Hank Paul (they/them) from Transgender Victoria (TGV)
- Mill O’Sullivan (they/them) from Zoe Belle Gender Collective
- Jake Blessing (he/him) from Thorne Harbour Health’s Equinox Clinic
- Jesse (they/them), teacher and Doctor of Education Graduate Researcher
Cal Hawk moderates the discussion which highlights the importance of listening to trans voices and sharing the burden of advocacy work.
We also explore the eight core pledges of TGV’s TDOV campaign designed to support trans and gender diverse communities across Victoria.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Caleb Hawk, Jack Crnjanin
Vivek from the Queer South Asians of Melbourne (aka QSAM) joins Jack and Chiron to explore the unique challenges and joys of navigating queer identity within South Asian communities.
We discuss isolation, cultural expectations, and how QSAM creates safe spaces through dance, film, theatre, and social events.
Vivek shares powerful stories about members finding their tribe and the importance of representation.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin, Chiron Hooson
Jorge from LAHRC to explore how the Latin American and Hispanic Rainbow Community addresses isolation among queer migrants in Australia.
Jack and Chiron speak with them about the group’s founding in 2016, their flagship Latinx Pride Festival, and cultural celebrations like Dia de los Muertos.
Jorge also shares his journey hosting Verbena Radio on JOY and how storytelling connects people across borders.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin, Chiron Hooson
Cam from Acceptance Melbourne joins us to discuss creating inclusive spaces for queer catholics.
They speak with Jack and Chiron about the group’s history and the increasing number of young people seeking faith communities that welcome them.
Cam also unpacks how their monthly mass serves as a bridge between the church and the queer community.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin, Chiron Hooson
Anal cancer rates are rising worldwide, but particularly among gay and bisexual men and people living with HIV, where incidence is significantly higher.
We’re joined by Dr. Matthew Marino, a general and colorectal surgeon who offers high-resolution anoscopy screening in Melbourne.
He breaks down what anal cancer is, its causes and symptoms, and why certain communities face disproportionate risk.
We explore why screening options remain limited across Australia despite growing evidence and international guidelines supporting broader access.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin
Many queer people living in suburban and regional Victoria struggle to access mental health care despite growing community needs.
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals aim to fill this gap for people aged 26 and up in places like Melton and Dandenong.
But what are some of the considerations when serving diverse populations, managing logistical challenges, and building visibility in peri-urban areas?
Our guest is Rory, an LGBTQIA+ Specialist Mental Health Manager at Thorne Harbour Health.
They speak with Jack and Joel about why social connection matters for mental health outcomes and how peer-led models differ from traditional therapy.
You’ll also hear about inclusive family practices and what social prescribing actually looks like in practice.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Joel Parker, Jack Crnjanin
In light of International Women’s Day on March 8, we discuss the unique challenges and triumphs of LBQ+ women navigating cultural expectations.
Rachel and Molly kick off by reflecting on the pride festival season coming to an end, and the lingering comedown you may feel afterwards.
Smaller queer gatherings and creative activities can fill the gap left by large festivals, and we discuss how you can stay connected to your communities through art walks, hikes, book clubs, and more.
Dr Judy Tang also joins us to chat about the mental health impact of juggling cultural and queer identities, and outline how you can set healthy boundaries, seek peer support, and foster inclusive leadership.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au
Produced by: Rachel Cook
Meredith from Chillout joins us to discuss Victoria’s longest‑running regional queer festival and teases out its evolution over three decades.
This modest grassroots initiative has grown into a cornerstone event for our diverse LGBTIQA+ communities, and plays a pivotal role in fostering visibility and belonging in rural settings.
Shaped by both tradition and innovation, organising this multi‑day celebration isn’t easy given the limited resources Meredith and the team have to work with.
She speaks with Cal and Jack about how the Chillout team overcome funding constraints, regulatory requirements, and limited people power, and how they hope to do this for years to come.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Produced by: Caleb Hawk, Jack Crnjanin
Director Sophie Hyde and actor Aud-Mason Hyde unpack the new film, Jimpa, tracing the story’s roots to Professor Jim Hyde.
Jim was a pivotal figure in Australia’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and we explore how his legacy informs today’s intergenerational queer conversations.
Cal and Jake reflect on the film’s café scenes, the emotional rehearsal process with older gay men, and the challenges of translating lived trauma into drama.
We also discuss the companion project “The Queer Parts of Us,” a digital archive for community storytelling.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Produced by: Caleb Hawk, Jake Neville
How can we strengthen community ties with a queer Lunar New Year celebration?
James Tapa from Gay Asian Proud (GAP) joins us to discuss the unique challenges faced by multicultural LGBTQ+ people navigating health services, voting, and social belonging in Australia.
He explores with Joel and Jack personal anecdotes about family reunions, lion‑dance performances, and the symbolism behind the zodiac animal of the year.
GAP’s sister group Yellow Kitties is co-hosting the event and we dive into how gender‑specific spaces complement each other.
Whether you’re new to Melbourne’s queer scene or a longtime activist, tune in for insight, inspiration, and a clear invitation to join the celebration.
On JOY 94.9, we play a bunch of new music from Asian-Australian LGBTIQA+ artists, including:
Aisa – Theta Waves
Kaiwyn – Good Boy
Robert Baxter – ICY (Take it Off)
Zhuli – Mitsubishi Sheets
JXCKY – BORDERLINE
Nat Vazer – For What?
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Produced by: Joel Parker, Jack Crnjanin
We dive into the TV series Heated Rivalry, exploring how the show portrays LGBTQ+ athletes in a mixed‑gender ice‑hockey setting.
Kade and Shell from Southern Lights Hockey join Jack and Jake to discuss their local queer ice-hockey team, the series’ blend of drama and advocacy, and more.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Produced by: Jake Neville, Jack Crnjanin
Sarah Hiley, Drug Checking Director at The Loop Australia joins Jack to discuss the Victorian Pill Testing Service and its role in harm‑reduction.
The service will be present at Victoria’s Pride Street Party, offering a safe, non‑judgmental space for festival‑goers to have their substances tested.
Sarah walks us through the testing process, from anonymous sample submission to rapid results, and highlights the limits and accuracy of the analyses.
We also delve into the broader impact of the service, including its contributions to public health data, emergency alerts, and connections to further support.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin
Jack speaks with Julai Diesel ahead of the THH Vogue Night event running during Midsumma and discuss what the ballroom scene looks like in Melbourne, where it serves as a survival‑focused, queer‑affirming community built around competition, performance, and chosen family.
They speak about the House of Diesel’s origins, its partnership with Thorne Harbour Health, and the ways Australian houses stay connected to the historic U.S. scene.
Nick Henderson from the Australian Queer Archives (AQuA) also talks about the archive’s eclectic collections of traditional documents, punk gear, erotic artifacts, and even hair‑clipping albums, highlighting its role in preserving queer histories.
With the St Kilda Queer History Walking Tour just around the corner, Nick discusses some of the tour’s stops at iconic venues like the Greyhound and the Prince of Wales, illustrating how physical spaces and community memory intersect to keep queer culture alive and visible.
Get tickets for the St Kilda Queer History Walking Tour and the THH Vogue Night on the Midsumma website.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin
Wise Words returns this Midsumma to feature a line-up of some of Australia’s most prominent and talented LGBTIQ+ women (trans and non-binary inclusive) for an evening of intergenerational storytelling.
Candy Bowers will MC this year’s edition and we hear about her background in acting, production, writing, and more.
Grab tickets to Wise Words on the Midsumma website: https://www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/events/wise-words-a-night-of-intergenerational-storytelling/
Scott Walsberger from ACON also joins us to discuss cancer screening activations at the 2026 Midsumma Carnival in Alexandra Gardens.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Produced by: Joel Parker, Rachel Cook
Dylan from the City of Yarra and Tex McKenzie speak about the Yarra Queer History Walk, a guided tour that traces Melbourne’s queer‑footprints through Fitzroy, Collingwood and Abbotsford.
Jack is also joined by Rachel Cook and Chiron Hooson from Thorne Harbour to discuss the Community Periodic Surveys, our presence at Carnival, and more.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Produced by: Jack Crnjanin, Rachel Cook, Chiron Hooson
Jack, Jake and Thorne Harbour Health Events Coordinator Chiron Hooson walk through a whirlwind 2025.
We revisit events from Midsumma Festival, murder‑mystery parties and regional pride pop‑ups, to a record‑breaking World AIDS Day Red Ribbon Run and the revival of Northside Bazaar.
Gus from Thorne Harbour’s family violence counselling team adds a quick roundup of the work their team does, 657 client contacts, new funding streams and the award‑winning Refuge to Recovery project.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Molly Boorman from Thorne Harbour Health unpacks holiday wellbeing for LGBTIQ+ folk, from family driven stress to managing alcohol and other drug use.
Molly shares practical tools like self compassion, safety planning, group peer support and when to access services like Direct Line, Rainbow Door and Lifeline.
She also speaks with Jack and Jake about online intake options and the importance of creating new, affirming traditions when traditional gatherings feel unsafe.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Cal talks with South Australian Legislative Council Member Ian Hunter about the murder of George Duncan that ignited South Australia’s push to decriminalise male homosexuality in 1975.
Ian walks us through the behind the scenes lobbying by students, academic, law societies, and politicians that turned this historic event into legislative reform.
He also explains how early AIDS activism blended community organising with direct access to health ministers, shaping a model of cooperative response.
Ian makes a final call for younger generations to stay alert, because rights can be taken away by parliament just as easily as they were originally granted by Parliament.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
In the final episode of our 16 Days of Activism series, we’re turning to the health and support systems themselves.
We talk about how mainstream family violence services can better support queer clients and what the sector can learn from the community led response with Gus and Vincent from Thorne Harbour Health.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Ending intimate partner and gender violence means supporting those who use harm to change.
In this episode we explore what that looks like in queer relationships with Gus and Vincent from Thorne Harbour Health’s family violence counselling team.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Leaving a violent relationship is just the start.
As we mark the 16 Days of Activism, we’re talking about what it takes to heal and how this journey might be different for queer people.
We’re joined this episode by lived experience expert Alex as well as Gus and Vincent from Thorne Harbour Health to discuss this important topic.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Sharna Ciotti and Lili K join us from Adelaide to discuss the recently released South Australian Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Report.
We also discuss Thorne Harbour Health’s new Family and Domestic Violence services which are tailored to our diverse LGBTIA+ communities.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
We’re joined by Bruce Fitzgerald, a proud member of Mob+, a unique group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with HIV, supported through the Thorne Harbour Positive Living Centre.
With World AIDS Day just behind us and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV Awareness Week underway, it’s the perfect time to talk about the group.
Bruce is here to help us understand why Mob+ exists, what makes it so important, and what’s happening in the space for First Nations people living with HIV.
To keep up with the group, check out the Positive Living Centre Facebook page.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Continuing our 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence series, we’re discussing Unseen Abuse.
Joel is joined again by Vincent and Gus from Thorne Harbour Health to learn more about what Unseen Abuse is, how it might look, and how to seek help.
If this episode has raised any issues for you, help is available.
- 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service at 1800 737 732
- QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral for people in Australia at 1800 184 527 or via their webchat
- Rainbow Door is a free helpline and specialist support service for LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and families at 1800 729 367
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
What is Family of Origin Violence and how does it affect our LGBTQIA+ communities?
Joel speaks with Gus and Vincent from Thorne Harbour Health about this issue in light of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign.
If this episode has raised any issues for you, help is available.
- 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service at 1800 737 732
- QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral for people in Australia at 1800 184 527 or via their webchat
- Rainbow Door is a free helpline and specialist support service for LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and families at 1800 729 367
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
A growing body of research shows that lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and other sexuality and gender-diverse (LGBTQ+) people experience disproportionately high levels of sexual violence.
However, there is limited understanding of the characteristics and contexts of those who use sexual violence against LGBTQ+ individuals.
Crossing Lines from the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health, and Society (or ARCSHS) will investigate unwanted sexual behaviours against LGBTQ+ people, aiming to generate actionable knowledge to improve responses to such violence.
It focuses on the social forces, risk factors, and characteristics of those who use sexual violence.
ARCSHS will conduct interviews with victim-survivors, those who use violence, and service providers to develop resources that better support victim-survivors and enhance interventions for those who use violence.
Learn more about Crossing Lines here, and if you have used violence in the past and are comfortable sharing your story, contact ARCSHS at 03 9479 8700 or arcshs@latrobe.edu.au
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
We discuss the LGBTIQA+ Health, Wellbeing, and Inclusion conference in Adelaide, Better Together and hear from presenters at the show including:
- Connor McLeod about Ohanga Rearea, a queer inclusion framework based on Maori storytelling,
- Leigh Andrew Hill from outinperth.com about the future of LGBTIQA+ media, and
- Polly Parker from TheyConnect about their Pride Tolerance Compass for brands and marketers looking to meaningfully increase their connection with LGBTIQA+ communities.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
In the final episode of our series reflecting on 20 years and 1000 episodes of Well Well Well, we speak with Jason Asselin previously of the Victorian AIDS Council about the show circa 2010.
Jason walks us through a time before PrEP where social media was in its early days and the innovative work VAC (now Thorne Harbour Health) did in this space.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Show alum Renee Thompson joins us as guest co-host on a walk down memory lane circa 2015, discussing the Marriage Equality debate and Thorne Harbour’s shift from HIV and gay men’s health to the broader LGBTIQA+ communities.
We also hear from outgoing Thorne Harbour Health CEO Simon Ruth about his 12 years at the organisation and the issues affecting our communities during that time.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Continuing our celebration of 20 years of Well Well Well, we’re revisiting a bit closer to home this episode: 2020.
Michael Whelan joins Jack and Cal as guest cohost to discuss sex and intimacy during the COVID lockdown periods, as well as Sextech.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Well Well Well has been broadcasting for over 20 years and now 1000 episodes!
Jack and Cal are joined by Tex McKenzie and Martin Holt to speak about the health and wellbeing of our communities back in 2005 when the show first began.
We also discuss the impact of another long running project, the GBQ+ (previously just Gay) Community Periodic Survey, which has been running for 30 years.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Rachel is joined by Reah Saunders, the acting President of Dykes on Bikes to talk about the future of Dykes on Bikes, and what International Lesbian Day means to her personally, and to the community she rides with.
Learn more about Dykes on Bikes at their website: https://dykesonbikesmelbourne.org.au/
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
We continue our coverage from the Australasian Society of HIV Medicines (ASHM) Conference with conversations.
Joel speaks with Brooke and Rodrigo from the Burnett Foundation about the criminalisation of HIV in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Leigh Boucher talks about a project from Macquarie University exploring the impact of the first years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in its Australian epicentre, Darlinghurst in Sydney’s inner east.
We also hear about a study into sexual health education for young LGBTIQA+ people and their parents from Alex from La Trobe University and one of the study’s participants, Ruby.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
We head to Adelaide for the HIV and sexual health conference from the Australasian Society of HIV Medicine or ASHM.
Ella from the Kirby Institute discusses the intersection of HIV with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
We also hear from Larisa and Carla from UNSW about the Stigma Indicators Monitoring Project for people living with HIV.
Lastly, Dr Rona Carroll from the University Of Otago Wellington speaks about gender affirming care in general practice in New Zealand.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Each episode, Big Bi+ Questions on JOY tackles topics for the Bi+ community like “Am I still bisexual if I have a preference in gender,” “do I have to come out as bi+,” or “Why can’t we sit on chairs properly,” and answers them over the course of an hour.
Rachel and Jordan are joined in the studio by Tamzyn and Jase to blast through a bunch of Big Bi+ Questions in the limited time they have with these bicons.
Listen to Big Bi+ Questions at joy.org.au/bigbiquestions or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
We’ve recently seen a wave of targeted attacks where perpetrators used fake profiles to lure people before ambushing them with robbery, assault, and homophobic abuse.
In response, Switchboard Victoria has launched a new dedicated helpline via the Rainbow Door service (details below) to support LGBTIQA+ people who’ve experienced violence linked to dating and meet-up apps.
It’s a serious issue, and in this episode Jack and Cal speak about the helpline and the support it offers with Switchboard CEO, Jenna Tuke.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Our previous episode with Starlady discussing the Transfemme resource
- Rainbow Door, the Free Victorian LGBTIQA+ Service available 10AM – 5PM, 7 days per week at 1800 729 367
- Choose option 1 if you want to discuss an experience relating to Tech-Facilitated Violence
- QLife, the Free Australia wide LGBTIQ+ service available 3PM – 12AM, 7 days per week at 1800 184 527
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Jordan and Rachel speak with queer sexologist Kendall Buckley about how to navigate sex and relationships. As this is Women’s Health Week, we also look at some of the issues that affect LGBTIQ+ women in particular and how we can better advocate for our pleasure. We dive into the myths about polyamory, non-monogamy, or kink in LGBTIQ+ circles, and how Kendall’s work challenges heteronormative models of relationships and intimacy.
Kendall Buckley is a sexologist and clinical nurse consultant who works exclusively with LGBTQIA+/FLINTA communities. Drawing on relational therapy and feminist theory, her evidence based person-centred practice specialises in queer sex, identity, relationships, neurodiversity and PMDD. To find out more, visit kendallbuckley.com or @kendall.buckley.sexologist.
Wear It Purple Day is celebrating 15 years of action and support for young LGBTIQA+ people.
Founded in 2010 in response to stories of bullying and harassment, it’s a chance for us to show up for our young people, affirming that they are seen, supported, and valued.Rachel and Jordan spoke to Reb Mery, Brand Marketing Manager from Minus 18 about the significance of this day for our diverse communities.They discussed their personal experiences as young LGBTIQA+ people in highschool, and the generational differences and similarities that remain.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
SAMESH, the South Australian Mobilisation and Empowerment for Sexual Health is an HIV/STI Prevention and Health Promotion program which recently celebrated ten years since its foundation.
This partnership between Thorne Harbour Health and SHINE SA came about in 2015 after the AIDS Council of South Australia (ACSA) closed a few years prior.
Jack spoke with two people who were instrumental in its formation and ongoing operation:
- Colin Batrouney, Director of Health Promotion and Community Engagement at Thorne Harbour Health
- Holley Skene, Chief Executive Officer of SHINE SA
They discuss how SAMESH was designed to address gaps in sexual health education for our diverse communities in SA in 2015, some of the significant health promotion campaigns, and the lessons to come from overseeing this work over the past ten years.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Trans and gender diverse (TGD) people face significant barriers when accessing alcohol and other drug (AOD) residential services—barriers that are too often overlooked. In this episode, we explore new research unpacking those challenges, and ask: what does inclusive care actually look like?
We’re joined by Nic Robinson Griffith from Thorne Harbour Health, and Annette Peart and Blair Hill from Turning Point. Together, they delve into inconsistent practices across services, gaps in staff training, and the real-world consequences of exclusion—through both professional insights and lived experience.
This is a call to action for policy makers, services, and workers alike. Read the full report.
Emen8.com.au is an Australian sexual health and wellbeing platform for gay, bisexual, and queer men.
The site is vital in the HIV prevention space, providing clear information about health, sex, relationships and community.
As the HIV and sexual health landscape evolves, so does Emen8, with a renewed focus on multicultural inclusion and newer prevention tools like Doxy-PEP.
Joining us this episode are Project Lead Chris Williams and Content Writer Oli McAuslan to discuss a wide range of topics including:
- the rise of Doxy-PEP,
- queer housing,
- private health insurance and why navigating the system can be uniquely complicated for queer men, especially those who are overseas-born,
- HIV self-testing,
- building trust with audiences who may not have grown up with Australian healthcare norms, and more.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
We’re diving into two iconic events in Melbourne’s queer community: A Week of Leather (AWOL) and the long-awaited return of Northside Bizarre.AWOL and Northside Bizarre have long been cornerstones of Melbourne’s queer scene, creating vital spaces for connection, expression, and celebration within leather, fetish, and kink cultures.We’re joined by Dean Arcuri and Brett Lasham from The Laird Hotel, who run A Week of Leather, and Craig Bascand from Down and Dirty.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
This week on Well Well Well, we’re joined by Josh Smith from Lifeblood and Professor John Kaldor from the Kirby Institute to unpack the recent changes to plasma donation rules, now allowing thousands more—including gay, bi+ and trans Australians—to donate without a wait period.We also look ahead to 2026, when gender-neutral rules for blood and platelet donation are set to be introduced.
HIV Futures is the largest and longest-running study of people living with HIV in Australia. Running since 1997, the study undertakes periodic surveys of Australians living with HIV.Dr Thomas Norman joins us to discuss the study, what it aims to accomplish, some of the findings in previous years, and why people living with HIV should consider taking the survey themselves.Learn more about HIV Futures 11 at hivfutures.org.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
We speak with Becky about Birthing Belonging, which offers inclusive and accessible childbirth and early parenting education for LGBTQIA+ families through their Rainbow Kin sessions.These sessions explore Inclusive Childbirth Education covering labour preparation, birth options, navigating the healthcare system, and creating affirming birth plans that reflect your values, as well as Early Parenting, newborn care, feeding, sleep, bonding, and building confidence as new parents.Learn more about Birthing Belonging at their website or on Instagram.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
In this special episode of Well Well Well, we’re coming to you from two corners of queer community celebration and connection. First, we head to the Adelaide Pride Gala to hear from this year’s award winners—recognising trailblazers, community champions, and unsung heroes making a difference across South Australia.Then we sit down with Tom Herbert from Living Positive Victoria for a crossover conversation about their podcast Poslink+, exploring the power of peer voices, creative partnerships like HIV Unwrapped, and Bi+ inclusion in HIV services.
South Australia this year is celebrating 50 years of gay decriminalisation with a bevy of events from street parties to sport events and nature walks.The flagship Adelaide Pride Gala is also taking place on Friday June 27th to honour the state’s history, celebrate the community and recognise those making a positive impact across South Australia.In this episode of WWW we’ll hear from South Australians who were there when homosexuality was decriminalised including: South Australian Legislative Council Member, the Honorable Ian Hunter Gay Liberationist and Historian William Sergeant OAM, and CEO of the History Trust of South Australia, Greg Mackie OAMCheck out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
The City of Yarra is partnering with VicHealth to kick off Dry July with Somewhere Sober – a place for connection and conversation around the relationship between queer social spaces and alcohol.This is a relaxed, welcoming event for LGBTQIA+ folks and allies who are sober, sober-curious, or simply keen to explore social spaces that don’t revolve around drinking.For a primo showcase of sober (and sober-curious) LGBTQIA+ comedians and artists, check out the event on the City of Yarra website here.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
This week on Well Well Well, we’re joined by Alex Lopez and Derryn Pert from Pelvic Health Melbourne to talk about all things pelvic health — what it is, why it matters, and how it shows up differently for different people.We’ll explore the unique concerns across our LGBTIQA+ communities, including for gay and bi men, lesbian and bi women, and trans and gender diverse people.
This week on Well Well Well, we explore the power of play and life-saving health interventions.Dr Phoebe Toups Dugas from Monash University joins us to discuss how games can be more than just entertainment—they can be spaces for identity exploration, community building, and inclusion for trans and queer players. We dive into what makes a game truly inclusive, how queer and trans gamers are shaping the future of game design, and why representation behind the scenes matters.Then, we turn our focus to harm reduction with Linda Cowan from Thorne Harbour Health, who breaks down everything you need to know about Naloxone—how it works, how to access it, and how this simple intervention can save lives in the face of Australia’s ongoing overdose crisis.TGD Gaming Resources: Published Papers: Designed & Discovered Euphoria: Insights from Trans-Femme Players' Experiences of Gender Euphoria in Video Games Analyzing Trans (Mis)Representation in Video Games to Remediate Gender Dysphoria TriggersGames Discussed: Celeste One night; hot springs Cyberpunk 2077 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender ActionEasy, Free Development Platforms: Twine GodotNaloxone Resources:Sesh.ed (Instagram)Follow @sesh.ed for down-to-earth, non-stigmatising drug education and harm reduction info.Overdose DayLearn how to administer naloxone and access overdose prevention resources: overdoseday.comTripSit Drug Combinations ChartCheck drug interactions and potentially dangerous combinations with this easy-to-use chart: combo.tripsit.meDrug Alerts (Victoria)Stay informed with alerts from VicHealth and Sesh.ed. You can also get SMS alerts direct to your phone via Barwon Health: mhdas.barwonhealth.org.auFree Naloxone at PharmaciesAccess naloxone for free through Victoria’s Take Home Naloxone program—no prescription needed: health.vic.gov.au – Naloxone Program
In this episode of Well Well Well, we shine a spotlight on the power of community-led solutions in HIV prevention, care, and support.We’re joined by representatives from ViiV Healthcare, WAAC, Watipa, NAPWHA, Thorne Harbour Health, and the HIV/AIDS Legal Centre to discuss the 2024 Positive Action Community Grants. Together, we explore how these grants are funding innovative projects that make a real difference—whether that’s supporting peer-led initiatives, improving access to care, or addressing the unique challenges faced by people living with HIV across Australia.Tune in to hear how grassroots organisations are driving positive change and what’s next in the fight for health equity.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
We speak with volunteers about their experiences with Thorne Harbour Health in Melbourne and SAMESH in South Australia in light of National Volunteer Week.Since the founding of Thorne Harbour Health in 1983, volunteers have been at the heart of the organisation's work delivering vital health services.National Volunteer Week, as well as the LGBTIQ+ Organisations Volunteer Event (LOVE) at the Victorian Pride Centre, are great opportunities to give back and celebrate the incredible work that volunteers do.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
The team indulge in some LGBTIQA+ sexual health trivia in light of JOY Radiothon.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
In this episode of Well Well Well, we sit down with Dr Jillian Lau from the Doherty Institute to unpack the science—and the hope—behind HIV cure research.From breakthrough findings in the FRESH and RIO studies to local trials right here in Melbourne, we explore what a cure could look like, why community input is crucial, and how people living with HIV can get involved.Whether you're cure-curious or closely connected to the work, this episode offers a grounded, optimistic look at where the science is heading and the role community plays in getting us there.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Silver Rainbow Training helps aged care sector staff and management understand that diversity brings strength to their organisation.The training in South Australia provides guidance on how aged care practices can be more inclusive, incorporating aspects of person centred and trauma informed care.Jack speaks with Monty Khizam, Thorne Harbour SA's Silver Rainbow Training Officer about how the training is delivered, and how it aims to deliver better outcomes for older LGBTIQ+ people in aged care settings.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
The Abortion Project is a peer support network for people of all genders and sexualities who have had abortions.It aims to create a safe space where people with lived experiences of abortion can sit down, have a chat, and not feel constrained by pigeonholing their experiences into any binary. In their own words “We are here for the grey area, the uncomfortable and the diverse”.While abortion is often assumed to be a straight women’s issue, it’s something that plenty of people in the queer community have experienced. In fact, research suggests that queer people with uteruses are as likely or more likely to have had an abortion than cis-heterosexual women.Jordan speaks with co-founder Lily and lead facilitator Hannah about The Abortion Project, queerness, abortion and peer support.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
This episode we’re celebrating Lesbian Visibility Day by speaking with two iconic lesbian women about how things have changed for our communities over the decades. First up, we’ll hear from curator, photographic artist, and Vice President of the Australian Queer Archives, Angela Bailey. For those who don’t know, the Australian Queer Archives house the world’s largest and most significant archives of historical Australian LGBTIQ+ material. Ange’s artistic practice centres on community and queer cultural heritage, and we’re excited to hear her insider perspective on lesbian histories and futures on this continent. We’ll also have a chat with Auntie Annette Xibirras, a Wurundjeri elder and Wemba Wemba woman, speaking to her experiences as a mother, a proud lesbian and Aboriginal person. Auntie Annette has been active in First Nations cultural heritage preservation for decades and has an incredible wealth of knowledge on this topic.https://queerarchives.org.au/https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/library-up-late-midsumma
In this episode of Well Well Well, we’re joined by Chris Williams and Oli McAuslan from Emen8—the national digital platform supporting the sexual health and wellbeing of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.Chris, the Project Lead, and Oli, a content writer, take us behind the scenes of some of their recent articles exploring sexual health, pleasure, trans inclusivity, and queer lifestyle. From long-acting injectable PrEP and navigating sex with trans men, to prostate orgasms and summer fashion essentials—this conversation dives into how Emen8 is informing, affirming, and celebrating our communities through bold, sex-positive content.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:31 — 50.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Deezer | RSS
Jack is in studio this week with new host Jordan from Thorne Harbour Health’s LGBTIQ+ Women’s Project.We speak with Jerome from DonateLife about organ and tissue donation for our LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with HIV.Chris and Maya from Switchboard also join us to discuss the Changing the Landscape campaign which aims to centre LGBTQIA+ lived experience stories and change the narrative around LGBTIQA+ suicide from one of identity-based deficit to one that celebrates resilience, mutual aid, peer support, community and acknowledges structural discrimination.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.
Australia has new guidelines for anal cancer screening in people living with HIV—but what does that actually mean right now?We’re joined by Professor Andrew Grulich from the Kirby Institute to unpack who should be screened, what’s available today (like DARE exams), and why swab-based screening is still a few years away. We also explore the latest in treatment and where to find accurate, community-friendly info.This episode's for anyone who has anal sex, but particularly for people living with HIV.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
In this Trans Day of Visibility special, we hear from two heroes of the trans and gender diverse community. Joe Ball, Victorian LGBTIQA+ Commissioner, and Son Vivienne, CEO of Transgender Victoria, discuss the double-edged sword of visibility, anti-trans rhetoric from the US, and how trans people can be effective leaders.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Jack speaks with Bonney Corbin about LGBTIQA+ Abortion Doulaing.Bonney is the Director of External Relations and Advocacy at MSI Reproductive Choices, an organisation which provides access to contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries around the world.They discuss what an abortion doula is, how to support an LGBTIQA+ person having an abortion and recent changes under the Trump administration impacting international access to reproductive healthcare.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
We speak with Glambassador and committee member for Bendigo Pride, Polly Filla, about the upcoming festival and why it's important for diverse communities in the country.Learn more at https://bendigopridefestival.com.au/Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Jack speaks with community groups at the 2025 Mardi Gras Parade about their floats and the issues affecting their communities including: Gay Diabetes Building Pride Cosplays Out Of The Closet Harbour City Bears Sydney StingersJake Neville from the Melbourne Wranglers also joins us to discuss his experience at the event.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
In the lead up to International Women's Day we chat with the founders of Conscious Combat Club, Georgia Verry and Penny McKay. This brilliant initiative facilitates trauma-informed kickboxing classes for women and gender-diverse people impacted by violence and other trauma. We also chat about the upcoming Conscious Combat Club workshop which Thorne Harbour Health is running Saturday 15 March. So, if you’re interested in joining us, tune in for how you can get involved!In the second half of the show, we speak with entrepreneur, activist and owner of the Moroccan Soup Bar, Hana Assafiri. Hana takes us on a fascinating journey on her life and what drives her to champion women from marginalised communities. We also speak about her memoir, Hana Assafiri – The Audacity to be Free. More on the Conscious Combat Club …Their programs were designed in response to gender-based violence and have two streams: women's classes and classes for trans and gender diverse people. The waitlists for both are open and there is a scholarship program available thanks to the Victorian Women's Trust.Women's classes: https://www.consciouscombat.club/naarmTrans and gender-diverse classes: https://www.consciouscombat.club/trans-and-gender-diverse-trauma-informed-kickboxingTo learn more about our advocacy and fundraising work, visit: https://rounds4respect.org/ To find out where to get a copy of Hana Assafiri’s book go to:https://melbournebooks.com.au/products/hana-the-audacity-to-be-free-1
In the second part of our Sexual Health 101 series we chat with Mark Thompson, Nurse Practitioner at Thorne Harbour Health.Listen in for a refresher on sexual health basics, including common STIs, symptoms, and testing.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
In the first of this sexual health 101 series, we chat with Rhian Graco-Ilves, Peer Educator at Thorne Harbour Health.Rhian talks us through Appreach and Outreach, Thorne Harbour's program that places sexual health experts on apps and in sex-on-premises venues.These 'sexperts' give practical sexual health tips to other community members.Listen in and learn how to put pleasure first when you're planning safe sex.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Inclusive Rainbow Voices is a community led, intersectional Disabled People's Organisation, by and for LGBTIQA+ people with disability.The organisation works at the forefront of local, national and international movements towards equity and justice for LGBTIQA+ people with disability.Cal Hawk speaks with CEO Katherine Marshall about: How IRV defines disability justice and how this informs the organisation's approach Some of the strong themes to come from community consultation in the past year The barriers to data collection specifically relating to LGBTIQA+ people with disability, and more.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
The Trans and Gender Diverse in Community Health (TGDiCH) Training Project equips health professionals with the skills to deliver inclusive and affirmative care while addressing stigma and discrimination.Joel Parker speaks with the program's team leader Alex Sturman about: Why a program like this is needed, and common challenges TGD people face when seeking care, Who the program is designed for and its main topics Shifts in attitudes or behaviours among participants of the program, and more.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Joan Nestle is a living icon. At 84 years of age her contributions to LGBTIQ+ communities have been numerous and immensely significant. She co-founded both the Gay Academic Union and the Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York, wrote seminal works such as A Restricted Country and A Persistent Desire and to this day, continues her work as an advocate and activist. Joan is part of the extraordinary line-up at this year’s Midsumma writers’ event, Wise Words – A Night of Intergenerational Storytelling, which features a line-up of some of Australia's most prominent and talented LGBTIQ+ women (trans and non-binary inclusive). 2025 line-up includes MC Sarah Ward, Joan Nestle, Mama Alto, Sez, Hana Assafiri, and Isobel Morphy-Walsh.For more information and to get tickets go to the Midsumma page herePlease note, this episode of Well Well Well contains sensitive content.
We speak with community groups and organisations at Midsumma Carnival 2025: Meredith from Chillout Festival Juan from ACON discussing cervical screening campaign Own It Dale from Equality Australia Vera from The Lab, a mentoring program for Autistic young people Vic from Transcend Australia Malcolm from Melbourne Frontrunners Zahir from Melbourne WranglersCheck out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Victoria’s mobile pill testing services is off to a successful start with preliminary data and insights from the Beyond the Valley music festival confirming young people are eager for information that could help keep them safe.To discuss what pill testing itself is, Victoria’s pill testing trial, and more, we speak with Sarah Hiley, who is the Drug Checking Director at The Loop.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Joseph and James from Thorne Harbour Health join us to discuss Rewired which is a therapeutic group for Gay, Bi+ and Queer men who want to change their relationship with meth, in addition to Rewired 2.0 which is an ongoing peer support group.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Melbourne's pride festival, Midsumma, is just around the corner!Jack and Cal hear about the Gay, Bisexual, Queer + Community Periodic Survey from its coordinator, Tex McKenzie.Conference and Events Coordinator Chiron Hooson also joins us to discuss Thorne Harbour's presence at the festival this year.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
The CADET Trials are investigating whether a commonly prescribed blood pressure medication could provide a much-needed treatment alternative for adults with severe depression.Candesartan is a well-tolerated group of medications widely used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure and could help people with depression in both major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.Researchers are looking for people in Queensland and Victoria to take part in the 16-week trial to see if a daily dose of candesartan, in addition to usual treatment, reduces symptoms of depression and improves general quality of life.To discuss the potential impacts of this study, we speak with Professor Michael Berk, Director of Deakin's Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT) and Research Assistant Paul Cortissos.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Chris Williams from Emen8 joins us to discuss some of the biggest stories in LGBTIQA+ sexual health of 2024.He speaks with Jack and Cal about the return of Mpox, the PrEP supply disruption, injectable PrEP, Doxy-PEP, and HIV self-testing.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
With 2025 just around the corner, the team are in studio together for their 2024 reflections.Jack, Cal, Rachel, and Joel pick some choice moments from the year to discuss.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Sharna and Matt from Thorne Harbour Health SA join us to speak about how our diverse LGBTIQ+ communities can take care of themselves during the holiday break.They speak with Joel and Jack about how seeing biological families can be problematic for LGBTIQ+ folk, strategies we can employ to look after ourselves, the warning signs to keep an eye out for when turning to alcohol and other drugs, and more.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
In light of World AIDS Day on December 1, we're talking about Fairfield Hospital 40 years on from the first patient with HIV/AIDS being admitted there.The hospital closed in 1996 but it played a central role in the response to HIV/AIDS in Victoria.In our second of two episodes discussing Fairfield's impact, we're joined by Edwina Wright and David Menadue.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Melanated in Melbourne chronicles the lives of co-hosts Nicole and Ri’chard, two Black Americans living in Australia, as they navigate what it means to be a person of colour in the great Down Unda.Melanated in Melbourne intentionally amplifies the voices of historically disenfranchised individuals by primarily having LGBTIQA+ people of colour, both local and international, come on the show to share their unique stories, with guests ranging from psychologists to drag queens.Nicole and Ri’chard join Jack to discuss why they started the show, some highlights from the first two seasons, and what themes they intend to explore in Season 3 next year.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Podcasts have fast become a part of our everyday media consumption. In fact, the average person spends more than five hours a week listening to them. But could listening to podcasts lead to healthier habits?In the first study of its kind, University of South Australia researchers have explored just this, finding that podcasts can significantly improve health knowledge, increase exercise levels, and boost healthy eating.UniSA researcher Beth Robins joins Jack to discuss the findings, highlighting the potential of podcasts to promote positive health behaviours.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
In light of World AIDS Day on December 1, we're talking about Fairfield Hospital 40 years on from the first patient with HIV/AIDS being admitted there.The hospital closed in 1996 but it played a central role in the response to HIV/AIDS in Victoria.In our first of two episodes discussing Fairfield's impact, we're joined by Liz Crock and Bill O’Loughlin.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Jack and Rachel speak to Dr Zarha Stardust about her latest book, Indie Porn - Revolution, Regulation, and Resistance, which takes readers behind the scenes. Stardust finds politicians who watch porn in parliament, protesters leading face-sitting demonstrations, sex workers making COVID-safe pornography, and artists reverse-engineering porn detection software.https://www.dukeupress.edu/indie-pornhttps://pridecentre.org.au/event/indie-porn-launch/
In early November, the Style and Spirit Exhibition was opened at the David Roche Gallery to explore the life and design ethos of an important but forgotten style icon while highlighting how HIV stigma contributed to his erasure.Chester Weinberg was the first fashion designer to die of AIDS related illness in 1985. Despite his importance and the prominence of his work, HIV stigma saw Chester literally written out of history books.In this episode of WWW, we’ll head to the exhibition’s opening and hear from co-curators Skye Bartlett and Timothy Roberts. We’ll also hear from Ian Hunter MLC, who helped found the South Australian AIDS Action Committee in the mid 1980s.Ann Maccarrone, Community Engagement and Partnerships Manager at ViiV Healthcare was there and speaks with Jack about the evening.We also hear from community groups at Picnic in the Park, which is part of Feast Festival, Adelaide’s LGBTIQA+ Arts and Cultural Festival.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Rachel and Joel chat with Sue West from Flourish After 50 about her upcoming workshops for LGBTIQ women and Cal Hawk and Chiron Hooson from Thorne Harbour Health join the panel to talk all things World AIDS Day and introduce the inaugural Red Ribbon Run.
Cal and Joel chat to Benjamin Riley from ASHM about his Master's thesis: 'PrEP as a Memory Pill, Gay Men and Generational Imaginaries.'Ben's research focused on how PrEP created sexual freedom for a generation of men who had been living under the threat of HIV.Ben explores the unique perspectives of this group and discusses the differences between gay men who lived pre and post HIV.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Intersex Community Advocate and host of The I In Us on JOY, Paul Byrne-Moroney joins us to speak about his personal experience living with an intersex variation, the advocacy work he does for the community, and more.Toyah from Thorne Harbour Health and Michelle from Mind Australia also join us to speak about the Mental Health Locals in Victoria that aim to address barriers that our LGBTIQ+ communities face when accessing mental health support.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
October is time for the Victorian Seniors Festival. Rachel Cook and Peter Waples-Crowe chat to Pauline Crameri from Val's LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care about what events they have coming up for the festival and the servcies they provide.We also chat with Dr Heather McCormack about a new study which shines a light on the barriers to sexual healthcare for young LGBTIQ+ Aboriginal people and how they can 're-imagine' their future.For more information on Val's click here and here Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auLogo provided by Val's Ageing and Aged Care
This week Michael chats to Joenas, Mr Vicbears 2024 about the Underwear Charity Auction happening at the Laird Hotel to raise money for Pride Foundation Australia. Supported by Thorne Harbour, the event will see local bear-lebrities strip down to their jocks and auction their garments off to the crowd!Rainbow Connection Coordinator David Kavanagh also tells us about this program that connects older LGBTIQ+ people with younger volunteers for social connection.ResourcesCheck out the event information for the auction here https://vicbears.org.au/event-5847709Check out the silent auction ahead of the event https://airauctioneer.com/underwear-auction-hosted-by-mr-vicbears-2024This week's podcast image supplied by Mr Vicbears 2024, JoenasThis episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.This episode originally aired Thursday, September 12 2024 on JOY.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH
In light of World Mental Health Day on October 10, we're talking all about mental health for our diverse communities.Bron Lawman tells us about the importance of integrating mental health support into other health services, such as HIV and sexual health care.As Thorne Harbour Health's Director of Therapeutic Services in Victoria, Bron has a wealth of experience as a mental health nurse, having worked across several services in both Queensland and Victoria.We also hear from Sharna Ciotti about the positive impact to come from the introduction of Thorne Harbour SA's Specialist LGBTIQA+ Mental Health Service, and the unique challenges our diverse communities face in South Australia.Sharna is the Manager of Therapeutic Services at Thorne Harbour SA and shares advice on other mental health professionals who are looking to work with LGBTIQA+ communities.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Dr Nneka Nwokolo is an expert in HIV and menopause, women's sexual and reproductive health, contraception, and more.She is the Global Head of Patient Affairs at ViiV Healthcare and is committed to being at the forefront of raising awareness and understanding of little-discussed but important issues, helping people to live their healthiest lives.Jack and Joel speak with Nneka about: What menopause is, the symptoms, and when it happens Treatment options for menopause, and why some are over- or under-prescribed How HIV and menopause change in the presence of the other Some common experiences that women living with HIV face when seeking a diagnosis and treatment for menopause, and moreAnn Maccarrone, ViiV Healthcare's Community Engagement & Partnerships Manager also joins us as we discuss the recent ASHM and IUSTI Conferences.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
Senior Financial counsellor and David Williams Fund coordinator, Lynda Horn joins us to discuss financial literacy and financial counselling for our diverse communities.Joel and Cal speak with Lynda about: What the David Williams Fund actually is What exactly a financial counsellor does How financial counselling fits into the broader health of PLHIV and LGBTIQ+ communities, and moreCheck out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
This week Michael and Rachel speak to Cal about the PrEP shortage, how we can access PrEP online, the and what strategies we can use to keep ourselves protected like using PrEP on Demand - and everything in the HIV toolkit.ResourcesYou can find out more about PrEP and HIV by heading to Emen8 , PAN (PrEP access now) and What WorksRead Emen8's article 'How to get PrEP in Australia during a supply issue'Check out PAN's map of pharmacy availability, or check out PAN's guide on how to buy PrEP quickly and easily online if your pharmacy is out of stock.This year marks a decade of PrEP in Australia! Read more about PrEP's history in the article '10 Years of PrEP in Australia' This week's podcast image supplied by Canva PremiumThis episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.This episode originally aired Thursday, September 12 2024 on JOY.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH
This week Michael and Rachel speak with Kade Matthews from Proud 2 Play about the benefits of playing sport and mental health. We find out who and what Proud 2 Play is and how our LGBTIQ+ communities can find a a sports club, no matter our skill set, and find a safe place to play sport.For more information head to Proud 2 Play This week's podcast image owned by JOY 94.9.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.This episode originally aired Thursday, September 12 2024 on JOY.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH
Michael and Rachel speak with Ada Cheung, Principal Research Fellow in Endocrinology Medicine at Austin Health about how hormones impact, and form part of prostate cancer treatment.We spoke with John and Bryan earlier this year about Prostate Pride - listen hereYou can connect with Prostate Pride hereThis week's podcast image supplied by Canva PremiumThis episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.This episode originally aired Thursday, September 5 2024 on JOY.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH
Manager of Health Promotion at Thorne Harbour, Adam Hynes shares the latest from Touchbase, and providing education to LGBTIQA+ people about harm reduction and safety when it comes to drugs and partying.Find Touchbase hereWe caught up with James from VAADA earlier this year to talk about drug checking and pill testing, listen hereThis week's podcast image supplied by Thorne Harbour HealthThis episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.This episode originally aired Thursday, September 5 2024 on JOY.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH
Michael speaks to LGBTIQA+ Communities Portfolio Manager at Victoria Police, Jeremy Oliver about recent cases of violence against men using dating and hookup apps, like Grindr and social media platforms like Snapchat.Following a series of violent assaults targeting gay men, Thorne Harbour Health is calling on communities to exercise caution when using apps and social media. A growing number of incidents have recently been reported where offenders pose as legitimate users on online platforms like Grindr, Scruff, and Snapchat to lure gay and bisexual men to public spaces where they are vulnerable to assault and robbery.We discuss tips for keeping safe online, how to report incidents of violent behaviour, and what Victoria Police is doing to keep our community safe.ResourcesCheck out Thorne Harbour Health's 10 Tips for Keeping Safe on Hookup AppsCommunity members are encouraged to make a report via the Police Assistance Line and Online Reporting website or, if they prefer, they can ask to speak to a LGBTIQA+ Liaison Officer. In case of an emergency, they should always call Triple Zero (000) in the first instance.Thorne Harbour Health has also published a list of strategies and steps individuals can take to look after themselves when using dating apps and hook-up platforms at: thorneharbour.org/appsafetyExperiencing assault, threatening behaviour or homophobic violence can impact our mental health. Thorne Harbour Health also offers a range of services, including counselling and support groups. If you’ve been a victim of any online or in-person crime, it might help to speak to someone about how it’s affecting you. Call our friendly intake team on (03) 9865 6700 to find a service.MediaCheck out the media release: Thorne Harbour Urges Communities to Exercise Caution on Gay Apps Following AttacksThis episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.This episode originally aired Thursday, August 29 2024 on JOY.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH
Michael and Rachel speak with Jean Hailes CEO Sarah White about Women's Health Week, and the importance of striking up Courageous Conversations. We discuss elements of women's health such as the inquiry into women's pain, menstruation, and menopause.To find out more about Jean Hailes check out their websiteand find out more about Women's Health Week for information and activities happening across the weerkCheck out Women's Health at Thorne Harbour for more informationThis episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.This episode originally aired Thursday, August 29 2024 on JOY.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) – held on August 31 every year – is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind.In light of the day we speak with Senior Alcohol and Other Drug Clinician Bianca from Thorne Harbour SA about how to respond to an overdose, why substance use is so stigmatised, and how to get support if you or someone you know is struggling with substance use.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
We are sharing everyday stories by Everyday People. This past year, Thorne Harbour has been connecting with our community to showcase the diversity of our multicultural LGBTIQA+ and PLHIV communities, and take a look at the personal narratives of people's experience with mental health. As people who come from non English speaking backgrounds, we connected to share the impact of migration stress, identity, and their connection to culture as a protective factor when thinking about good mental health - and how they have responded to periods of mental ill health.This project, Everyday People, has centred the voices of our community first and foremost - sharing their stories in their chosen language, and made available in English also. We're going to chat to three incredible community members who share their stories of mental health with us. If you'd like to hear their stories in full, head to everyday-people.au - and if you're looking for ways to improve your own mental health or combat social isolation, check out the resource page for places you can get support that are affirming for you.Michael spoke with Sasja, Boudie and Emil about their experience sharing their stories.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples, Wurundjeri land, and Noongar Whadjuk land. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.This episode originally aired Thursday, August15 2024 on JOY.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH
The HIV Science as Art exhibition brought twelve artists with HIV together with scientists to create original work that reflects the concepts of their scientific work at the International AIDS Conference 2024 in Munich, Germany.These works represented a diverse spectrum of artistic expression – from fashion design and painting to photography, sculpture and video.All originals were then auctioned off with the proceeds being used to support programs and services for people living with HIV.In this episode we’ll hear from scientists, artists and curators about their work and their experiences.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.
As this episode went to air on JOY 94.9, we’d just passed 3 decades since the Tasty nightclub raid on August 7th 1994, which saw LGBTIQ+ patrons detained by Victoria Police for up to 7 hours, and strip and cavity searched.Following this event, we saw successful legal action from patrons against Victoria Police resulting in about 6 million dollars in payouts, a formal apology in 2014, and the creation of the LGBTIQA+ Liason Officer program which aims to create mutual trust between our diverse communities and police.We speak with Stephen and Gerry who were at Tasty that night about their experience and the lasting impacts the event has had.We also hear from Skye Bartlett from SAMESH in Adelaide about a world first exhibition – Style and Spirit: The Fashion of Chester Weinberg.Chester Weinberg was the first fashion designer to die of AIDS-related illness in 1985 and HIV stigma saw Chester written out of history books.Skye is curating the exhibition, and tells us about Weinberg’s life, death, legacy, and relevance in the fight against HIV stigma today.Here on Well Well Well, we delve into the issues impacting and surrounding the health and wellbeing of our gender, sex, and sexuality diverse communities, and people living with HIV.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
From the 2024 International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany, Cal brings us stories from the AIDS Global Village including: Louisa from northern Germany speaking about their work in reaching vulnerable populations offering counselling and testing via their mobile testing van Yianny from Tackle HIV which educates young people on HIV, and sexual health and reproductive rights using football as a point of connection Kai and Chi-Wei from Taiwan speaking about HIVStory Professor David Gere from the University of California speaking about his work as Co-Director of Through Positive Eyes Maggie Czarnogorski, the Head of Digital Innovation and Implementation Science at ViiV Healthcare speaks about a virtual reality experience aiming to better educate people on the stigma and discrimination that people living with HIV faceCheck 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Jack and Cal discuss the International AIDS Conference 2024 in Munich, Germany, and hear from: IAS President Dr Sharon Lewin giving an overview of the landscape HIV exists within today Executive Director of UN AIDS Winnie Byanyima speaking to the progress around the global respond to HIV, including a significant increase from 47% of PLHIV in treatment 9 years ago, to 77% on treatment today Andriy Klepikov, AIDS 2024 Regional Co-Chair & Ukranian Advocate discussing the hybrid war being waged in the region including on the LGBTIQ+ people, drug users, TGD communities and science more broadly Jay Mulucha, Fem Alliance Uganda Executive Director discussing the harsh realities of people a trans man living with HIV in Uganda in the shadow of their recent Anti-Homosexuality Laws enacted earlier this year as the first trans man to speak at the opening ceremonies of an International AIDS Conference Dr Christian Gaebler giving a summary about the 7th person effectively cured of HIVDr Troy Grennan from the British Colombia Center for Disease Control looking at the efficacy of 100mg daily for the prevention of STIs, and ‘Maria’ Groot Bruinderink from Public Health Service Amsterdam on PrEP for HIV Prevention with less frequent monitoring to help reduce the burden of frequency of doctors visits from every 3 months to every 6 monthsCheck 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Jack, Cal, and Joel bring you the latest on Mpox (AKA Monkeypox) with: Joe Mabuti, Practice Nurse at Thorne Harbour Health's Centre Clinic Dr Tom Morley, Doctor at PRONTO! a community member's recent experience having mpoxCheck 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Chris from Emen8 joins us to discuss popular "Gay Chat and Dating" Hookup Apps like Grindr, Scruff, and more.Find more on sex, dating, health, and more at emen8.com.au.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Lucasz Krzyzowski joins us to speak about his recent presentation, Rainbow Migrants: Empowering Voices & Shaping Services for CALD LGBTIQA+ Migrants.Lucasz is a Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University, and gave the presentation at the Better Together 2024 Conference.Jack and Cal speak with him about some common barriers and challenges faced by LGBTIQA+ migrants when coming to Australia.We also discuss the Social Art Intervention, Karaoke with an Accent, Hackathon, and range of other initiatives that have come from Rainbow Migrants.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Clint and Jess speak with Jack about the upcoming Sticks and Stones documentary.The documentary aims to illustrate the damage that stigma does on the wellbeing millions of people around the world.The team behind the documentary will examine the misinformation and lack of education fuelling stigma in the greater community by debunking myths and stereotypes.Find out more and support the production of the documentary at sticksandstones.au.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
While smoking affects the health of everyone, the rate of smoking is higher among LGBTIQ+ communities.Smoking and vaping have numerous negative health impacts but there have never been more tools available to help our diverse communities quit.To learn more about this, Jack spoke with Sabine from Quit and Matilda Mercury from the recently launched Quit with Pride campaign.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
We talk with the Forcibly Displaced People Network about their Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) 'Thrive Together' providing an opportunity to support the rights and empowerment of displaced individuals. This episode originally aired Thursday, June 20 2024 on JOY 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Damien from Thorne Harbour Country joins us to discuss the issues that our communities face in the regions along with how THC address these issues through health promotion work and community connection.We also hear from the City of Ballarat’s LGBTIQA+ Community Inclusion Officer Sez all about Ballarat Pride Month.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Our live show for JOY Radiothon has the team putting their sexual health knowledge and more to the test in Sexperts Trivia!Jack, Rachel, Cal, and Joel answer Rhian's questions in four rounds, and put a few questions to listeners too.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge) is a national research project that aims to understand and promote the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people, and to work with services to develop appropriate interventions.Shakara Liddelow-Hunt and Tahlia Blow join us to discuss the report and the themes of health, pride, joy, and culture. Peter (Ngaya Ngarigu) is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Educator at Thorne Harbour Health, and joins Michael as guest co-host this episode.The Walkern Katatdjin project was run by Telethon Kids Institute, Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre (Murdoch University), Edith Cowan University, and the University of Western Australia and is funded by the NHMRC.This podcast contains information about mental ill health, suicide, and bad experiences young people have had in their life. It’s important to seek help if you’re feeling distressed.For immediate assistance, please call 000 or go to your closest Emergency Department.Michael spoke with Natalie Amos from ARCSHS about Rainbow Realities exploring fresh analyses from surveys such as Private Lives, Writing Themselves - which also included Walkern Katatdjin.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples, Wurundjeri land, and Noongar Whadjuk land. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.This episode originally aired Thursday, May 30 2024 on JOY.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
In light of National Volunteer Week, we speak with Volunteer Coordinators Daniel and Boudie about the LGBTIQ+ Organisation Volunteer Event (LOVE).
We also hear from James in Melbourne and Kellie and Edgar in Adelaide about their experience volunteering for Thorne Harbour Health and SAMESH.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Starlady joins us to discuss Transfemme’s updated resources to support healthier relationships between trans women and men.
The new resources can be found on the Zoe Belle Gender Collective and Transfemme websites.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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Living Positive Victoria’s AIDS Candlelight Memorial aims to raise HIV awareness and provides space to remember friends and family lost to AIDS, along with people today living with HIV.
Positive Speakers Bureau Coordinator David O’Keeffe from Living Positive Victoria joins us to discuss.
Jack and Cal also talk about Thorne Harbour Health’s exit from Twitter/X in light of IDAHOBIT.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Flu season is here and we’re keeping you well this winter. Michael is joined by PRONTO and Equinox Practice Nurse Arlo MacDonald about keeping well during the cooler months. Whether it’s time for a COVID booster update, getting your regular seasonal flu vaccine, or preventing Mpox – we’ve got you covered. Arlo shares what vaccines are available, recent Mpox cases in our community, and some tips for harm reduction tools when mingling this flu season.
Helpful links
Immunisation for the flu on the Better Health Channel
Stay Well This Winter hub, with cold, flu and COVID information
The Australian Immunisation Handbook providing clinical guidelines for healthcare professionals and others about using vaccines safely and effectively.
Down an’ Dirty – with guides in sex and pleasure, and adventurous or kinky practices (NSFW) with info on sex and Mpox and COVID
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on the Better Health Channel
- This episode originally aired Thursday, May 9 2024 on JOY *
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
This week’s podcast photo is by CDC on Unsplash
This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
HIV impacts people regardless of race, sexuality, or gender. With ¼ of people in Australia with at least one parent born overseas, or from other countries themselves – our communities are diverse. In Victoria, HIV impacts the lives of people from all cultures, and so providing information and services tailored to individual cultural and linguistic needs is vital.
Michael talks to Jimmy Yu-Hsiang Chen, Networks Project Officer at NAPWHA – the national association for PLHIV. Jimmy previously led ‘Community Conversations’ aimed to better understand the experiences and needs of Asian men living with HIV who were born overseas in East or South-East Asia Jimmy joins us now to discuss PANA—The Positive Asian Network Australia for all people with an Asian background who are living with HIV in Australia.
HIV ResourcesPositive Asian Network Australia (PANA)
Positive Latinx Australian Network (PLAN)
Free HIV medication for people without Medicare
Free HIV self test kits
MpoxRecently, Victoria has seen a couple of new cases of Mpox appear in community. Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox) is a viral infection. It can result in symptoms like fever, headache, muscle aches, low energy, and swollen lymph nodes (similar to COVID or the flu) before progressing to a skin rash or lesions. A vaccination program began in 2022, with many in our community at risk for Mpox taking up vaccination to get protected. If you have have only had one shot, are looking to get your first, or want to learn more about Mpox – head to thorneharbour.org/mpox
- This episode originally aired Thursday, May 2 2024 on JOY *
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
HIV impacts people regardless of race, sexuality, or gender. With ¼ of people in Australia with at least one parent born overseas, or from other countries themselves – our communities are diverse. In Victoria, HIV impacts the lives of people from all cultures, and so providing information and services tailored to individual cultural and linguistic needs is vital.
Michael talks to Jen Johnson, Program Manager at Living Positive Victoria about supporting our communities living with HIV who speak a language other than English through various multilingual resources and projects.
Thank you so much to Beau Newham, the project lead on Translating the Facts for bringing these resources to life for our community.
Resources
Translating the Facts available in Arabic, Burmese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese
Planet Positive GOES NORTH for Winter, LPV’s social event at the Thornbury Bowls Club for people living with HIV, their families, and friends
2024 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, May 19 at the Library at the Dock
- This episode originally aired Thursday, May 2 2024 on JOY *
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
Continuing our Lesbian Visibility Week celebration – Rachel connects with Thorne Harbour Health’s Peer Education and Outreach Health Educator, Rhian Graco-Ilves about supporting community and the long history of the Outreach program. Rachel and Rhian reflect on a panel Thorne Harbour Health ran during Lesbian Visibility Week, and how we can raise the profile of and meaningful engagement for lesbians and same-sex attracted women.
Lesbian Visibility Week culminates with Lesbian Visibility Day, which is held on April 26.
Scope and Sphere are peer workshops at Thorne Harbour Health for lesbian, bi, queer and sexually-diverse women (including trans participants)
Find out more about Women’s Health at Thorne Harbour at thorneharbour.org/services/womens-health
Check out Thorne Harbour Health and ACON’s joint LGBTIQ+ Women’s Health Conference
Thorne Harbour Health offers services for LGBTIQ+ women who are looking for affordable counselling in a safe environment where they can be open about their gender, sex, sexuality and a whole range of issues impacting them.
Drink Limits is a free eight week therapeutic group looking at alcohol and anxiety for lesbian, bisexual and queer women (cis and trans) and anyone female identifying.
ReThink The Drink is a project that seeks to inspire alcohol culture change among LGBTIQ women
Additionally, mark your calendars for an exciting event! Thorne Harbour Health presents the Countdown to Eurovision Trivia Night on Friday, May 3rd, at the Collingwood Town Hall. Kick off the Eurovision 2024 festivities with us!
For more information and to reserve your table, visit thorneharbour.org/events.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
- This episode originally aired Thursday, April 18 2024 on JOY *
This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
To celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week – Rachel catches up with President of Dykes on Bikes Melbourne, T-Rex, to chat about this protective and supportive staple in our community. T-Rex shares some of the history of the club, what it means to support the visibility and identity of lesbian and of all same-sex attracted women.
Lesbian Visibility Week culminates with Lesbian Visibility Day, which is held on April 26.
Check out what Dykes on Bikes Melbourne will be up to including their upcoming regional Horsham and Maryborough rides on their website dykesonbikesmelbourne.org.au and find them on Facebook and Instagram
Find out more about Women’s Health at Thorne Harbour at thorneharbour.org/services/womens-health
Scope and Sphere are peer workshops at Thorne Harbour Health for lesbian, bi, queer and sexually-diverse women (including trans participants)
Check out Thorne Harbour Health and ACON’s joint LGBTIQ+ Women’s Health Conference
Thorne Harbour Health offers services for LGBTIQ+ women who are looking for affordable counselling in a safe environment where they can be open about their gender, sex, sexuality and a whole range of issues impacting them.
Drink Limits is a free eight week therapeutic group looking at alcohol and anxiety for lesbian, bisexual and queer women (cis and trans) and anyone female identifying.
ReThink The Drink, a project that seeks to inspire alcohol culture change among LGBTIQ women
Additionally, mark your calendars for an exciting event! Thorne Harbour Health presents the Countdown to Eurovision Trivia Night on Friday, May 3rd, at the Collingwood Town Hall. Kick off the Eurovision 2024 festivities with us!
For more information and to reserve your table, visit thorneharbour.org/events.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
- This episode originally aired Thursday, April 25 2024 on JOY *
This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
LGBTQ+ people and the people who love, support and affirm us are discriminated against by religious educational institutions and faith-based service providers across the country, every day. Ghassan Kassisieh, Legal Director at Equality Australia joins us to discuss the new report Dismissed, Denied and Demeaned: A national report on LGBTQ+ discrimination in faith-based schools and organisations.
We explore religious carveouts that enable faith based institutions to discriminate against LGBTIQ+ people, instances of affirming practices, and how we protect our community from harm.
You can read the full report here: https://equalityaustralia.org.au/resources/dismissed-denied-and-demeaned-a-national-report-on-lgbtq-discrimination-in-faith-based-schools-and-organisations/
Find our more about Equality Australia at equalityaustralia.org.au
Want to hear more from Ghassan?
We last spoke about the Religious Discrimination Bill during it’s formation in 2020, and later for an update in 2021 as well as discussing our priorities for the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people during the Victorian State Elections
Additionally, mark your calendars for an exciting event! Thorne Harbour Health presents the Countdown to Eurovision Trivia Night on Friday, May 3rd, at the Collingwood Town Hall. Kick off the Eurovision 2024 festivities with us!
For more information and to reserve your table, visit thorneharbour.org/events.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
- This episode originally aired Thursday, April 18 2024 on JOY *
This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
Nathan Despott is a co-founder of Brave Network, a support and advocacy group for survivors of conversion practices, and SOGICE Survivors, a group that advocates for effective legislation to end conversion practices across Australia.
Nathan shares with us some of the negative health impacts on LGBTIQA+ people caused by conversion practices, and his work in developing ethical guidelines for supporting survivors of harmful conversion practices.
Additionally, mark your calendars for an exciting event! Thorne Harbour Health presents the Countdown to Eurovision Trivia Night on Friday, May 3rd, at the Collingwood Town Hall. Kick off the Eurovision 2024 festivities with us!
For more information and to reserve your table, visit thorneharbour.org/events.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
- This episode originally aired Thursday, April 18 2024 on JOY *
This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukit Willam clan of the Boonwurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
Michael sits down with Amy Middleton, founder and publisher of Archer Magazine, to celebrate their Pride Award win for Outstanding Contribution to Media. Together, they reflect on the magazine’s remarkable journey over the past decade, focusing on its mission to amplify marginalized or underrepresented voices within the LGTBTIQA+ community.
Amy shares insights on parenthood, the evolving landscape of queer media, and the magazine’s new home at Drummond Street. Later, we delve into the upcoming Resistance issue, exploring the significance of resisting against entrenched systems that exclude people, especially queer people.
Lastly, Join us as we delve into Amy’s reflections and insights on Archer Magazine’s journey and its ongoing commitment to uplifting queer voices.
Additionally, mark your calendars for an exciting event! Thorne Harbour Health presents the Countdown to Eurovision Trivia Night on Friday, May 3rd, at the Collingwood Town Hall. Kick off the Eurovision 2024 festivities with us!
For more information and to reserve your table, visit thorneharbour.org/events.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
- This episode originally aired Thursday, April 11 2024 on JOY *
This episode was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
In this episode, we delve into the findings of the latest report, Rainbow Realities, which consolidates past research while shedding light on new insights into the experiences of the LGBTQA+ community in Australia regarding alcohol and drugs, family violence, sexual health, and more. Joining us is Natalie Amos, Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS), who will explore fresh analyses from surveys such as Private Lives, Writing Themselves In, and SWASH.
Explore the comprehensive analysis in the report, Rainbow Realities: In-depth examinations of large-scale LGBTQA+ health and wellbeing data in Australia.
Additionally, mark your calendars for an exciting event! Thorne Harbour Health presents the Countdown to Eurovision Trivia Night on Friday, May 3rd, at the Collingwood Town Hall. Kick off the Eurovision 2024 festivities with us!
For more information and to reserve your table, visit thorneharbour.org/events.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
- This episode originally aired Thursday, April 11 2024 on JOY *
This episode was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
Emen8 Project Lead Chris Williams joins us to discuss some of the recent blog posts to be published on the site, including how to introduce your same-sex partner to your parents.
He also talks with Jack and Rachel about content available in multiple languages as well as a recent social media campaign promoting the use of PrEP on-demand.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
The Digital Sexual Health or Sextech research project is focused on better understanding how LGBTQ+ people think about sextech, and how it can advance LGBTQ+ people’s sexual health by supporting safety, pleasure and wellbeing.
Professor Kath Albury from Swinburne University of Technology joins Jack to discuss the project and some of the preliminary findings.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Jack and Rachel speak with academic, researcher and author Noah Roseman about his book Transgender Australia – A History Since 1910. Drawing on over a hundred oral history interviews and previously unexamined documents and media reports, it highlights how trans people have tried to live authentically while navigating a society that often treated them like outcasts. It is the first book to chart the history of gender diverse Australians, exploring both progress and ongoing battles.
See the book Transgender Australia – A History Since 1910
Victoria’s Transgender History – Transgender Victoria (TGV) 2021 report
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
On this Trans Day of Visibility, we speak with trans advocate Tamsin Anspach from the South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance, Youth Affairs Council of South Australia and Thorne Harbour Health Board Member, about her role as a leader within our trans and gender diverse communities, the South Australian government’s proposed human rights act, the future of trans health and the importance of trans visibility.
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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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
This week started with the sad news that longstanding activist and Founding President of the Victorian AIDS Council (now Thorne Harbour Health) Phil Carswell OAM died peacefully at his home in Brisbane. Phil leaves behind a remarkable legacy of advocating for the health, wellbeing, and the rights of our LGBTIQA+ communities. In particular, Phil played a vital leadership role in Australia’s role in responding to HIV and AIDS.
Joining Cal Hawk in the studio for this episode is Dr Adam Carr. Both Adam and Phil were a part of the Community Living Legends series last year as Thorne Harbour Health (formerly the Victorian AIDS Council) celebrated 40 years. Adam speaks to his 50-year friendship with Phil and reflects on Phil’s legacy as we listen to clips of Phil’s speech at the Ruby Red Ball in July of 2023 as well as part of his interview on JOY.
Click here to hear Phil’s full interview as part of the Community Living Legends series.
Click here to listen and watch Phil’s speech at Thorne Harbour Health’s Ruby Red Ball.
Toby Bolton and Emma Dook join us to discuss the community housing project for LGBTIQ+ folk in Melbourne, The Harbour.
We also hear from them about housing insecurity and homelessness broadly in Victoria today, and Thorne Harbour’s Housing Plus program.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Rachel and Jacinta speak with two researchers from the University of Wollongong, Associate Research Fellow Kate Manlik and Associate Professor Catherine Mac Phail, about the latest research project about HIV risk for women, prevention requirements, and use of PrEP. While the very limited research on this topic is all about heterosexual women – Kate and Catherine are working hard to change that! We chat about the significant issues around PrEP access for women who are at risk of HIV and what the future may hold.If you would like to take part in the study see details in the flyer below and access the survey hereCheck 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:11 — 40.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Blubrry | Podchaser | Email | Deezer | RSS
Jacinta and Rachel speak to the inspiring Julie Peters. Even in her 70s, Julie Peters is naïve enough to believe the world can be a better place and has her life trying to make it happen; as a doctoral researcher in public health and anthropology of gender, a teacher, sessional academic, cabaret performer, writer, parliamentary candidate, practical environmentalist and media professional. A strong focus of her work over three decades has been to demythologise and promote social justice and equity for trans and gender diverse individuals with the public, health professionals and across intersectional academic discourses.Julie takes us on her incredible journey from childhood to transitioning in the seventies to her words of wisdom for young trans people. 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:11 — 40.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Blubrry | Podchaser | Email | Deezer | RSS
Cal and Jacinta speak to Victorian Minister for Health, the Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas, to find out what changes are planned to address the gender pain gap and improve services for women's health. We discuss sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and some of the key points revealed from the 2023 Women's Health Survey and the submissions that are currently open for the Inquiry into Women's Pain. We talk about why LGBTIQA+ voices are important in this area and who can share their experiences to inform future changes that address the gender pain gap that impacts women and other marginalised genders.Submissions for the Inquiry into Women's Pain are open until 31 July 2024. For more information, please visit www.health.vic.gov.au/inquiry-into-womens-painCheck 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Jack and Michael are joined by Atlas, the Casual Groups Facilitator for TAPS, Thorne Harbour Health's Trans and gender diverse Alcohol and other drug Peer Support program.TAPS is run by trans, non-binary and gender diverse folk and is all about meeting you where you’re at.You might want to gain more control over your use, reduce it or stop all together.Working under a harm reduction framework – facilitators support attendees to reduce the harms that come about from using alcohol and other drugs.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
We head to Adelaide for a forum on the South Australian AIDS Memorial Quilts which was held during FEAST Festival in November 2023.Skye Bartlett and Dr Nikki Sullivan from SAMESH are joined by Art Historian Timothy Roberts to discuss the history of quilt-making within the context of the AIDS epidemic.They also talk about the quilt's power to raise awareness and break stigma, along with the memorialisation and advocacy to come from the quilts.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Jack and Michael are joined by Damien Stevens-Todd from Thorne Harbour Country to discuss the upcoming ChillOut Festival.ChillOut Festival is Australia's premier regional LGBTQIA+ pride event, held annually in Daylesford, Victoria — over the Labour Day long weekend in March.Learn more about ChillOut Festival and Thorne Harbour Health's events.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
We speak with long time members of LGBTIQ+ community sport clubs in Melbourne and Adelaide about the mental and physical benefits they've seen being part of inclusive teams, including:Lynda from Melbourne Frontrunners, Ben from Melbourne Surge, and Cam from Melbourne Wranglers.We also hear from Peter from Pride Tennis Adelaide, Russell from Adelaide Sharks, and Peter from Adelaide Spikers.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Cal speaks with Marc Lyons about the experiences that led him to develop Happie Holl, formulated to calm and soothe your butt after anal play, a big poop or too much poop.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Cal speaks with Dr George about the Ass Class he gave at GEAR'd Adelaide 2023, the Leather, Kink, and Fetish Festival.Dr George goes into detail on douching, anal sex positions, ass training, 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Jacinta and Rachel speak to Themme Fatale about their experiences of long COVID and the scientific and social comparisons of HIV and long COVIDThemme Fatale is an award winning, sideshow-slinging drag artist, known locally and internationally as a genre-blending and gender-transcending performer, producer, and creator with an eye for works that emphasise accessibility and foster riotous Queer joy (with an emphasis on riot). On stage, they serve high skill, high camp circus absurdism and dangerous sideshow stunts - putting the “sin” in “sincere expression of queer identity”, the “ass” in “class conscious”, and their body on the line for their art.ResourcesThemme Fatale on InstagramInformation about long COVID from the Victorian Department of Health 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
Rachel and Jacinta sit down with poet Tuesday Atzinger ahead of the Wise Words event in February. We discuss Tuesday's writing and performance about themes of Afro-blackness, disability and queerness.Tuesday Atzinger is a poet and emerging writer. Their work explores and celebrates Afro-blackness, queerness, disability and feminism. They peddle in discomfort and their primary goal is to fling words together to make you squirm. They have performed spoken word with Quippings for the Melbourne Writers Festival and were a part of ACNH Fringe at Melbourne Fringe 2020.ResourcesFor more information about Wise Words, visit Thorne Harbour Health's calendar 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
SMART Groups are made for LGBTIQA+ people in Adelaide interested in managing addiction, including changing their relationship with alcohol and drugs. SMART Recovery groups help people to build and maintain motivation, cope with urges and cravings and to lead a balanced life.Alcohol and other drug peer worker at Thorne Harbour SA Scott Walker joins us to explore our our community works towards managing addiction.Catch our other episodes as part of out Harm Reduction Summer Series on Drug Checking and Party Harm Reduction SMART Groups and other alcohol and drug programs in South Australia https://thorneharbour.org/south-australia/aodsa/Connect with Thorne Harbour SA https://linktr.ee/thorneharboursa Photo by AllGo - An App For Plus Size People on Unsplash 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
QUIT Victoria Director Rachel Anderson shares with us about vaping and new reforms reducing harm in our communities.Changes to vaping importation and access were brought in on 1 January, and further changes to come into effect from March 1.We discuss tools and tips for LGBTIQA+ communities looking at vaping and smoking cessation, and dispel some vaping myths.ResourcesQUIT quit.org.auQUIT's Vaping Facts campaign vapingfacts.org.auUNCLOUD uncloud.orgCatch our other episodes as part of out Harm Reduction Summer Series on Drug Checking and Party Harm Reduction This weeks image by Antonin FELS on UnsplashCheck 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
Linda Cowan from the PARTi Project and SeshEd shares with us how to keep safe over our summer pride festival season, and the importance of harm reduction interventions that are peer led.The Sesh.ed 2024 Survey can be completed here: tr.ee/hDpDMbhVUkThe PARTi Project on Facebook facebook.com/PARTiproject/Sesh.Ed on Instagram instagram.com/sesh.edDrug Reagent Kits drugpolicy.org.au/shopSesh.ed 2024 Survey: https://tr.ee/hDpDMbhVUkAlcohol and Drug resources Alcohol and Drug Services at Thorne Harbour Health including Rainbow Recovery, Walk In Program, and TAPS thorneharbour.org/services/alcohol-and-other-drug-services-aod HRV and the Dancewize program hrvic.org.au/dancewize ADF Drug Facts adf.org.au/drug-facts The Loop wearetheloop.org Touchbase touchbase.org.au HIV Drug Interactions Checker, including HIV treatment and PrEP: hiv-druginteractions.org/checker 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people and broadcast from the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
James from Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association (VAADA) helps us navigate drug checking and minimising drug related harms for LGBTIQA+ communities. In light of the Greens, Legalise Cannabis, and Animal Justice Party's proposed bill on drug checking and harms at summer festivals, we're thankful to James and VAADA for their time.VAADA works to prevent and reduce Alcohol and Drug-related harms in the Victorian community by ensuring the people experiencing those harms, and the organisations that support them, are well-represented in policy, program development and public discussion.Find VAADA online at vaada.org.au Facebook: facebook.com/VictorianAlcoholandDrugAssociation X / Twitter: twitter.com/vaadaenewsAlcohol and Drug resources Alcohol and Drug Services at Thorne Harbour Health including Rainbow Recovery, Walk In Program, and TAPS thorneharbour.org/services/alcohol-and-other-drug-services-aod HRV and the Dancewize program hrvic.org.au/dancewize ADF Drug Facts adf.org.au/drug-facts The Loop wearetheloop.org Touchbase touchbase.org.au Sesh.ed instagram.com/sesh.ed HIV Drug Interactions Checker, including HIV treatment and PrEP: hiv-druginteractions.org/checker 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Melbourne's pride festival, Midsumma, is just around the corner!Jack and Michael chat with Tex about the Gay, Bisexual, Queer + Community Periodic Survey.Most folk complete the survey at the flagship Carnival event, and the results help government departments and health organisations respond to our community's evolving needs.We discuss the No Pride in Racism event, an exploration of the impacts of racism in our LGBTIQ+ communities of colour, culture, and faith.Rachel joins us to talk about Wise Words, featuring a line-up of some of Australia's most prominent and talented intergenerational LGBTIQ+ writers, performers and activists talking about their experiences of what it is to be a queer woman.We're also joined by John Hall to discuss the AIDS Memorial Garden, a treasured resource and place of quiet reflection on the grounds of the old Fairfield Hospital in light of the upcoming AIDS Memorial Garden Walking Tour.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Jack and Cal are joined by Chris Williams from Emen8 to discuss 2023's hot topics and the most popular sexual health articles.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
The whole team is in studio for our year-in review to reflect on some of the issues affecting and conversations surrounding the health and wellbeing of our LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with HIV in 2023.Listen back to the full episodes mentioned in this episode:Susan Stryker talks Somatechnics, Queer Monstrosity, and Trans PoliticsResearch shaping today’s response to HIV with Dr Jason OngMarried with Children – Fathers and coming outTrans Visibility in the Arts with Mama AltoWomen in Leadership – Fiona Patten and Rachel Payne MPCheck 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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
How can LGBTIQ+ folk better manage their mental health or alcohol and other drug use over the stressful holiday period?Venetia Brissenden from Thorne Harbour SA and Joe Ball from Switchboard Victoria give us useful tips to help with Holiday Health.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
What's kept Adelaide's LGBTIQ+ communities busy this year, and what advocacy work is there left to do?We head to Adelaide's Picnic in the Park to hear from community health organisations and sport groups: Anne Bainbridge, CEO at Youth Affairs Council of South Australia (YACSA) Tamsin Anspach from Rainbow Labor SA Brett McAlone, Community Engagement Officer at the SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance Brendan, President of the Adelaide DolphinsWe also head to GEAR'd Adelaide to chat in with Storm, Vic and Miss Behavin about the event and more broadly our leather, kink, and fetish 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Jack speaks with Sam Dengate about T Generation Gyms and 2023's Trans Take Over.Trans and gender-diverse people have been gatekept from showcasing their strength, resilience, and power in the sporting world.T Gen Gyms were created to change that narrative, especially after recent rulings in the elite sporting world.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Rachel and Jacinta chat with author, documentary filmmaker and superstar academic Susan Stryker about Somatechnics, Queer Monstrosity, Trans politics, and more.Susan Stryker, Ph.D., is the author of Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution, co-director of the Emmy-winning documentary film Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria, co-editor of the multi-volume Transgender Studies readers, and was founding executive co-editor of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly.A collection of her essays, When Monsters Speak, edited by McKenzie Wark, will be published next year by Duke University Press.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
In our 900th episode, we speak with people involved with Well Well Well over the years as well as the AIDS Memorial Quilt project.John "Jack" Hall, David Menadue, Alison Thorne and Phil Carswell join Cal for this episode airing the day before World AIDS Day 2023.In light of World AIDS Day, we also spoke with doctors with expertise in HIV/AIDS care and research, alongside community members who were part of Thorne Harbour Health's new HIV Still Matters campaign. You can watch their stories 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
As a clinician, epidemiologist, and a health economist, Dr Jason Ong specialises in sexual health and has tackled a wide array of projects and he’s particularly passionate about addressing HIV and sexual health more broadly amongst marginalised communities.Jason speaks with Jack about his work as well as what’s on the horizon with regard to the future in HIV.In light of World AIDS Day coming up on Dec 1, we're speaking with doctors with expertise in HIV/AIDS care and research alongside community members who were part of Thorne Harbour Health's new HIV Still Matters campaign. You can watch their stories 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Dr Jenny Hoy joins Cal Hawk to discuss her experience working in Houston, Texas early on in the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the impact of Fairfield Hospital's closure on the community, the Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) study, and more.In light of World AIDS Day coming up on Dec 1, we're speaking with doctors with expertise in HIV/AIDS care and research alongside community members who were part of Thorne Harbour Health's new HIV Still Matters campaign. You can watch their stories 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
In the lead up to World AIDS Day 2023, Marc and Mayette from Thorne Harbour Health's upcoming HIV Still Matters campaign speak on the show about their experience filming for the campaign, how it was for Marc to disclose to his family, and more.Watch the new HIV Still Matters campaign 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
In the lead up to World AIDS Day 2023, Clint and Nathan from Thorne Harbour Health's upcoming HIV Still Matters campaign speak to Cal Hawk about their experience living with HIV.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
In the lead up to World AIDS Day 2023, Dr David Bradford joins Cal Hawk for the first episode in a three part series featuring doctors who have been involved in the response to HIV and AIDS over the past four decades.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.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Dr Jennifer Power (ARCSHS, La Trobe University) speaks about their research presentation, Beyond risky sex and dental dams: Setting an agenda for LBQ women’s sexual health.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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
In 2020 Shaun established an online peer support group for gay men who have children from heterosexual relationships, sometimes called 'gay and married men'. The group, Gay Fathers Worldwide now boasts over 800 members from across the globe. Shaun, and group members Chris and John join Michael to talk about their journeys in acceptance, coming out, and finding support and social connection online.Thank yout to Shaun, John, and Chris for speaking so candidly about their experiences.For more information about mental health, sexual health, and the matters impacting men from past heterosexual relationships navigating same-sex attraction, check out DALE at https://dale.org.au/ Find the group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/3545615388793578/ Gay Fathers Worldwide can be found on the web at gayfathersworldwide.wordpress.comIf this episode has raised any concerns for you, and you need to reach out - you can head to https://joy.org.au/support/ for links to services and supports for you.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.Follow Thorne Harbour at https://linktr.ee/thorneharbour or thorneharbour.orgFind other JOY podcasts at joy.org.au
Lenka Vodstrcil (Monash University) speaks about her presentation panel, Sharing microbiomes: Bacterial vaginosis and the importance of partner treatment.Learn more about the PACT study from Monash University and MSHC here.This presentation took place 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Maree Davenport from Endometriosis Australia speaks about her discussion panel Living with Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain.This panel took place 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 lesbian seniors navigated their heterosexual relationship dissolution and coming out.Mish and Li-Min 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 at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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/dropincarespace/ Register for the LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference - Full Programme is now live!lgbtiqwhc.auCheck out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
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/rfgrantDr. Grant on Twitter/X https://twitter.com/notoriousrfg QSOX Study info https://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/work/qsox-queer-womens-substance-use-over-timeCheck out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
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 at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.auFind out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 Research. Braden has significant experience in Aboriginal education, and leading equity work in universities, and has lead significant research about LGBTIQA+SB Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, most recently being involved in the Walkern Katatdjin report about mental health for Indigenous LGBTIQA+ youth.
For more information about Walkern Katatdjin and support services available, please head to rainbowknowledge.org
To see Braden's videos about the Voice Referendum, you can find him as Braden Hill on TikTok.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 gender diverse people [to] freely exercise their rights to positive,pleasurable and affirming sexual and reproductive health outcomes.”
Tilly Mahoney is a cis bisexual woman, and is the Sexual and Reproductive Health Coordinator at WHIN.
Tilly has a Master of Public Health, and is passionate about freedom of choice, gender equity and LGBTQIA+ rights.
Amelia Arnold is a cis bisexual queer woman who works primarily in health education, research, training and advocacy.
Amelia oversees the sexual and reproductive health capacity building work at WHIN, and also works as a research associate with the Growing Queer Families Alliance at Monash University.
Amelia is also on the Board at Switchboard, volunteers with Rainbow Families Victoria and is an ex radio girlie, co-hosting the Triple Bi Pass podcast.
You can see Amelia and Tilly representing WHIN alongside GenWest at the LGBTIQ+ Women’s Health Conference in Melbourne, 24-25 October 2023.
You can find out more about the Freedom, Respect and Equity in Sexual Health (FRESH) plan on the Women’s Health in the North website – whin.org.au
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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, and the importance of peer education and community develop in building resiliance and forming peer networks. How does a peer act as an authority figure when disseminating health information? How does filial piety (an emphasis on respect for and devotion to one’s parents and ancestors) impact how queer Asian men move throughout the world?
The next GAP event will be held at the Ice House on 16 September – for more information join the GAP mailing list where you can stay up to date and be invited to the events by visiting https://forms.gle/o5uGLy6rUQ3wtGWS9
Find out more about Gay Asian Proud via Thorne Harbour – https://thorneharbour.org/services/multicultural-health/gap-gay-asian-proud/
If you have any questions or wish to provide feedback, please email gap@thorneharbour.org
This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
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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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Brisbane recently hosted the 12th International Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023). Held in conjucntion 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 the pairings - Taiwanese artist Kairon (Ren-Kai) Liu and social scientist Prof Kane Race. Kai talks about creating his piece and issues that surfaced in bringing the artwork into Australia. Then Kane speaks to his role in the project as well as the importance of social science in the ongoing response to HIV.
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.org.au
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 men who have sex with men who were unvaccinated. For more information on MPOX and how to get your first and second vaccination shots, head to: thorneharbour.org/mpox
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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, reflecting on a legacy of community-driven action to improve our health and wellbeing as Thorne Harbour Health celebrates its 40th Anniversary.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health.
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 AIDS Organisations Council which he also co-founded and was appointed as one of two gay community representatives to the National Advisory Council on AIDS chaired by Ms Ita Buttrose.
In 2015, Phil received a Medal in the Order of Australia for services to public health, particularly for people with HIV/AIDS.
This episode is part of the Community Living Legends series, reflecting on a legacy of community-driven action to improve our health and wellbeing as Thorne Harbour Health celebrates its 40th Anniversary.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health.
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 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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria and South Australia at Thorne Harbour Health.
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 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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Shane Sturgiss from the Blaq Aboriginal Corporation joins us to talk about his upbringing, identity and the work that Blaq does with 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 Positive People workshop series in Adelaide 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 or sign up for the Positive Ageing for Positive People workshop series in Adelaide 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 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 Positive People workshop series in Adelaide 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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.
Learn more about or sign up for the Positive Ageing for Positive People workshop series in Adelaide 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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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, please call 000 for police support.
If you are in need of non-emergency support and it is outside of business hours, please contact the Statewide Family Violence Helpline (24/7) on 1800 015 188 or 1800 RESPECT - the 24-hour national sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line for any Australian who has experienced, or is at risk of, family and domestic violence and/or sexual assault.
Learn more about Family Violence services at Thorne Harbour Health https://thorneharbour.org/services/relationship-family-violence/
ReVisioning is a group where you as a gay, bisexual, or queer man (including cisgender or trans men) can learn about breaking patterns of violent, abusive or controlling behaviours. The group offers a safe environment where you can explore power and control in your relationships and raise your awareness of the effects your behaviours have on others and yourself. https://thorneharbour.org/services/relationship-family-violence/revisioning/
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 Viviennea non-binary, trans-masc, gender-queer, pansexual person who also happens to be CEO of Transgender Victoria, and also a past colleague of ours at Thorne Harbour Health.
Transgender Victoria | TGV
Bi Alliance Victoria
Pansexual Resource on Facebook
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 something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 information about the Rainbow Community Angels, you can visit:
Rainbow Community Angels Facebook page
Email rainbowcommunityangels@gmail.com
Rainbow Community Angels fundraiser page
If any of the content in this podcast impacts you or is distressing, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY’s support page: joy.org.au/support/
QLifeQLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
Phone: 1800 184 527 – 3pm-midnight every day Web chat: qlife.org.au
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 candidate. Mark discusses the importance of queer-affirming sexual health care and his experiences as a nurse in various settings.
For more information on this episode:
See Dr Liz Crock AM in Thorne Harbour’s Women in the Early Response to HIV
If any of the content in this podcast impacts you or is distressing, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY’s support page: joy.org.au/support/
QLifeQLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
Phone: 1800 184 527 – 3pm-midnight every day Web chat: qlife.org.au
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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+ Women’s Conference, please visit lgbtiqwhc.au
Abstract submission is open from 4th April 2023.
If any of the content in this podcast impacts you and you need support, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY’s support page: joy.org.au/support/
QLifeQLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
Phone: 1800 184 527 – 3pm-midnight every day Web chat: qlife.org.au
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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+ health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
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 wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Jack and Cal chat with Bradford and Angela from By the Bi in light of Bisexuality Health Awareness Week.
We discuss why they started the podcast, how their experience within the Bi+ community has changed over the years, and how Bi+ allies can better support the community.
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.org.au
Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.
Jacinta and Michael chat with Mon Ince (they/them), a local queer and genderqueer young person living with multiple disabilities including endometriosis and adenomyosis. They passionately use their lived experience to lead them as a LGBTIQA+, youth and disability advocate, researcher, peer worker and artist.
Mon discusses the importance of gender affirming care when navigating conditions that are typically seen as impacting only women. We break down myths about endometriosis and adenomyosis, and share some tips in seeking a diagnosis or managing these conditions for our community.
March is Enodmetriosis Awareness Month.
For more information, you can see:
About Endometriosis – Nancy’s Nook
About extrapelvic endo (endo occurring in other organs) – Extrapelvic Not Rare
Hashtags to connect with endo community online: #endowarrior #endohasnogender #endoaustralia
Facebook groups:
Gender inclusive group – Inclusive Support For Endo And Other Pelvic Pain Conditions Australia
Extrapelvic endo group – ExtrapelvicNotRare Endometriosis Education and Discussion Group
Adeno group – Adenomyosis Support Group Australia & New Zealand
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Everyday People is a new project exploring the lives of multicultural LGBTIQ+ people, and breaking down the stigma associated with mental health by sharing personal stories. First, we chat with Tony Bretton – cofounder of Pacifique X and panelist from the recent No Pride In Racism forum to discuss the importance of personal stories to our wellbeing. Later, Jacinta chats with Michael about the Everyday People project which is currently recruiting participants, the community advisory group, and also for community language checkers.
Find out more about Multicultural Health at Thorne Harbour: https://thorneharbour.org/services/multicultural-health/
To participate in the Everyday People Project, register here: https://thorneharbour.typeform.com/to/XHy1NlSz
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Well Well Well is produced on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples
Rachel and Jacinta speak to two legends in Victorian politics in the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March – former MP and leader of the Reason Party (formerly known as Sex Party), Fiona Patten, and newly elected MP representing the Legalise Cannabis Party, Rachel Payne.
Rachel Payne is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the South-Eastern Metropolitan area since November 2022 and a member of Legalise Cannabis Victoria.
Fiona Patten was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2014 and 2022, representing the Northern Metropolitan Region until she lost her seat at the last state election in 2022. She recently received an honourable mentioned by the McKinnon Prize Shortlisting Committee, an independent, non-partisan award that acknowledges outstanding political leadership across the political spectrum.
Rachel and Fiona, who have worked together for a number of years, discuss their experiences as women in leadership positions, in the Parliament of Victoria, and what they hope to see in the future.
For more information about this episode, please see:
Rachel Payne MP’s inaugural speech to the Legislative Council of Victoria in February 2023
Rachel Payne website
Fiona Patten website
Cal speaks with Emily Unity about their Better Together presentation, ‘How do we add more (People of) Colour to the Rainbow?’
Emily explores their project Multicultural Minds and how to diversify discussions relating to LGBTIQA+ mental health to take intersectional identities into account.
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.org.au
Cal speaks with Shane Worrell from La Trobe University’s Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society about their Better Together presentation, ‘Supporting LGBTQ peers with their mental health: benefits and challenges.’
Shane’s presentation explores the benefits and challenges of being there for a fellow community member from the Lean on Me report.
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.org.au
Cal speaks with Elisabeth Hansen at the Better Together conference about their talk, What Tech & Queer Advocacy Can Learn From Each Other.’
Elisabeth’s talk explores how UX design frameworks in the tech world can be utilised in grassroots community building, education, and advocacy initiatives in the queer world.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Better Together is Australia’s National LGBTIQ+ Conference exploring the issues facing our communities and bringing organisations together to build a better world.
Jack and Cal discuss what was at the event, and we speak with Peggy Kerdo about their presentation, ‘Lesbian Post Menopausal sex: endings and beginnings.’
Peggy’s presentation explores ideas of patriarchal gaze, lesbian bed death, and companionship.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Chiron from Thorne Harbour Health’s Events team joins Michael to talk about the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest Trivia
We also discuss LGBTIQ+ people’s connection with Eurovision, and how to get amongst the action happening at Collingwood Town Hall on Friday 5 May.
Find events happening at Thorne Harbour: https://thorneharbour.org/news-events/calendar-events/
Find Thorne Harbour at Chillout Festival 2023: https://chilloutfestival.com.au/chillout-festival-2023-program
We speak with Zara Jones, Community Development Worker at Thorne Harbour Country. Zara shares with us about the new project LGBTI Q-Time, a partnership between the team at Thorne Harbour Country and Bendigo Library providing a safe space at a public location encouraging people to drop in and learn more about the LGBTQI+ community, become better allies and ask questions they don’t feel comfortable asking in other spaces.
LGBTI Q Time at Bendigo Library from 10AM-12PM on the first Monday of every month at 259 Hargreaves Street in Bendigo.
Thorne Harbour Country hosts a monthly inclusive morning tea on the first Thursday of the month from 10am-12pm – find out more via Thorne Harbour Country on Facebook
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This week Co-founder and Chair of the Forcibly Displaced People Network, Renee Dixson, returns to the show to talk with Cal about the experiences of LGBTIQ+ forcibly displaced people and the upcoming Queer Displacements conference happening in Canberra and Sydney.
For more information about the Forcibly Displaced People Network, head to: fdpn.org.au.
There you can find more information about the 2023 Queer Displacements Conference – the second Asia-Pacific conference to cover LGBTIQ+ asylum and migration, happening on 15-16 February 2023 at Australian National University in Canberra and 22-23 February 2023 at Western Sydney University (Parramatta campus)in the lead up to WorldPride.
Longstanding advocate for people living with HIV (PLHIV) Greg Kelly joins Cal Hawk to discuss his new book “Start With Your Own Onion”. The self-published autobiography weaves over 100 recipes into Greg’s life story. During the show, Greg discusses the driving force behind his book, his diagnosis with HIV over 30 years ago, and how food can be a remarkable vehicle for human connection.
The Melbourne book launch of “Start With Your Own Onion” kicks off at 2PM at Thorne Harbour Health’s Positive Living Centre at 51 Commercial Road on Saturday 11 February.
Jacinta and Rachel chat to Gabe Curtis, a nurse at Equinox, the peer led trans, gender diverse and nonbinary (TGDNB) health service operated by Thorne Harbour Health. Gabe explains the newest method of cervical screening which is self collection, and also discusses the importance of informed consent and trauma-informed practice for all cervical screenings and health care in general.
Cervical screening is an important screening test for cancer for all people with a cervix.
For more information about cervical screening, Cancer Council Victoria have an information page for LGBTIQ people here.
If any of the content in this podcast impacts you or is distressing, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY’s support page: joy.org.au/support/
QLifeQLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
Phone: 1800 184 527 – 3pm-midnight every day Web chat:qlife.org.au
Jacinta and Rachel speak to John and Bryan from Prostate Pride, a peer support group in Melbourne for LGBTIQA+ people who have experienced/are experiencing prostate cancer.John and Bryan share their stories with prostate cancer, and how treatments can have complicated impacts on sexuality, body image, work and more. We also discuss what tests to ask for at the doctor and the importance of testing for indicators of prostate disease, and the lack of testing guidelines for prostate cancer.The Prostate Pride group meets monthly in AbbotsfordEmail: prostatepride@gmail.comPhone: 0412 106 441; 0422 566 862The Prostate Pride group is recognised by the Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia (PCFA). PCFA have more resources and information on their website, at www.pcfa.org.auThe Australian Prostate Centre has information and referrals, at www.australianprostatecentre.org.au If any of the content in this podcast impacts you or is distressing, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY's support page: joy.org.au/support/ QLifeQLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.Phone: 1800 184 527 – 3pm-midnight every day Web chat: qlife.org.au
At No Pride In Racism LGBTIQA+ community leaders share their thoughts and perspectives on sexualised racism in the community. From fighting stigmatising language on apps and online dating spaces, to responding to micro-aggressions, and fetishisation of racial identities. We are joined by Samuel Gaskin - advocate, performer, and change agent who will be helping our panel navigate the landscape of racism in our community.This panel will share experiences of queer people of colour, culture, and faith. This event is open to people of all racial and cultural backgrounds.Date: Tuesday 7 February, 2023Time: 6.00p.m. – 8.00p.m.Address: Victorian Pride Centre Theatrette, 79-81 Fitzroy Street, St KildaRegister to attend Subscribe to the podcast / Add to iTunesPresented by Michael, Cal, Rachel, Jacinta & JackEmail wellwellwell@joy.org.authorneharbour.orgWell Well Well is produced on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples
Thorne Harbour Health is once again presenting Wise Words - A Night of Intergenerational Storytelling, featuring some of Australia’s most prominent and talented LGBTIQ+ writers, performers and activists talking about their experiences at queer women (trans and non-binary inclusive). Archer Magazine's Amy Middleton joins the program to discuss her formative years developing a passion for storytelling, ferret advocacy through journalism, and what we can expect at Wise Words on Thursday February 9 during Midsumma.Date: Thursday 9 February, 2023Time: 6.00p.m. – 7.30p.m.Address: Victorian Pride Centre Theatrette, 79-81 Fitzroy Street, St KildaRegister to attend Subscribe to the podcast / Add to iTunesPresented by Michael, Cal, Rachel, Jacinta & JackEmail wellwellwell@joy.org.authorneharbour.orgWell Well Well is produced on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples
What happens when you invite seven children from Rainbow Families to create a show? You end up with a disco koala, a wildebeest, a farting unicorn and a fairy that can freeze tickle monsters all co-habiting in a very tall, yet tiny Rainbow Tree.Michael and Rachel chat with Sarah, who listeners may know as their alter ego Yana Alana. Sarah shares with us about this playful, imaginative and interactive comedy show of live original songs produced with show partner Bec from Fat Fruit.Find out more about Rainbow Fruit on the Midsumma websitehttps://www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/events/the-rainbow-tree-by-fat-fruit-melbourne/ MARCH WITH US AT THE 2023 PRIDE MARCH IN OUR 40th YEAR!Thorne Harbour Health is turning 40 years young and we are kicking things off with our biggest pride march EVER!With the theme, WE ARE FAMILY, Thorne Harbour Health invites you, your family and friends to march with us and show your PRIDE! We will be debuting the biggest pride flag ever seen this side of the hemisphere, spanning a whopping thirty plus metres to marchthrough the streets of Melbourne! Along with other special bits and pieces, this will be our most spectacular pride entry ever to be seen and we would love you to join us!Everyone that marches with us will be provided with a Thorne Harbour Health commemorative 40th anniversary t-shirt, a commemorative pin and be treated to a special fully catered picnic in Catani Gardens.We have lots of special things planned for this history making march, so stay tuned and register now!REGISTER TO MARCH WITH US https://thorneharbour.typeform.com/to/MP7CZgTv
Michael and Rachel welcome back in incomparable Tex McKenzie to the show! After being sorely missed as a regular feature of the Well Well Well team, and the Thorne Harbour Health team more broadly - Tex is back for a limited time only to help us navigate the Gay Community Periodic Survey(and also the Women's Survey) which are both back for a Midsumma season to help us better understand the health and wellbeing of our community.We discuss who the survey is for, and who it serves - and changes that help us navigate emerging issues like COVID and MPOX. MARCH WITH US AT THE 2023 PRIDE MARCH IN OUR 40th YEAR!Thorne Harbour Health is turning 40 years young and we are kicking things off with our biggest pride march EVER!With the theme, WE ARE FAMILY, Thorne Harbour Health invites you, your family and friends to march with us and show your PRIDE! We will be debuting the biggest pride flag ever seen this side of the hemisphere, spanning a whopping thirty plus metres to marchthrough the streets of Melbourne! Along with other special bits and pieces, this will be our most spectacular pride entry ever to be seen and we would love you to join us!Everyone that marches with us will be provided with a Thorne Harbour Health commemorative 40th anniversary t-shirt, a commemorative pin and be treated to a special fully catered picnic in Catani Gardens.We have lots of special things planned for this history making march, so stay tuned and register now!REGISTER TO MARCH WITH US https://thorneharbour.typeform.com/to/MP7CZgTv
We speak with Kate and Rachel about their queer, inclusive venue in Adelaide, My Lover Cindy.We also head to Picnic in the Park to hear about the community's highlights of Adelaide's Queer Arts and Culture Festival FEAST, and how they stayed connected through Adelaide's lockdowns.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
We head to Kink and Fetish festival GEAR'D Adelaide to hear about why people get into kink, where it came from, how the local community get together and more.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Cal, Rachel, Michael, Jacinta and Jack reflect on some of the topics we've covered on the show in 2022, including:TGD Cancer Care with Dr Lucille KerrWomen’s Health Week 2022GenSHED – Trans Awareness WeekNational Volunteers Week at Thorne Harbour HealthOnline Monkeypox Forum with Dr Vincent CornelisseCheck out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
With the holiday season underway, Cal is joined by Jake Peterson from Thorne Harbour Health's Counselling Service and Venetia Brissenden from The Cottage - Thorne Harbour's Alcohol and Other Drug Service based in South Australia. Jake and Venetia chat through some of the challenges faced by our LGBTIQ+ communities during the holiday season and strategies that people can use look after themselves.While many services for our LGBTIQ+ communities may be limited over the holidays, Q Life, Rainbow Door, and Lifeline will be operating. You can find additional services at: joy.org.au/support/If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Jacinta, Michael, and Jack bring us two interviews on Gay Saunas.We speak with Bay City Sauna, which is one of the longest running Gay Saunas in Australia.We also hear from Pulteney 431 about the history of the venue and how it fits into the South Australian context.Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
This episode we are joined by Margherita Coppolino, a well-known community advocate for LGBTIQ+ people with disabilities, and Associate Professor Adam Bourne from the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society to discuss the new report released last week, titled "Violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of LGBTQ+ people with disability: a secondary analysis of data from two national surveys."This is an important analysis of findings regarding respondents who reported having a disability or a long-term health condition from two national LGBTIQ surveys.ResourcesAdam and Margherita will be taking us through the report and some key reflections on the findings.Writing Themselves In 4 https://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/work/writing-themselves-in-4Private Lives 3 https://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/work/private-lives-3SupportRainbow Door https://www.rainbowdoor.org.au/QLife https://www.qlife.org.au/ JOY Support resources joy.org.au/support Subscribe to the podcast / Add to iTunesPresented by Michael, Cal, Rachel, Jacinta & JackEmail wellwellwell@joy.org.authorneharbour.orgWell Well Well is produced on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples
Jacinta and Michael chat to Danielle Melia, a holistic psychologist with a special interest in ADHD, who is an ADHD'er herself. Danielle works at the intersection of neurodiversity and gender and sexual diversity. We discuss the prevalence of neurodiversity amongst queer communities, and resources to support people with ADHD and their friends and family.@advancedbehaviouralwellness Subscribe to the podcast / Add to iTunesPresented by Michael, Cal, Rachel, Jacinta & JackEmail wellwellwell@joy.org.authorneharbour.orgWell Well Well is produced on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples
World AIDS Day is on every year on 1 December. Longstanding advocate for people living with HIV and living legend David Menadue joins Cal and Rachel in the studio to talk about growing up gay in rural Victoria, being diagnosed with HIV in the early 1980s, and his baptism of fire into HIV and AIDS advocacy as he come out as HIV positive in the public eye at a time when HIV and AIDS hysteria were at their highest.
Rachel and Jacinta speak to Dr Thomas Norman from the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society about his research recent presentation about HIV and injecting drug use at the Australian Scientific Alcohol and Drug Conference in October 2022.
Thomas Norman is a Postdoctoral Researcher at La Trobe University's ARCSHS, specialising in public health. With research interests in sexual health, substance use and health promotion, he is currently working alongside community partners on the HIV Futures project — a longstanding study funded by the Department of Health investigating health and wellbeing among people living with HIV across Australia.
For more information about Dr Thomas Norman's research and other information about ARCSHS, head to www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs
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In acknowledgment of 16 Days of Activism Michael and Jacinta speak with Clear Space Project Coordinator Vincent Silk about the men’s behaviour change program. We discuss tools and supports for gay, bi, trans and queer men who are looking to address their use of violence in their relationships.
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As part of Trans Awareness Week Well Well Well is joined by Beren Niemann, the founder of GenSHED, a peer-led initiative supporting transgender wellbeing in the Victorian Public Sector.
Work in the public sector? Check out GenSHED on the Innovation Network
www.vic.gov.au/vps-pride-network
Trans Awareness Week is held from November 13th - 19th in the week leading up to Trans Day of Remembrance to help raise awareness of trans and gender diverse people, the issues facing our communities, and the ways people can get involved as allies to improve lives and create a more fair and equal world for everyone.
Trans Awareness Week
https://tdor.org.au/
Trans Day of Rememberance Vigil 2022
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/trans-day-of-remembrance-vigil-tickets-441514761537
Artwork for this week's episode courtesy of The Gender Spectrum
During Trans Awareness Week, Michael and Jacinta are joined by Transgender Victoria's Michelle McNamara to discuss priorities for trans and gender diverse communities ahead of the Victorian State Election, Saturday 26 November.
LGBTIQA+ Priorities - What Your Government Can Do Produced in partnership by Thorne Harbour Health, Equality Australia, Transgender Victoria, Intersex Human Rights Australia, Victorian Pride Lobby, Switchboard, and Melbourne Bisexual Network
https://cdn.thorneharbour.org/media/documents/LGBTIQ_Priorities_2022.pdf
An Evening with Trans Elders Victoria Trans Sisters United presents An Evening with Trans Elders Victoria (partnership with TGV) @ POME, 267 Swan Street, Richmond
Friday 18 November 5pm - 10pm
https://www.trybooking.com/CEAQW
Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil
Sunday 20 November 5pm - 7:30pm
TGV’s Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil with Yarra Libraries @ North Fitzroy Library (Bargoonga Nganjin), 182-186 Saint Georges Road, Fitzroy North https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/trans-day-of-remembrance-vigil-tickets-441514761537
https://www.facebook.com/events/828081848312774
Trans Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance
https://tdor.org.au/
Jack and Cal speak with Ghassan Kassisieh from Equality Australia about LGBTIQ+ Priorities leading up to the Victorian Election.
We discuss religious discrimination, priority documents and the actions political parties and ultimately the next government can take for LGBTIQ+ communities.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Jack speaks with Sam Dengate about T Generation Gyms and The Trans Take Over.
Trans and gender-diverse people have been gatekept from showcasing their strength, resilience, and power in the sporting world.
T Gen Gyms were created to change that narrative, especially after the recent rulings in the elite sporting world.
The Trans Take Over being held at The Strength Fortress Maidstone is open to 30 competitors, with priority given to Transgender & Non-binary lifters first!
Find out more about The Trans Take Over here.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
On Saturday, 26 November 2022 Victoria will vote in a new state government. Here on Well Well Well we are delving into some of the priorities and issues impacting the health and wellbeing of our LGBTIQ+ and People Living with HIV communities before we vote. Well Well Well is joined by Richard Keane, Living Positive Victoria CEO and Dr. Kirsty Machon Executive Officer of Positive Women calling on the new state government to commit to overseeing the virtual elimination of new HIV transmissions and equitable health outcomes for all people living with or at risk of HIV.
Read the HIV Priorities Document via:
Living Positive Victoria: https://livingpositivevictoria.org.au/prioritising-hiv-aids-ahead-of-the-upcoming-victorian-state-election/ Positive Women: https://positivewomen.org.au/prioritising-hiv-aids-ahead-of-the-upcoming-victorian-state-election-on-26-11-2022/ Thorne Harbour Health: https://thorneharbour.org/news-events/media-releases/prioritising-hiv-aids-ahead-of-the-upcoming-victorian-state-election/
Living Psoitive Victori'a s Victorian Election: HIV & AIDS Community Forum
Thursday 17 November 2022, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Positive Living Centre 31-51 Commercial Road South Yarra, VIC 3141
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/victorian-election-hiv-aids-community-forum-tickets-452436859827?fbclid=IwAR3f2G_EI79RPO5872evK4ULbcfwA3Jh1RXdby6_o7KPfIH6pGxa6wRZ9pg
Melbourne Queer Film Festival Program Director Spiro Economopoulos stops by to talk about the oldest, largest and most successful queer film festival in the Southern Hemisphere.
MQFF32 runs 10-21 November. Tickets @ - mqff.com.au
Some of the screenings discussed this episode
Private Desert - https://tix.mqff.com.au/Films/Opening-Night-Private-Desert/ACMI%20-%20Cinema%202/Thu-Nov-10-2022-18-30 Uýra: The Rising Forest - https://tix.mqff.com.au/Films/Closing-Night-Uyra-The-Rising-Forest Hypochondiac - https://tix.mqff.com.au/Films/Hypochondriac Follow The Protocol - https://tix.mqff.com.au/Films/Follow-the-Protocol Pink Flamingoes - https://tix.mqff.com.au/Films/Pink-Flamingos But I'm a Cheerleader - https://tix.mqff.com.au/Films/But-I-m-a-Cheerleader-Director-s-Cut-
Jacinta and Rachel hear from Dr Nat Amos about a new report released by the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society. Pride and Pandemic explores experiences of LGBTQ+ adults aged 18 and over in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on mental health outcomes and the coping strategies used to mitigate these.
To read the full report and see more information, you can go here.
If any of the content in this podcast impacts you or is distressing, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY's support page: joy.org.au/support/
QLife 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. Phone: 1800 184 527 – 3pm-midnight every day Web chat: qlife.org.au
Rachel and Jacinta speak to Caroline Elisabeth Cull, an asexual activist, writer and film maker based in Naarm/Melbourne. We find out about the asexual and aromantic spectrum, finding ace/aro community online, and the changing representation of asexuality in mainstream television.
For more information about Caroline's work, you can check out the Just Aces blog on Instagram @justacesofficial
Asexual Awareness Week is on from 22-29 October.
If any of the content in this podcast impacts you or is distressing, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY's support page: joy.org.au/support/
Jacinta and Cal are joined by Cody Smith from Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA) in the lead up to Intersex Awareness Day on 26 October. Cody talks about what it means to be intersex, what the 2017 Darlington Statement is and how it can be supported, intersex people and LGBTIQ+ community health, and proposed changes to Australian legislation to protect the rights of intersex children from non-consensual medical interventions.
To find out more, see:
Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA)
Darlington Statement
(i) Am Equal report
Intersex Peer Support Australia
YOUth&I - an intersex youth anthology
If anything discussed in this episode impacted you or was distressing, please access JOY's support page: joy.org.au/support/
Cal and Jacinta speak to Victorian LGBTIQ+ Commissioner, Todd Fernando, and Switchboard CEO, Joe Ball, about a new report on LGBTIQ+ suicide. The Coroner's Court of Victoria released a report on suicide among LGBTIQ+ people on 14 October 2022. Todd and Joe discuss why this report is important, what's included in it and why, and what work needs to be done to support our communities.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode does discuss suicide among LGBTIQ+ people and bereavement of suicide.
If any of the content in this podcast impacts you or is distressing, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY's support page: joy.org.au/support/
QLife 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. Phone: 1800 184 527 – 3pm-midnight every day Web chat: qlife.org.au
Jack and Michael are joined by Martin Holt to discuss the Gay Community Periodic Surveys.
Melbourne's survey is held annually around Midsumma, and Adelaide's upcoming survey will be held around FEAST Festival.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Festival Producer Caitlin Ellen Moore and Performer Mary Angley join Jack and Michael to discuss their upcoming shows at Melbourne Fringe.
You're All Invited To My Son Samuel's Fourth Birthday Party (AKA SAMUEL) is a shimmering, hyper-colour attempt at extinguishing the flames of the apocalypse, one birthday candle at a time.
Part-theatre, part-standup, part-PowerPoint Presentation, Grief Lightning explores ideas of gender, pop culture, and obsession.
SAMUEL runs 6-19 October, and Grief Lightning runs 15-23 October as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
We also discuss how artists and festivals responded and recovered to the pandemic.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Rachel and Jacinta are joined by President of Dykes on Bikes Melbourne, TJ White, and PhD researcher, Hao Zheng, to chat about our experiences as lesbians and queer women ahead of this International Lesbian Day on 8 October. We find out about what it was like for dykes back in the 70s and 80s in Melbourne, including femme flagging practices, demonstrations and dances. We also hear about how queer and lesbian communities are built online and through mobilities globally. Hao Zheng is a PhD candidate at Deakin University. Hao’s research interests are in the areas of gender and sexuality, intersectionality, transnational mobilities, digital media cultures and lesbianism. Her doctoral research examines Chinese queer female students’ queer and adult identity making in Australia through the lens of time and temporality. TJ White is a lesbian elder, and President of Dykes on Bikes Melbourne. For more information about topics mentioned in this episode, please see
HAAG - Housing for the Aged Action Group, and the DOB fundraiser supporting HAAG and their work for LGBTIQ+ communities
Yellow Kitties - Melbourne Asian LGBTIQ Women
ANTRA - Australia and New Zealand Tongzhi Rainbow Alliance
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
The Rainbow Yarning Workshops are aimed at strengthening connections within the LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Dan Powell from the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) joins us to discuss the workshops.
Jack and Michael chat with them about how the workshops came about, the impact it could have on attendees and potential future initiatives.
Find out more about the workshops at the VACCA website.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
A thrilling tale of family, friendship, love and betrayal, The Normal Heart documents Larry Kramer’s activism on the frontline of the AIDS crisis.
State Theatre Company South Australia Artistic Director Mitchell Butel stars in the pivotal role of Ned.
Jack is joined by Mitchell this episode to discuss the impact the play will have on audiences of different backgrounds and ages, and more.
Buy tickets to The Normal Heart running until October 15th on the State Theatre Company South Australia website.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
FEAST Festival is Adelaide’s queer arts and cultural festival celebrating pride and diversity.
FEAST CEO Helen Sheldon and FEAST ambassador Izzy Hodgson join us to discuss the history of the festival and what attendees can look forward to this year.
They also chat with Jack and Michael about other LGBTIQ+ events in Adelaide throughout the year.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Michael and Rachel are talking all things Bisexual Awareness Week.
Renee, a proud bi woman speaks about coming out, disclosure, and supporting the wellbeing of bi+ women and femme folk through events.
Shaun leads a social group with his partner for gay, bi, and other queer men with children from past heterosexual relationships, Gay Dads Worldwide.
Riley talks about the Stand Bi Us forum run by Bi+ Collective Australia supporting and celebrating bisexual visibility and creating a safe space for multi-gender attracted folk to come together.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Transfemme: https://transfemme.com.au/
Tomboy After Dark: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/920948
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Jack, Michael and Chris from Emen8 discuss the Australasian HIV & AIDS + Sexual Health Conference from ASHM.
We talk about long acting injectable PrEP, MSM behaviour and more.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Jack, Cal and Michael discuss the latest Monkeypox updates.
We delve into case numbers, pop-up clinics and vaccine supply changes.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/wp-content/uploads/sites/69/2022/09/220908_podcast_WHW22_mixdown.mp3
Rachel and Jacinta find out about what's happening for Women's Health Week 2022. Renea Camilleri, Women's Health Week and Community Outreach Manager from Jean Hailes tells us about what is on between the 5th to 11th of September, and how people can get involved with sharing awareness about health needs for girls, women, and gender diverse people.
Cadance Bell, author, screen producer and director, joins us to discuss being a Jean Hailes' Champion for Good Health, her story as a trans woman in rural Australia, and the important findings about LGBTIQA+ women in the WHW Survey Report.
To find out more about Women's Health Week, visit the Women's Health Week website
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Cal is joined by Dr Vincent Cornelisse to unpack the latest information we have about the current global outbreak of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) including what our communities can do now to reduce their risk.
You can watch the full discussion from Cal and Vincent here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywV_gFZQfnc
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Jack and Jacinta are joined by Is Hay from Eating Disorders Victoria (EDV) to discuss Bloom.
Bloom is a group for members of our LGBTQIA+ communities who are experiencing eating disorders.
It is a safe space to discuss the dynamic challenges of eating disorders, body image, gender identity and sexuality and how this is impacting you at the moment.
EDV have more information about eating disorders in LGBTIQ communities here and you can register for Bloom here.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Cal speaks with Jane Bruning about Sperm Positive at the International AIDS Conference.
Sperm Positive started as a public relations campaign to promoting U=U in New Zealand.
The message promoted that men living with HIV can have babies through a donor process.
Find out more about Sperm Positive at https://spermpositive.com/
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Venetia from The Cottage Adelaide joins us in light of Overdose Awareness Day.
Jack and Rachel discuss with her the signs of an overdose, poly drug use, half-lives and more.
Find out more about The Cottage Adelaide at Thorne Harbour Health's website.
Visit touchbase.org.au for more information on alcohol and other drug use, mental health, and services for LGBTIQ+ Australians.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
A snippet of the 'Where to From Here' Monkeypox Community Town Hall event @ the Laird Hotel hosted by Hide and Seek, the Laird, PrEP'D For Change, PAN [PrEPaccessNOW], and Living Positive Victoria
Catch the full 1 hour podcast here: joy.org.au/hideandseek/2022/08/ep-98b-community-town-hall-on-monkeypox-part-2/
MPXV vaccine info
thedramadownunder.info/ddu-news/monkeypox-faqs/
thorneharbour.org/news-events/news/monkeypox/
Register your interest to get the Monkeypox vaccine via Thorne Harbour's EOI form: thorneharbour.typeform.com/MPXEOI
Michael and Jacinta speak with Damien Stevens-Todd, Program Manager at Thorne Harbour Country about what's happening for our regional and rural rainbow communities and how we support our community with programs and services on offer across the Loddon-Malleee region.
Don't forget, the Kangaroo Flat Bunnings sausage sizzle on Sunday 21 August, 2022 fundraising for TH Country thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/thcountry/
Cal brings us the latest from the International AIDS Conference 2022.
In this episode, he speaks with people involved with PLHIV communities across the world, as well as evolving public health responses.
Guests:
John Oliver Corciega from LoveYourself Inc. in the Phillipines Robbie Lawlor from the Poz Vibe Podcast in Ireland Mother Elle Barbara, Host of AIDS 2022 Vogue Ball & Intervention/Community Worker Dr Nomathemba Chandiwana from the University of Ezintsha
Jack and Cal discuss what the International AIDS Conference is, what previous conferences have focused on, and what's new this year.
Cal was at AIDS 2022 in Montreal, and he talks about the significant focus that Monkeypox had at the event.
We also hear from AFAO's Acting CEO Heath Paynter and Thorne Harbour Health's CEO Simon Ruth on Australia's response to Monkeypox.
Since this episode was recorded, 450,000 doses of the third-generation Jynneos (AKA Imvamune or Imvanex) Monkeypox Vaccine have been procured by the Federal Government.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler's media release says the first delivery of roughly 22,000 doses will arrive in the country later this week.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Michael and Jack chat with disability advocate and self-described 'bisexual menace' Ruby Mountford about the development of resources for LGBTIQA+ people with disabilities navigating the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
For more information, check out these resources Find the resources at: https://thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/disability/disability-resources/ Listen to Ruby on Triple Bi-Pass: https://joy.org.au/triplebipass/ Find out more about Inclusion Melbourne: https://inclusionmelbourne.org.au/ Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Jack sat down with Gary Spence, Educator at Hepatitis SA ahead of World Hepatitis Day - today! They discuss the impacts on the liver, and health and wellbeing, symptoms, and the work Hepatitis SA does to support community.
For more information, visit the World Hepatitis Day and Hepatitis SA websites.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Jack and Rachel discuss the recent launch of the Rethink the Drink health promotion campaign.
They talk about how the campaign came to be as well as their experiences with risky drinking.
We also hear from people at the launch event held at the Victorian Pride Centre.
The 'Couldn’t Have Done That with a Hangover’ campaign saw us engage with women from local sporting clubs to produce a series of inspiring images of LGBTIQ women doing what they love.
For more information, visit the Rethink the Drink website.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
For International Nonbinary People's Day, Jack and Jacinta speak with SJ Matthews who is the co-founder of DocDir, an online directory for LGBTIQA+ safe health clinicians all around Australia. They tell us about the importance of accessing affirmative health care for nonbinary people, and how clinicians and LGBTIQA+ people looking for safer health care services can get involved.
SJ also talks about recently becoming a parent, and what being trans nonbinary is like during this process, and connecting with support groups.
For more info, check out:
DocDir website where you can find and also recommend LGBTIQA+ safe clinicians
You can also email hello@docdir.org.au
For nonbinary parenting support, the following groups have been suggested:
“Non-binary parenting pregnancy and parenting support” group on Facebook
“Non-Bio LGBTQ Parents” group on Facebook
“Trans, Gender Diverse, and Nonbinary Parents - Rainbow Families QLD” group on Facebook
Rise nonbinary peer workshop runs monthly as part of THH’s Peer Ed program
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
For International Nonbinary People's Day, Jack speaks with Varo who is a nonbinary person in Adelaide, and is Chair of the South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance or SARAA. Varo speaks about projects that SARAA have recently worked on, and their experience as a nonbinary person, including the process of changing their gender and legal name under South Australian law.
For more info, check out:
SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance (SARAA) website and Facebook
Rise nonbinary peer workshop runs monthly as part of THH’s Peer Ed program
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
Join us this NAIDOC Week to hear from change-makers in local LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander communities. Tarsha Jago, a proud Palawa queer woman talks about supporting her communities, the important history of NAIDOC and the ongoing fight for justice and how allies can support queer mob this week and every week. She also reflects on being involved in the upcoming Public Cervix Announcement campaign, and queer health at Aboriginal community health services.
For more information about the topics discussed in this episode:
naidoc.org.au
Tarsha Jago's Queerstories episode
Listen to our recent episode about Public Cervix Announcement here, and keep an eye out for the next campaign going live soon.
RSVP and find out more about the Rethink the Drink LGBTIQA+ women's campaign launch event.
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Join us this NAIDOC Week to hear from change-makers in local LGBTIQA+ Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander communities. Ricki Spencer, trans and disability community advocate and co-facilitator of the Blak & Queer Yarning group joins us to discuss creating safe connection and healing spaces for queer mob.
For more information about the topics discussed in this episode:
naidoc.org.au
Yarning: Blak & Queer, peer workshops at Thorne Harbour Health
RSVP and find out more about the Rethink the Drink LGBTIQA+ women's campaign launch event.
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Jack and Michael are joined by Sara and Tony to chat about the Pacifique X group and PX Whanau podcast.
Pacifique X is a Pacific Islander LGBTIQ+ Community Organisation aiming to bring healing, celebration, story-telling and advocacy.
You can find the PX Whanau podcast on the 3CR website.
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LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) CEO Nicky Bath discusses the impact that adding census questions for LGBTIQ people could have.
They also chat with Jack and Michael about the work that went into The Standard, and what LGBTIQ+ Health Australia do.
Check out LHA's webinar on the questions that were proposed for the 2021 census with ABS here.
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Jack is joined by Adelaide historian Will Sergeant to speak about the 50 year anniversary of the death of Dr Duncan.
Will also speaks about how it affected LGBTIQA+ law in the state since.
You can find more info on Will's tours here.
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Jack and Rachel discuss diversity and representation in sport ahead of the AFL Pride Round.
Proud2Play CEO Christine Granger joins us to talk about homophobia in sport, visibility in AFLW and the recent FINA ruling.
St Kilda Football Club's Community Engagement Manager Bridie Murphy also joins us to chat about the upcoming pride game.
They also discuss the jersey design process and the AFL's diversity and inclusion programs.
To find out more about information discussed in this episode, head to the Sydney Swan's website post and the Proud2Play website.
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Nic Holas from The Institute of Many (TIM) joins Jack and Adrian to give an update on TIM.
They also discuss the latest on HIV treatment access, and Australian blood donation guidelines.
To find out more about information discussed in this episode, head to: theinstituteofmany.org
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Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO)'s CEO, Darryl O'Donnell, catches up with Jack and Adrian about current topics for our PLHIV and MSM communities.
Darryl walks us through the latest on Australian blood donation guidelines and the monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak.
They also discuss goals for ending HIV transmissions, and the latest on free HIV treatment access for those ineligible for Medicare.
For more information about this episode, you can visit: afao.org.au
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Jack and Rachel speak with Sarah Lorrimar from GenWest about Take Up Space Festival.
The festival is set to deliver a day of workshops on healthy relationships, bodies and pleasure, mental health and learning skills for job applications.
It also aims to connect young migrant, refugee and LGBTIQA+ communities in the west with appropriate services for ongoing support.
You can find out more about Take Up Space Festival on their website.
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Jack and Rachel speak with Senior Curator at NGV Myles Russell-Cook about the Queer exhibition.
Queer: Stories from the NGV Collection examines and reveals the queer stories works of art can tell.
The exhibition includes approximately 400 artworks from antiquity to the present day.
You can find out more about Queer at the NGV website here.
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Switchboard Victoria CEO Joe Ball and Thorne Harbour Health CEO Simon Ruth speak with us about the new report, The Cost of Adverse LGBTIQ+ Mental Health.
The poor mental health outcomes of LGBTIQ+ Victorians comes at an economic and financial cost estimated to be as high as $3 billion in research from Deloitte.
Commissioned by Thorne Harbour Health, the findings show the rate of lifetime mental health for LGBTIQ+ Victorians is 73%, significantly higher than the 46% among the general population.
You can find the report and press release on the Thorne Harbour Health website.
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In light of National Reconciliation Week, we speak with founder of Wayapa Wuurrk, Jamie Thomas about the work that lead to their practice of earth connection and mindfulness.
National Reconciliation Week from May 27th to June 3rd is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
This year’s theme “Be Brave, Make Change,” is a challenge to all Australians to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all Australians.
You can find more information about Wayapa Wuurrk on their website.
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LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day on 28 May raises awareness about the unique barriers to support for our communities face when it comes to violence, abuse and control in relationships. Richelle Menzies, Victorian State Coordinator for the LGBTQ DV Awareness Foundation, joins us to discuss 2022’s theme, #SeenAndBelieved.
If the content discussed in this episode brings up distressing or difficult feelings or thoughts for you, please reach out to QLife by calling 1800 184 527, 3pm to midnight everyday.
For more information about what was discussed in this episode:
LGBTQ DV Awareness Day website
Switchboard phone and online support
Orange Door website
Clear Space group for gay, bi, trans and queer men who are looking to address their use of violence in their relationships. Contact clearspace@thorneharbour.org or call Thorne Harbour Health on 03 9865 6700 or toll free on 1 800 134 840 to find out more.
Safe Always website for information and resources about LGBTIQ+ family violence
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If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au
What is monkeypox?
Dr Kasha Singh from the Doherty Institute’s Department of Infectious Diseases tells us all the latest information about the current monkeypox outbreaks.
She talks about who is at risk of infection, and what the symptoms and treatments currently involve.
For more information about what was discussed in this episode:
Monkeypox virus fact sheet from the Victorian Department of Health’s Better Health Channel
If the content discussed in this episode brings up distressing or difficult feelings or thoughts for you, please reach out to QLife by calling 1800 184 527, 3pm to midnight everyday
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ health & wellbeing.
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A new guide to help aged care workers better meet the needs of people from LGBTIQ+ communities with dementia has been released.
Transgender Victoria's Training Coordinator Kathi joins Jack and Rachel to discuss the new LGBTIQ Dementia resource.
If you're part of our LGBTIQ communities and were born overseas, check out Thorne Harbour's Multicultural Community Sexual Health Survey!
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ health & wellbeing.
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Picture of Health is a new Breast Screening health promotion campaign from BreastScreen Victoria and Thorne Harbour Health.
The campaign encourages LGBTIQ women to breast screen more often.
Jack and Rachel this episode are joined by BreastScreen Victoria Ambassador, Deb Chumbley to discuss the campaign.
Check your eligibility at breastscreen.org.au/pictureofhealth or call 13 20 50
If you're part of our LGBTIQ communities and were born overseas, check out Thorne Harbour's Multicultural Community Sexual Health Survey!
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With National Volunteers Week just around the corner, we check in with a volunteer from SAMESH about their experience.
Jack and Jacinta are joined by Conrad who volunteers at SAMESH in Adelaide.
If you're part of our LGBTIQ communities and were born overseas, check out Thorne Harbour's Multicultural Community Sexual Health Survey!
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With National Volunteers Week just around the corner, we check in with volunteers at Thorne Harbour Health about their experience.
Jack and Jacinta are joined by volunteers Jesse and Bridget, as well as the Volunteer Coordinator Daniel Bryen.
If you're part of our LGBTIQ communities and were born overseas, check out Thorne Harbour's Multicultural Community Sexual Health Survey!
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.org.au
Starlady is a trans and gender diverse advocacy and inclusive practice trainer, and Program Manager at the Zoe Belle Gender Collective.
They join Rachel and Jack to speak about proposed changes to consent laws and what that may mean for our trans and gender diverse communities.
They also talk about what more LGBTIQ organisations that work with TGD populations need to do.
If you're part of our LGBTIQ communities and were born overseas, check out Thorne Harbour's Multicultural Community Sexual Health Survey!
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.org.au
Dr Elise Bialylew is a mindfulness meditation expert on a mission to improve the wellbeing of our society and our planet, and is the founder of Mindful in May.
Elise joins Jack and Rachel to discuss the program, and what you can achieve in ten minutes of mindfulness a day.
They also talk about their book The Happiness Plan, and how to build the habit daily of mindfulness.
If you're part of our LGBTIQ communities and were born overseas, check out Thorne Harbour's Multicultural Community Sexual Health Survey!
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Drink Limits is a free six-week therapeutic group looking at alcohol and anxiety for lesbian, bisexual and queer women (cis and trans) and anyone female identifying.
We speak with Awomda Codd from the Therapeutic Services team at Thorne Harbour Health about the program.
The closed group helps participants learn relapse prevention strategies and supports to enable their recovery process.
You can find more info about Drink Limits on the Thorne Harbour Health webpage.
If you're part of our LGBTIQ communities and were born overseas, check out Thorne Harbour's Multicultural Community Sexual Health Survey!
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We discuss Sexual Assault and Consent with the Therapeutic Services team from Thorne Harbour Health.
Alyssha Fooks and Vincent Silk join us to chat how about LGBTIQ communities experience sexual assault differently.
We also talk about consent in traditional and online spaces, as well as how people navigate trauma and anxiety following assault.
You can visit Say It Out Loud for more information and resources: https://sayitoutloud.org.au
If you're part of our LGBTIQ communities and were born overseas, check out Thorne Harbour's Multicultural Community Sexual Health Survey!
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Courtney Hagen speaks about her community engagement roles in sport ahead of Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26.
Courtney is a proud Butchulla and Gubbi Gubbi woman from the Southern Sunshine Coast region.
They were also awarded Out Role Model of the Year at the 2021 Australian Pride in Sport Awards.
You can find Courtney's podcast, Coming Out Blak here.
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Ahead of Lesbian Visibility Day, we talk with one of AFLW's stars.
Tilly Lucas-Rodd speaks about LGBTIQ role models, playing for St Kilda and coming out publicly.
They also speak about attitudes toward women playing AFL and why men in AFL find it hard to come out.
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UPDATE:
In April 2022 (when this podcast was recorded), PrEP was subsidized as a 3-for-2 pricing deal, meaning you could get 3 months of PrEP for $85 at Health Smart pharmacies.
However, as of May 2022, the 3-for-1 pricing deal has been reinstated at Health Smart pharmacies, so if you have Medicare you can get 3 months supply of PrEP for $42.50.
Additionally, Health Smart no longer have a Bendigo location but will be able to offer postage as usual.
For more information, including how to access PrEP without Medicare, visit prepdforchange.com or pan.org.au.
ORIGINAL POST:
Joseph Tesoriero from the Prepped Smart and Healthy charity joins us to talk about the recent price changes and how to access affordable PrEP. The 3-for-1 system recently changed to a 3-for-2 payment, so Joseph lays out all the details and how people can get involved in advocating for more affordable medications.
Head to Prepped Smart and Healthy to learn more.
If you'd like to add your voice to the movement for more affordable medications, visit affordablemedicines.com.au
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Eurovision fanatic, Liam Clark, gives us the rundown on the upcoming Eurovision 2022 contest and Australia’s representative, Sheldon Riley, who is shining the light of visibility on queer, Asian and neurodiverse communities.
To join the Countdown to Eurovision Trivia event by Thorne Harbour Health, secure your spot here.
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We discuss the Public Cervix Announcement campaign promoting more frequent cervical screening for Trans Masc people.
Zac Cannell was involved with the production of the campaign from SAMESH.
Research shows that a fifth of LGBTIQ Victorians with a cervix have never had a cervical screening.
Infrequent cervical screening can result in a greater risk of developing cervical cancer.
All LGBTIQ people with a cervix aged 25 to 74 need cervical screening every five years.
Public Cervix Announcement is rolling out now across Adelaide and South Australia.
Zac also talks about their work as a Sexual Health Counsellor and running the TransHealth SA website.
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We discuss HIV Peer Navigation, and SAMESH's most recent involvement in the space.
Craig Shrubsole from SAMESH talks about his lived experience with HIV, Peer Navigation, and working with other organisations in providing assistance to PLHIV.
For more info on the Poz Peer Navigation project, check out the SAMESH web post.
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We discuss Non Gendered Fitness, a queer and trans-friendly virtual gym.
Bowie Stover and Zay Canters talk about their training programs, classes and personal training services.
You can find more information around Non Gendered Fitness and Climbing QTs online. This episode was recorded on Trans Day of Visibility and you can find additional resources on the Transgender Victoria website.
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We discuss AusPATH's newly released National Standard of Care Guidelines.
AusPATH President Dr Fiona Bisshop joins us to discuss the guidelines and the Informed Consent Model of Care.
You can find the Australian Informed Consent Standards of Care for Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy on the AusPATH website. This episode was recorded on Trans Day of Visibility and you can find additional resources on the Transgender Victoria website.
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We discuss Regional LGBTIQ Women's Communities with Castlemaine Health.
LGBTIQ Engagement Officer Sherene Clow joins Jack and Rachel to discuss the projects they run in the area.
We also chat about how to overcome barriers to connection and their regional queer program at Main FM.
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We discuss Regional LGBTIQ Women's Health with Thorne Harbour Country.
Rachel and Jack are joined by Program Manager Claudia Validum to discuss the gaps between metro and regional/rural health services.
We also chat about what life is like for LGBTIQ women in these areas.
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We discuss STI Peer Testing and recent events for the LGBTIQ community in Melbourne.
Jack and Michael are joined by Esh, Lead Test Facilitator at Thorne Harbour Health.
You can look after your sexual health and wellbeing with free rapid HIV tests, as well as sexual health screenings and treatment services from Pronto!
Visit the Thorne Harbour website for more information on Pronto: https://thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/pronto/
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Dr Lucille Kerr talks about the issues that trans and gender diverse people (TGD) face during cancer care.
We discuss the complexities of cancer from gendered assumptions about common cancers to outright discrimination in health care settings.
We also address what is needed to improve experiences and outcomes for TGD people and their carers.
Content warning: descriptions of transphobia, violence, discrimination, and hospitals.
The TRANScending Discrimination in Health and Cancer Care 2019 report by ARCSHS is available here.
For additional support, please visit joy.org.au/support/
Rainbow Door is a free support service for LGBTIQA+ people. Call, text, or email available.
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Cal and Jacinta chat about the impact of cancer and being carers of loved ones recently, and how services like Cancer Council’s Cancer Connect is making a difference for people in need of support. Sophie Thompson from Cancer Council Victoria discusses who can access and volunteer for these important programs.
To find out more about Cancer Connect and other support services, head to www.cancervic.org.au/get-support/connect-and-learn Call 13 11 20
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Rainbow Door is a free support service for LGBTIQA+ people. Call, text, or email available.
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With International Women’s Day coming up on 8th March, Jacinta and Rachel are shining the spotlight on events for queer women in Melbourne.
LadyLike is celebrating queer sexuality and creating spaces for women to play.
LadyLike can be found on Facebook and Instagram too, and information about their events on wetonwellington.com.au
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With International Women’s Day coming up on 8th March, Jacinta and Rachel are shining the spotlight on events for queer women in Melbourne.
Tomboy is celebrating queer sexuality and creating spaces for women to play.
To find out more about Tomboy, you can visit www.tomboyonline.net or reach out on their social media.
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Jack speaks with Atomo Diagnostics CEO John Kelly about Self Testing for HIV & COVID-19.
You can test for HIV at home or in private with results in just 15 minutes.
The Atomo HIV Self Test is available for purchase at Atomo's website.
You can find out more about ACON's involvement at Mardi Gras at the Ending HIV website.
For more information on HIV Self Testing, check out Emen8's article.
Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer health & wellbeing.
Jack and Cal chat with Abdurahman Katamish, who recently won LGBTIQ Volunteer of the Year at the 2021 (delayed) GLOBE Community Awards.
Abdurahman (or Boudie) talks about their community work and why it's so important.
You can also see Boudie receiving the THH Special Service Award here.
For more podcasts on queer health and wellbeing, check out our other JOY Podcasts!
Jack and Cal are joined by SAMESH Project Coordinator Nikki Sullivan to chat about the Connect project in Adelaide.
The Connect project is piloting the use of vending machines to dispense free Atomo HIV Self-Test (HST) kits to support rapid testing and to strengthen pathways to treatment and support.
To find out more about Connect, SAMESH have information on their website ahead of the project's launch.
For more podcasts on queer health and wellbeing, check out our other JOY Podcasts!
Jacinta and Michael deep-dive into some key health websites that cater to the LGBTIQA+ and wider communities. Starlady tells us all about the new Transfemme website for cis men who date trans women, sharing stories and resources to educate and prevent partner violence. Renata Anderson from Women’s Health Victoria discusses the Labia Library, a resource featuring photos of vulvas to dispel myths about bodies, sex, and shame. Thorne Harbour’s own Chris Williams gives us the run-down on Emen8, and how sexual health for men who have sex with men is being reinvigorated in a holistic, digital approach. Finally, another Thorne Harbour superstar, Craig Bascand, discusses Down an’ Dirty, a website for kinksters and newbies alike.
To find out more about the websites featured in this episode,
Transfemme by Zoe Belle Gender Collective
Labia Library by Women’s Health Victoria
Emen8 by Thorne Harbour Health and ACON.
Down an’ Dirty by Thorne Harbour Health’s sexually adventurous men’s project.
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Michael and Rachel talk about festival wellbeing during the Summer (silly) season!
We discuss how to take care of yourself while partying and the current situation relating to Alcohol and Other Drug use.
Nic Robinson-Griffiths joins the show as Thorne Harbour Health's AOD Coordinator.
Key Peer Educator, Owen Hall from DanceWize also talks about being aware of the risks of using Alcohol and Other Drugs.
Touchbase is a support service for LGBTIQ Australians.
ADMIN is a peer support group for transgender, non-binary and gender diverse people looking to better manage their alcohol and other drug use.
For more podcasts on queer health and wellbeing, check out our other JOY Podcasts!
We check out Silhouettes' opening night in North Adelaide!
Jack and Cal get first impressions of the exhibition from guests.
We also chat with the exhibition's curators, Skye Bartlett and Tim Roberts.
For more podcasts on queer health and wellbeing, check out our other JOY Podcasts!
Midsumma 2022 is on everyone's mind this week as we discuss a few of the events taking place during the festival!
Jack, Cal and Michael check in with Mike O'Brien from VicTennis who are working with the Australian Open on the Glam Slam.
We also chat with Tex who is working on the Melbourne Gay Community Survey.
For more podcasts on queer health and wellbeing, check out our other JOY Podcasts!
Well Well Well celebrates it's 800th episode this week!
Cal, Michael, Rachel, Jacinta and Jack talk about their plans for the show this year.
We also discuss the importance of queer community media.
For more podcasts on queer health and wellbeing, check out our other JOY Podcasts!
We check out the Us Mob and HIV resource as well as the Pride and Pandemic Survey this week on Well, Well, Well.
Cal and Jack speak with Justin Salerno from AFAO about the HIV resource with First Nations communities in mind with Us Mob and HIV.
We also check in with Natalie Amos from La Trobe University's Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health & Society.
They bring us up to speed on the Pride and Pandemic Survey to see how our LGBTIQ communities are dealing with the pandemic two years in.
If you want to take part in the survey you can find the details here.
For more podcasts on holiday health and wellbeing, check out our other JOY Podcasts!
New Years Resolutions are front and centre as Jack and Cal bring in the new year of Well, Well, Well.
We speak with Sarah White from Quit and Matilda Mercury about quitting smoking.
We also chat to Bethany Lewis from Your Community Health about healthy eating, diet and exercise.
Definitely recommended to go and check out Matilda's story on the Quit website.
For more podcasts on holiday health and wellbeing, check out our other JOY Podcasts!
This week we have our Holiday Health episode! Jack and Cal look into what support services can help our LGBTIQ communities get through the festive season.
Venetia Brissenden speaks with us about Alcohol and Other Drug services they're involved with at The Cottage in South Australia.
Nic Robinson-Griffith from Thorne Harbour also talks about how you can support friends and family during this time.
If you need support via web chat or phone during the holiday period, visit Switchboard for more info.
For more podcasts on holiday health and wellbeing, check out our other JOY Podcasts!
We discuss Skin Cancer with Justine Osborne from Sunsmart as we head into the holiday period and people are keen to get back outdoors after lockdown.
To download the Sunsmart app, head to https://www.sunsmart.com.au/resources/sunsmart-app
And for more information on being SunSmart, you can visit the website.
For more podcasts on health and wellbeing, including previous episodes covering Skin Cancer check out our other JOY Podcasts!
Rachel revisits some of the topics raised at the LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference.
Our first guest is Dr Mandy Henningham from the University of Sydney. Their presentation at the conference was one of the highlights.
We also speak with Ruby Mountford who is the LGBTQIA+ community officer at Your Community Health and one of the recipients of the 2021 National Award for Disability Leadership.
You can find more info on Dr Mandy Henningham's conference speech and discussion here.
And for more details on the National Awards for Disability Leadership visit the Disability Leaders page.
For more podcasts on health and wellbeing, including previous episodes covering the LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference check out our other JOY Podcasts!
Sandwiched between World AIDS Day and the International Day of People with Disabilities, we talk to the recently crowned Laird Leatherman – Craig Burnett here in Melbourne and then we’ll be crossing the border to South Australia to talk to Cherrie Rogers – the reigning Ms Adelaide Leather.
Cal and Jack are in the JOY Studio for the first time in a while to hear from our local leather communities on the leather scene and the intersection with health and wellbeing.
We also cover navigating kink communities as a person with a disability.
For more information on esoteric practices and guides for your first time in a cruising space, check out downandirty.org.
For more podcasts on health and wellbeing, check out our other JOY Podcasts!
Adrian is joined by new host Jack to discuss World Aids Day 2021 and FEAST Festival.
Thorne Harbour Health's World Aids Day 2021 ceremony will be online this year due to social distancing on December 1st.
We speak with Stephen and Alex from the Positive Living Centre to learn more about the event.
We also discuss Adelaide's FEAST Festival with with Daniel from SAMESH.
For more information on these events, you can visit worldaidsday.org.au or feast.org.au.
You can also download the World Aids Day app by searching for 'World AIDS Day' on the App Store or Google Play.
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Trans Pride March Melbourne cofounder and proud community advocate, Miss Katalyna, reflects on the importance of TDOR, and drops some hints at what is to come in 2022 for the rally. Later in the show, Speak Australia CEO, Sage Akouri, discusses the importance of trans visibility and safe services in regional and rural areas.
To find out more about TDOR, visit tdor.org.au
Trans Pride March Melbourne can be followed on Facebook so you can see what is announced on 22nd November - www.facebook.com/transpridemarch/
To find out more about the work Speak Australia do, you can go to speak.org.au
On Thursday 4 November, the LGBTIQ Women’s Health Conference held by ACON and Thorne Harbour Health kicks off online.
Rachel and Jacinta chat to Anna Barker from ACON about what’s happening at the conference this year. Later in the show, Rochelle Byrne talks about Indigilez and Yarns Heal ahead of her conference presentation.
You can register for the online 2021 conference at lbq.org.au/conference/registration/
You can find out more about Indigilez Women’s Leadership and Support Group at yarnsheal.com.au/indigilez or on their Facebook page.
Jacinta and Adam take a closer look at COVID vaccines, as part of Rainbow Vax Week.
How do vaccines work? Are there any interactions between the COVID vaccines and gender affirming hormones or PrEP? What about if you’re pregnant? This episode clarifies information on the vaccines for our communities with the help of guest experts.
First, we hear from Dr Jessica Kaufman, a research fellow in the Vaccine Uptake Group at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, who explains how the vaccines work and what side effects are involved.
Endocrinologist, Dr Ada Cheung, then joins us to talk about gender affirming hormones, pregnancy, menopause, and more.
Later in the show, GP Dr Nate Reid discusses the COVID vaccine in relation to HIV medications, PrEP and other health considerations for our communities.
You can find all vaccine booking information, rainbow vaccination clinic hours and vaccine resources you need on the #FabJab website, including a gender affirming printable resource for TGD folks: joy.org.au/fabjab/
If you want to hear more from Dr Jessica, Dr Ada, and Dr Nate, you can watch the recording of the Get the Facts on the Vax community forum on the Thorne Harbour Health YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD17zQDLYBA
This week Rachel and Jacinta find out about the Safe Always campaign by Rainbow Health Victoria and Thorne Harbour Health. Jackson Fairchild, Head of Policy and Programs at Rainbow Health Victoria, joins us to talk about the campaign and the LGBTIQ+ family violence primary prevention project.
Later, Carolyn Gillespie, Director of Services at Thorne Harbour Health, discusses services available for LGBTIQ+ victim-survivors and perpetrators of family violence.
Family violence is a serious issue and can happen to anyone. No one deserves violence. Ever. Information about the Safe Always campaign is at safealways.org.
If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, you can get in touch with:
Rainbow Door: call 1800 729 367, text 0480 017 246, email support@rainbowdoor.org.au
1800 Respect: call 1800 737 732 https://www.1800respect.org.au/
Thorne Harbour Health: call (03) 9865 6700 https://thorneharbour.org/
You can find information about the following at:
Pride In Prevention Guide at Rainbow Health Victoria’s website https://www.rainbowhealthvic.org.au/
The Say It Out Loud website https://sayitoutloud.org.au/
ReVisioning behaviour change program on the Thorne Harbour Health website
Michael is looking back at an earlier conversation on the future of HIV care with some HIV clinical and community leaders. In early April this year, Michael and Tex caught up with Jenny Hoy, Director of HIV Medicine at Alfred Health, to talk about Alfred Health's survey to help people living with HIV untangle what their future health care needs might be - and this week we have the results and feedback from the survey to reflect on with Jenny.
Later, Richard Keane, CEO of Living Positive Victoria sheds light on how the results of the survey might shape PLHIV communities' care, and what services might support their health later in life.
PLHIV can complete the survey until 31 April when it closes via Alfred Health's website
To connect with the coffee table chats contact Living Positive Victoria
We caught up with Jenny and Richard earlier in the year as the survey was unfolding... You can find Part One of that conversation here:
https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2021/04/the-future-of-hiv-care/
This week Cal Hawk is chatting about navigating online spaces with Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant. Julie discusses leading the way in responding hate and abuse online as well as how their working with LGBTIQ communities to co-design resources to educate and support victims.
For more info, head to the eSafety website: eSafety.gov.au
Rachel and Jacinta discuss the Religious Discrimination Bill with wonderful and insightful guests. First up, Steph Lentz who was fired from Covenant Christian School after coming out as lesbian. Later, we are joined by Equality Australia Director Ghassan Kassisieh to dissect the Religious Discrimination Bill
Steph Lentz in the Star Observer: https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/sydney-christian-school-fires-out-lesbian-teacher-steph-lentz/205054
Equality Australia: https://equalityaustralia.org.au
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We look back on the Gay Community Periodic Survey as we farewell Tex McKenzie from the Health Promotion Program, on this, his last show with Well Well Well!
Michael and Tex sit down to chat with Professor Martin Holt of the Centre for Social Research in Health at UNSW. Tex has worked alongside Martin to deliver the annual Gay Community Periodic Survey for many years, and we use Tex's last show as co-host on Well Well Well to look at the most recent iteration, and how COVID made us rethink how we understand our community's sexual health and habits.
Tex has been an integral part of the Well Well Well team for many years, and on behalf of the entire Thorne Harbour Health team, we wish him all the best for his future endeavors. Who knows, we may be able to convince him to return to the program as a guest in the future.
This week we talked about
The Gay Community Periodic Survey - https://www.gcpsonline.net
PrEP - https://what-works.org/prep/
In this episode, we do a re-cap with some of the participants from Season 2 of the Bent Spoon - Cristian Cortes, Meredith Lee and of course the host of the show, Miss Katalyna. As this is the last show Jessie will ever be doing after hosting Well Well Well for nearly 8 + years, Miss Katalyna decides to turn the tables and ask some questions of her own before continuing on with the show!
See below links for some of the projects mentioned in the podcast.
The Bent Spoon An online cooking series where members of the Multicultural LGBTIQ Community share a traditional dish from their culture and tell their personal story to the rest of the world.
Stay Homo An online mental health campaign developed by the community, for the community with links to several helpful resources and referrals to help us through these
The Company of Men Exhibition - Instagram Page Art exhibition usually run during Midsumma, curated by Damien Hinds, that provided a platform for Queer Artists to display their artwork without fear of censorship - where they explored masculinity through the lens of a gay, bisexual or trans man.
Staying Negative A platform where regular gay or bisexual guys, including trans guys share their personal story with the world, whether they are HIV negative or HIV positive.
All eyes are on Tokyo as they host the Olympics. With reports that this year's Olympic Games has more out LGBTIQ athletes competing than ever before, Cal Hawk talks to Pride Cup CEO James Lolicato about LGBTIQ representation at this year's Olympic Games and elite-level sport.
Then, 2020 John Marriott LGBTIQ Sportsperson of the Year GLOBE Award winner and Queer Sporting Alliance Founder and President Stella Lesic joins the conversation to talk about QSA and LGBTIQ participation in sport.
As Climbing makes its Olympic debut, Climbing QT's founding member Riley Edwards explains what we can expect to see at this year's games and how you can get involved if you're keen to have a go.
Mental health concerns impact LGBTIQA+ people more than the general population. Michael and Rachel chat with Venetia Brissenden, Manager of Therapeutic Services and Capacity Building at Thorne Harbour Health to unpack anxiety, depression, and how to recognise the signs of our mental wellbeing needing a bit of attention. Later we speak with Joe Ball, CEO of Switchboard to discuss the Mental Health Royal Commission findings, and how they support our community and its services.
This podcast includes mention of suicide.
Up for the conversation? Listen to the Let's Talk About Suicide JOYcast - joy.org.au/letstalk/
Useful Links
Beyond Blue - beyondblue.org.au Lifeline - lifeline.org.au Suicide Callback Service - suicidecallbackservice.org.au Thorne Harbour Health's counselling services - thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/mental-health/counselling/ Switchboard - switchboard.org.au Rainbow Door - rainbowdoor.org.au QLife - qlife.org.au
Join Tex and Jessie as they pay tribute to International Non-Binary People's Day and Pride Centre with special guests Rowen and Zi, both facilitators of the RISE workshop at Thorne Harbour.
RISE is a single-session monthly peer-led workshop for people who identify as non-binary or gender diverse (including, but not limited to: genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, trans masc and trans femme). This workshops provides a safe and social space for enby and gender-diverse people to connect with each other and engage in discussions and activities relevant to non-binary experiences.
Tex also chats about his visit to the long awaited Pride Centre.
Useful Links:
For more information on the RISE Workshop: https://thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/peer-workshops Email: peer.ed@thorneharbour.org
Pride Centre: https://pridecentre.org.au
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Sex on premises venues (SOPVs) are places for men to meet, cruise, and play, and to connect with community and services, like Thorne Harbour Health's outreach volunteers. Michael and Tex chat with Thorne Harbour Health's Volunteer Coordinator, volunteers themselves, and a SOPV punter about what makes these spaces hubs for fun and communtiy education. We talk about the social and community benefits of volunteering for an LGBTI organisation like Thorne Harbour Health.
Thorne Harbour Health: thorneharbour.org
Volunteer with us: thorneharbour.org/get-involved/volunteer
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This week Cal is joined by Dean Cassano from the Burnet Institute and Richard Keane, CEO of Living Positive Victoria, to talk about Well Beyond 50 — a new website for people living with HIV aged 50 and over. Featuring an array of health topics, personal stories, and opportunities for social connection, Well Beyond 50 offers a wealth of information to people living with HIV as well as carers and supporters.
The website officially launched this week and can be found online at: wellbeyond50.livingpositivevictoria.org.au
And anyone keen to be a part of the Well Beyond 50 project by sharing their story can reach out via the website at: wellbeyond50.livingpositivevictoria.org.au/ask-a-question/
The HIV notifications amongst overseas-born men who have sex with men (MSM), in particular those from South East Asia have been rising over recent years, whilst the numbers amongst Australian-born MSM have been decreasing. Join Jessie & Michael as they unpack the complexities associated with these rising rates as well as provide a clear roadmap for PrEP for overseas born men highlighting services that are free for those without Medicare and who may not choose to use their overseas health insurance.
They invite Dr. Jason Ong from the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre to talk about HIV & STI services available there, as well as the PrEP ME Clinic which cater specifically for PrEP for overseas born men. They are also joined by Eswar, a front line staff member and Lead Peer Test Facilitator at PRONTO! the rapid HIV testing centre at Thorne Harbour, to discuss what happens during a rapid HIV test. Jessie and Michael continue the discussion on how to access PrEP through the PAN website for those who may be financially struggling.
Want it translated? This week's transcript is here
Useful Links:
PRONTO! - Rapid testing services : https://thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/pronto
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre : https://www.mshc.org.au/default.aspx
PrEP Me Clinic info : https://www.pan.org.au/no-medicare PrEP Me Clinic / HIV Prevention Line : 1800 889 887 Email: prep@alfred.org.au
PAN [PrEPaccessNOW]: https://www.pan.org.au/
PrEP'D For Change - Multilingual resources : https://www.prepdforchange.com/faqs
HIV Drug Interaction Checker: https://www.hiv-druginteractions.org/checker
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Rachel and Jessie chat with Proud 2 Play’s Lauren Foote about overcoming the barriers that stand in the way of LGBTIQ+ people engaging in sport and goes through a number of initiatives in play for our LGBTIQ+ community. Discussion continues on with ABC journalist and academic Kate O’Halloran about the challenges she has faced in being a woman sports writer, the inequalities facing women who play sport and what needs to change to create a more equal playing field.
Useful Links:
https://www.proud2play.org.au/
https://www.kirbyfenwick.com/the-first-friday-in-february
https://sirensport.com.au/
Michael and Tex chat with Melbourne Sexual Health Centre's Jason Ong about new technology for rapid detection of STIs in just over an hour! Find out more about this exciting new pilot program at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. Later we catch up with MSHC's Kit Fairley about what we need to tackle STIs, stigma, and find out 'Who's fault is it that Bob got syphilis?'
Get all the info on STIs, how they spread, possible symptoms and getting them treated with www.TheDramaDownUnder.info
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre mshc.org.au
Stay STI Free staystifree.org.au
Thorne Harbour Health thorneharbour.org
PRONTO! pronto.org.au
Equinox Gender Diverse Health Centre equinox.org.au
This week Cal shares some of the recent conversation he had with five living legends involved in the early response to HIV and AIDS. As five women, the panel shares their perspectives on being involved in an epidemic that was largely impacting gay men and other men who have sex with men here in Australia.
During this episode, Cal talks to:
Auntie Bev Greet - founder of Positive Women Victoria and longstanding advocate for women living with HIV Maureen O'Brien - the first Community Health Nurse at the Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men's Health Centre (now Thorne Harbour Health's Centre Clinic) Sue Stone - former counsellor and social worker at Fairfield Hospital, the Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men's Health Centre, and the Alfred Hospital Liz Crock - Nurse Practitioner working in HIV for over 30 years at Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital, the Alfred Hospital, and the Royal District Nursing Service (now Bolton Clarke) Dr Edwina Wright - infectious diseases physician specialising in HIV clinical care and research for over 35 years
The discussion in the episode comes from the recent online event "Women in the Early Response to HIV" hosted by Thorne Harbour Health on Tuesday 11 May. The full video is free to stream online at: https://youtu.be/GK1kE55i6mo
Joining Rachel Cook and Tex McKenzie on this episode of Well, Well, Well is their colleague Peter Waples-Crowe talking about National Reconciliation Week. They also discuss Peter’s work at Thorne Harbour Health and in the community and his art work.
It's National Volunteers Week! Michael and Tex sit down with some vital volunteers and coordinators to look at how our LGBTIQA+ communities give back. There are around 2.3 million volunteers across Victoria, with no shortage of avenues to explore. So why would somone volunteer with Thorne Harbour Health? We chat with Partnerships Manager, Jack, about the history of the organisation from it's early days of volunteer leadership and support. We chat with Anne, filling a vital aspect of volunteer work transporting people to and from appointments, and forging connections with some wonderful knock on benefits for Anne, and her family. Later we are joiend by Dominique Haslam, Volunteer Coordinator at the soon to be opened Victorian Pride Centre about the needs of this new facility for our community.
Victorian Pride Centre - https://pridecentre.org.au/volunteer/
Volunteer and Thorne Harbour - https://thorneharbour.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Volunteering Victoria - https://www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au/
Volunteer with JOY 9.9 - https://joy.org.au/get-involved/become-a-volunteer/
This week on Well, Well, Well Cal is flying solo as he heads to The Equality Project's LGBTIQA+ Health & Wellbeing Day at Williamstown Town Hall to meet an eclectic mix of practitioners, coaches, and instructors supporting the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Before that, Deb Tsorbaris, CEO of the Centre for Excellence in Child & family Welfare joins the show to talk about the Embracing Equality Charter. The Charter has been recently released by a number of Victorian peak organisations in ally-ship with LGBTIQ+ communities.
At the LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing Day, Cal talks to:
Sharrman Maran (IG @Sharrman.Maran) from Breathe Education about Pilates Exercise Physiologist Lucija Peric from With Pride High-Performance Mindset Coach Dean Murphy from With Pride Shiatsu student Shan who mentioned the upcoming Open Day at Australian Shiatsu College With Pride Founder, Director & Naturopath Shae Louise Abel Art Psychotherapist Matilda Brown from Psyche Aesthetic (IG @psyche_aesthetic) Kinesiologist Jordie Slonim from jordiokinesiology.com.au
The Equality Project plans to host more LGBTIQA+ Health & Wellbeing Days in the future in addition to the 2021 Better Together Conference in Adelaide.
Join Jessie & Rachel on Well Well Well today as they chat to lung cancer expert, Professor Matthew Peters. Lung cancer has become the biggest killer of women in Australia, surpassing breast cancer. Jessie and Rachel talk to Professor Peters about lung cancer risks, treatments and the potential to screen for lung cancer in the near future. They also speak with the author of the SWASH studies (Australia’s biggest study of lesbian, bisexual and queer women’s health, Dr Julie Mooney-Somers. One of the biggest (but not only risks) for lung cancer is smoking. They speak with Dr Mooney-Somers about smoking rates among LGBTIQ people, why they are higher and what we can do about it.
Useful Link: https://www.cancervic.org.au/cancer-information/types-of-cancer/lung_cancer/lung-cancer-overview.html
https://www.quit.org.au/articles/lgbtiq/
The best way to reduce our risk around cervical cancer is to get a Cervical Screening Test.
It is recommended that everyone with a cervix, regardless of your gender identity or sexuality, aged 25 to 74 who have ever been sexually active, get a Cervical Screening Test, once every five years.
Join Jessie & Rachel this week as they chat about Cervical Cancer Screening with Kate Broun from Cancer Council Victoria and Son Vivienne from Thorne Harbour Health. They unpack some of the misconceptions around cervical cancer screening, how things have changed from the pap test and what's actually involved during a screening appointment.
For more information, read up about Cervical Cancer Screening and check out the Public Cervix Announcement campaign.
Episode #764.
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It's Radiothon again this week! Michael and Tex sit down to chat about diabetes, COVID, and HIV.
First we chat with Cynthia Ziebel from Diabetes Victoria to check in about our communities living with diabetes, and how COVID has impacted their health and wellbeing. Later we catch up with community legend David Menadue to talk about the COVID vaccine for people living with diabetes and those living with HIV.
Diabetes Victoria - diabetesvic.org.au
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In the first of two episodes focused on Radiothon, Michael and Cal first catch up with Jason Tauzon-McCheyne about the Equality Project's upcoming events. The Better Together Conference in June will be preceded by a Health and Wellbeing Day at the Williamstown Town Hall to support the LGBTI community's health.
At the opening of Thorne Harbour Health's new 200 Hoddle Street building Michael and Cal sat down with some communtiy members for a rapid-fire discussion of their priorities for the health and wellbeing needs of our LGBTI communities to unpack here on Well Well Well.
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Equality Project
Better Together Conference, including scholarships and tickets
LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing Day - May 8
Michael and Tex look into the future of HIV care with some HIV clinical and community leaders.
A lot has changed in the world of HIV treatment including how and where we deliver care to a community with increasingly diverse experiences and needs. Michael and Tex sit down with Jenny Hoy, Director of HIV Medicine at Alfred Health, to talk about Alfred Health's new survey to help people living with HIV untangle what their future health care needs might be. Later, Richard Keane, CEO of Living Positive Victoria sheds light on how PLHIV communities can shape their future, and what services might support their health later in life.
PLHIV can complete the survey until 31 April when it closes via Alfred Health's website
To connect with the coffee table chats contact Living Positive Victoria
We'll catch up with Jenny and Richard later in the year to follow up on this topic once the survey is released: You can find part two of that conversation here very soon:
https://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/2021/09/the-future-of-hiv-care-part-two/
Michael and Rachel sit down for their first show together to talk to three key voices for Trans Day of Visibility. First, Thorne Harbour Health Trans Health Lead, Son, and Gabe from Equinox join for a chat. We discuss what it means to be visible as a trans person, and TGD health services at Thorne Harbour. Later, we are joined by Chair of Transgender Victoria, Brenda Appleton to talk about the state of play for trans and gender diverse health and wellbeing into the future.
Equinox
Transgender Victoria
TDOV
Join us this week as we invite the facilitators of some of our trans and gender diverse workshops we have available at Thorne Harbour on the show.
Rick Spencer facilitator of Novus for trans women, Luka Ritter facilitator of Pace for trans men, and Rowen De Lacey facilitator of Rise for non-binary & gender diverse folks, all come on the show to have a chat about the workshops they run and their personal experience around volunteering as a facilitator with Thorne Harbour. The workshops are run as single-session workshops that provide a safe space for like-minded individuals to connect with each other, engage in discussions or partake in activities relevant to their experience.
All workshops are free, cater for people above the age of 18, have about 8 - 12 participants and 2 - 3 facilitators per session.
For more information check out: https://thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/peer-workshops/
While mindfulness has recently become a common practice in the modern western world, but it's been around for ages. This week, Cal Hawk discusses mindfulness and its health benefits with Catherine Morey-Nase. Catherine is a clinical psychologist, qigong teacher, and one of the team over at Melbourne-based Smiling Mind - a mindfulness app and one of the world’s leaders in the pre-emptive mental health space.
Catherine explains the difference between mindfulness and meditation, offers some guidance on how to start a mindfulness practice, gives a run down on the Smiling Mind app and even leads a brief on-air mindfulness exercise. They also discuss the State of Mind - Smiling Mind's annual survey that acts as a check-in on the mental health and wellbeing of Australian adults.
Following International Women's Day on 8 March and continuing from last week's episode on Women in Leadership, Rachel and Cal focus in on LGBTIQ women's health this week.
Associate Professor Julie Mooney-Somers joins the shows to talk about research into the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ women here in Australia - including the long-running SWASH Report as well as the more recent Unleash Study.
Then, Carolyn Gillespie joins the conversation. As Thorne Harbour Health's Director of Services and the Chair of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, Carolyn delves into some of the health issues impacting LGBTIQ women and how we're starting to address them.
In the lead up to International Women's Day on 8 March, Rachel and Cal talk to a group of LGBTIQ women in positions of leadership in our LGBTIQ communities.
Michelle "Mama Mish" Sheppard joins the show to talk about issues faced by trans women in leadership positions as well as the upcoming GLOBE event on 25 March 2021 Focus on Women: Queer Women in Leadership
Then Nevena Spirovska joins the show to talk about her experiences of advocated for the disadvantaged when walking the halls of power including Victorian Parliament and even the United Nations.
Paghona "Peggy" Kerdo joins the show to share her personal story - from coming out to leading her own law firm and advocating for social justice.
Finally, Thorne Harbour's President Janet Jukes is joined by longstanding mental health leader Bronwyn Lawman as they discuss the challenges faces by women in leadership and how our communities are faring.
Join us this week as we introduce to you a community resource revolution in the making. Yelena Galystan, founder of Tit4Tat comes on the show to have a chat about the inspiration behind this innovative new movement.
Tit4Tat is essentially a community-driven energy exchange portal where a loving community shares their skills, services and resources, in exchange for receiving skills, services and resources - without any monetary exchange.
The concept has already proven to be very successful and you'll get to hear first hand from Leana, her experience of exchanging services through Tit4Tat.
Leana Flaneur - Participant of the Tit4Tat Community
Useful Links
Tit4Tat Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/tit4tatenergy
Tit4Tat Melbourne group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tit4tatmelbourne
Tit4Tat Byron group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tit4tatbyron
Tit4Tat Handle: @tit4tat_
Tit4Tat Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tit4tat_
Flow Sessions
Flow Music Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/flowmusico
Flow Sessions Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/flowsessions
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This week Rachel Cook joins the Well, Well, Well team! As the Women's Health lead at Thorne Harbour Health, Rachel leads the conversation with co-host Cal Hawk as they dive into discussing menopause.
Longstanding JOY presenter Sue from David & Sue's Friday Night Live and This is OWL Lives joins the show to share her personal experience of menopause from a LGBTIQ perspective.
Then endocrinologist Dr Sonia Davison from the Jean Hailes Medical Centre and Australasian Menopause Society offers further insight into experiences of menopause including support and resources available.
Join Tex & Jessie on Well Well Well today as they chat to Dr. Adam Bourne, Associate Professor at ARCSHS (Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society) and visiting fellow at the Kirby Institute at UNSW to discuss the results of the Writing Themselves In 4 Study that took place in 2020.
The study gathers data around the challenges experienced by LGBTIQA+ young people (such as mental health, discrimination or abuse) as well as aspects of life that can enhance health and wellbeing (such as supportive relationships and community engagement).
The study managed to recruit 6418 participants aged 14 - 21 years old, making it the largest cohort involved a study of the LGBTI community.
Useful Link:
Study Report: Writing Themselves In 4 National Report (PDF, 9MB) Recruitment video ARCSHS (Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society) More information on the Writing Themselves in 4 Study
2021 offers three different strategies for taking PrEP for powerful HIV prevention. Michael sits down with Emen8 Project lead Chris Williams to talk everything from a short term protection - to round the clock coverage for all bodies in our LGBTI communities. Whether you're here for a good time or a long time, or both - we'll talk strategies that work for you.
Need a PrEP GP? Find a clinic via The Drama Down Under - thedramadownunder.info
Community PrEP discussion and information via PrEP'D For Change and PAN [PrEPaccessNOW]
Victoria's HIV Prevention hotline for info about PEP and PrEP 1800 889 887
Find out more about PrEPMe - and access for those without Medicare
Watch Emen8's Same PrEP, Different Choices video and find out more about Daily, On-Demand, and Periodic PrEP.
This week Michael and Jessie are joined by Thorne Harbour Health Director of Services, Carolyn Gillespie to discuss how our LGBTI communities are impacted by sexual assault.
This week we discuss issues relating to sexual assault and may be triggering for some listeners.
If you need support please visit or call:
joy.org.au/support
Thorne Harbour Health - call any time during business hours on (03) 9865 6700
1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732
In an emergency dial 000
(Image by Peter Walples-Crowe: Alpine Dingoes & Corroboree Frogs - both creatures found on Ngarigu Country)
This week, Jessie has invited Peter Waples-Crowe and Luke George to discuss self-expression through art. Peter is a Ngarigo artist who shares with us his experience of the intersection between being Aboriginal and queer, and how he uses art to express this experience, as well as make sense of it, whilst using it as his own personal healing tool. Peter has been been a finalist several times in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards as well as the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards.
Our second guest, Luke George, who is an international artist, rope-worker and performer, shares with us on how he uses art to push the boundaries in the exploration of intimacy as an artist and in the process uncovers new layers in how the audience engages with the art. Luke has recently been appointed as Artistic Associate of Temperance Hall and is a recipient of a fellowship from Australian Council of the Arts.
Click here to see more about Peter Walples-Crowe and Luke George.
(Image by Luke George - Displays of Affection #2)
image credit Toby Lawrence via Unsplash
As we relish the warm sun and increased outdoor activity Michael and Tex chat with Heather Walker from SunSmart at Cancer Council Victoria about staying safe this summer. We talk about signs of skin abnormalities and screening for skin cancer, as well as protecting ourselves every day - in a time when outdoor entertainment activity has been widely supported for its COVID safety.
SunSmart and the SunSmart App
Cancer Council Victoria
BOM
Last month, Victoria's Change and Suppression (Conversion) Prohibition Bill banning conversion practices seeking to change a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity passed the lower house of the Victorian Parliament. As the bill is soon to be debated in the upper house, four survivors of conversion practices (Nicole, Percy, Aba, and Nathan) join Cal to share their stories and talk about why this bill needs to become law.
At several points during the episode, the Brave Network is mentioned. The Brave Network is a support and advocacy group for LGBTIQ people of faith and allies. You can check them out online at: thebravenetwork.org
You can also check out the SOGICE Statement online: socesurvivors.com.au - written by survivors of Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Change Efforts, and the LGBTQA+ Conversion movement.
And finally, Nathan mentioned that everyone can look up who their upper house Members of Victorian Parliament are at vec.vic.gov.au
As we close the book on 2020, Tex and Cal take a closer look at two of the health topics commonly at the centre of New Year's Resolutions - improving our physical fitness and quitting smoking. Movement coach Ian Blamey returns to the show to discuss setting goals and managing expectations when it comes to physical fitness as well as digging a bit deeper to think about the concepts of motivation and commitment.
Later in the show Cal and Tex are joined by Dr Sarah White from Quit to discuss some of the strategies for quitting smoking, including considerations for our LGBTIQ communities.
The Quitline can be reached on 13 78 48 or check out their website: www.quit.org.au
Movement coach Ian Blamey can be reached via email: ian@ianblamey.com or via Facebook.
At the end of show Tex and Cal also mentioned Northside Bizarre coming up on Saturday 6 February 2021. For more details, including how to support the event, head to: www.northsidebizarre.com
For this episode of Well, Well, Well, Jessie is joined by both Jono, the creative mastermind behind BARBA & Stay HOMO, as well as Chris Cheers, a psychologist and part of the BARBA family, to have a chat about the campaign and some practical tips to manage these unique times.
BARBA is an all-inclusive, sex-positive queer collective run by queer people of colour (POC) and showcasing some of the finest queer talent from Australia and across the globe. BARBA aims to be bring people together by giving opportunities to LGBTQ+ people to party together, create art, express themselves and break free of societal constraints.
The BARBA collective and followers are a diverse mix of LGBTQ+ individuals and POC, some of them who were born overseas, whether international students, migrants or refugees. BARBA has a strong brand identity and is seen as trusted influencer and community leaders in the Queer Artist and multicultural LGBTQ+ communities.
When COVID hit, a lot of the members felt disconnected from their tight knit community. BARBA decided to create the campaign STAY HOMO to support their friends through the isolation of COVID with practical steps to manage their mental health, social health and overall wellbeing.
Click here to check out the STAY HOMO campaign
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Michael and Tex this week chat with Thorne Harbour Health's Alcohol and other Drug Team Leader Nic Robinson-Griffith about our alcohol and drug consumption over the past year, and how we can support one another in improving our health and wellbeing when it comes to substances. We discuss services to help folk manage their use, to check-in, and make our use safer.
Later Michael and Tex catch up about how to cope with social isolation over the holidays, something our community has become adept at over the tumultuous year of 2020.
For Thorne Harbour Health services head to:
thorneharbour.org
Rewired and Rewired 2.0
Admin
Counselling
For support these holidays contact:
Rainbow Door
Lifeline
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Michael checks in with Thorne Harbour Health's Family Violence team worker Jesse to talk about how our community responds to intimate partner and family violence. 2020 has been a particularly stressful year for many and forced many of us into close quarters - not always in safe settings.
We discuss what resources are available to support people experiencing or using family violence, and what techniques to utilise if you need to chat to a friend or family member.
For support you can reach out to
Rainbow Door 1800 729 367
Phone: 1800 729 367 Text: 0480 017 246 Email: support@rainbowdoor.org.au
Switchboard/ QLife – 1800 184 527. Switchboard also offer Webchat 3PM-12AM everyday www.switchboard.org.au, Switchboard is staffed by volunteer counsellors and peers who can direct you to the right supports.
Thorne Harbour Health – (03) 9865 6700 We provide counselling services to LGBTI communities and we also run the ReVisioning Men’s Behaviour Change Program that offers a group-based program to same-sex and same-gender attracted men who use violence. Referrals into ReVisioning can also be made via revisioning@thorneharbour.org.
Drummond Street Services - (03) 9663 6733 9AM-5PM, this service provides a variety of counselling services options to the LGBTIQ community. ds.org.au
Men’s Referral Service –1300 766 491 From 9.00am -9.00pm, for men who are using relationship or family violence. Men’s Referral Service also provides ‘Live chat.'
The Police - Call 000
The LGBTIQ Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officers (GLLO) are also a valuable resource to aid in supporting you to interact with mainstream police support should you feel uncertain about having direct contact with police; if you contact police ask to speak to a GLLO if possible.
Contact your MP to help end conversion practices in Victoria
https://equalityaustralia.org.au/endconversionvic/
Observed on 3 December, the International Day of People with Disability is a chance to have an important discussion about the individuals in our communities living with disabilities and how we can collectively take action. Joining Cal and Tex for this episode are Ruby Mountford (from JOY's Triple BiPass and pictured left) as well as longstanding community advocate Greg Axtens. Plus, Margherita Coppolino from the National Ethnic Disability Alliance and systemic advocate Giancarlo de Vera join in on the conversation.
During the episode a couple different websites and resources are mentioned including:
The National Ethnic Disability Alliance: http://neda.org.au/ ACON’s Queer Ability Toolkit – for LGBTIQA+ people with disability looking to access the NDIS: http://www.acon.org.au/who-we-are-here-for/people-with-disability/ Out for Australia
30 Under 30 Awards: https://www.outforaustralia.org/30-under-30-2020 General website: https://www.outforaustralia.org/
Australian GLBTI Multicultural Council (AGMC): https://www.agmc.org.au/ People with Disability Australia
General website: https://pwd.org.au/ #MakeItSafeToSpeak campaign to ensure confidentiality in the Disability Royal Commission : https://dpoa.org.au/safetospeak/
AIDS Memorial Quilt & Food Relief Packs for PLHIV
Skye Bartlett personally saw to bringing light to the AIDS Memorial Quilt for South Australia once again. Join us as we talk about how the quilt originated at the beginning of the AIDS pandemic and the sentiment behind it.
For more information about the quilt or if you wanted to make a contribution, get in touch with Skye via SAMESH (South Australia Mobilisation & Empowerment for Sexual Health).
Daniel also joins us to chat about the food relief packs that were provided for people living with HIV, especially during a very trying time this year, as part of the community pantry.
For some delicious and nutritious recipes, check out the SASHA website, or get in touch via SAMESH website or Facebook page.
Transgender Awareness Week runs from 13th - 19th of November and it is when allies and organisations come together to help raise awareness and increase visibility about transgender people and issues their community faces. On the 20th of November it is Transgender Day of Remembrance, founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, originally to honour Rita Hester, a trans woman of colour who was killed in 1998 due to anti-transgender violence, like many before her. On this day we honour all transgender people we have lost of have been subject to anti-transgender violence. Miss Katalyna who is one of the founders of Trans Pride March and proud member of Pacifique X, joins us on the show to share her perspective and talk about the events of the week.
As it is also concurrently STI Testing Week, we are joined by Dr. Jason Ong, a researcher and clinician from Melbourne Sexual Health Centre who chats about the state of STIs within the community and testing rates in relation to transgender people. Jason also shares with us some of the key learnings that came out of the "Diversifying Genders" symposium at this years' ASHM Conference chaired by Teddy Cook (ACON) and Christy Newman (CSRH).
Resources
Useful legal and health information for trans people: Trans Hub
To download key learnings of Diversifying Genders from the ASHM Conference, click here.
Check your symptoms and find out what kind of test you might need: Stay STI Free
For more information about STIs, check out: Drama Down Under
This week Cal and Tex are joined by Christy Newman and Anthony K J Smith from the Centre for Social Research in Health at UNSW about their recent study findings - Understanding trust in digital health among communities affected by BBVs and STIs in Australia.
To read the full report and to find out how to connect with the Associate Professor Christy Newman - head to: www.trustindigitalhealth.org.au.
Postponed from July due to COVID-19, NAIDOC Week 2020 is being held from 8-15 November 2020. For this week's episode, Tex returns to the show and joins Cal to talk to Peter Waples-Crowe. Peter is a Ngarigo artist and community health worker with Thorne Harbour Health's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Project. Peter talks about how NAIDOC came about and some of the events planned for this year's line-up.
Then Carleen Miller and Natalie Tieri from the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital to talk about supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through the hospital's Mirring Ba Wirring service as well as some of the health issues faced by our First Nations communities.
For more information about NAIDOC 2020, check out the Victorian NAIDOC website: vicnaidoc.com.au or the national NAIDOC website: www.naidoc.org.au
Coordinators of Gay Asian Proud (GAP) James & Amirul join Jessie on air to discuss some of their personal experiences around moving to Australia. They share with us about some of the challenges that came with being an International Student or newly arrived migrant and how they overcame them in order to maintain emotional and mental well-being.
Gay Asian Proud is a social support group for same-sex attracted men, including trans men, from Asian backgrounds.
To find out more about GAP, visit thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/multicultural-health/
To join their mailing list and to stay up to date with their events and get involved, please email gap@thorneharbour.org
Image from intersexday.org
Ahead of Intersex Awareness Day Michael and Cal dial in with Tony Briffa, Councillor for Hobsons Bay and Intersex advocate. We discuss Tony's pioneering role as an out and proud intersex person on city council and former mayor. We discuss the primary health and social inequities faced by intersex people, and where intersex folk fit amongst the rest of the LGBTQ communities.
Intersex Human Rights Australia - https://ihra.org.au
Intersex Peer Support Australia - https://isupport.org.au
Intersex Awareness Day - https://intersexday.org/
Started in 1983 as the first HIV/AIDS community organisation in Australia, Thorne Harbour Health is now one of the largest LGBTI health organisations in Australia. While the organisation is drawing closer to four decades in its history, the shift in the organisation has been significant in recent years. Chad Hughes is the President of Thorne Harbour Health and he’s been at the helm during some of these massive changes. As he nears his 6-year term limit on the Board, Chad sits down with Cal Hawk to discuss what’s it’s been like in that leadership role. Chad discusses the challenges in governance, rebranding, and addressing the needs of lesbian, bisexual, and queer women as well as the importance of community elders like the late Jim Hyde and Tony Maynard. And later on in the show, Neil Pharaoh joins the show as the Director of GiveOUT Day in Australia. On Friday 16 October, the online initiative is helping nearly seventy LGBTIQ organisations, groups, and projects get much needed funds in a year that has hit us all pretty hard.
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Plus, October 8th marks International Lesbian Day. So for this episode of Well, Well, Well Cal Hawk is joined by Tracey Tobias. As a lesbian woman, Tracey shares her personal story about breast cancer. Whether or not you’re at risk of breast cancers, Tracey story offers insight that is really applicable to anyone at risk of any cancers. During the episode, Tracey mentions the Breast Cancer Awareness Network Australia. She also mentioned the work of Kelly Turner who's book Radical Remission about cancer survivors who have beat the odds.
Photo by Melissa van Gough on Unsplash
This week Michael and Cal are joined by Switchboard CEO Joe Ball to discuss the launch of Rainbow Door - a new specialist LGBTIQA+ helpline providing information, support, and referral to all LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and family during and after COVID 19.
We discuss how LGBTIQA+ folks reach out for help during uncertain COVID times.
Rainbow Door is available from 10am-6pm daily via:
Phone: 1800 729 367
Text: 0480 017 246
Email: support@rainbowdoor.org.au
Photo by Shane on Unsplash
This week, Cal catches up with some rainbow community members to share their experiences and hurdles in the hotel quarantining system. Later, Michael and Cal sit down with Son Vivienne to discuss the new Pace and Novus workshops for trans men and trans women (respectively) at Thorne Harbour Health. we also look forward to the next event in the Transcripts webinar series.
Missed anything?
Pace and Novus workshops
Thorne Harbour Health's Transcripts series
Transgender Victoria
Anthony Lekkas and Misty Farquhar join us to talk about all things multi-gender attraction in the lead up to Bi+ Visibility Day and the Stand Bi Us conference. At Stand Bi Us, held 18-27 September, Bi+ organisations across Australia and New Zealand come together to reflect on the progress made since Bi+ Visibility Day began in 1999 and to celebrate the fabulous, diverse and awesomely talented bicons that make up the international community.
More info from this week's episode:
Stand Bi Us - standbius.com
Bi+ Visibility Day - bivisibilityday.com
Photo by Cassiano Psomas on Unsplash
Michael and Cal catch up with Thorne Harbour Health CEO to unpack what Victoria's new roadmap out of restrictions looks like for our LGBTI communities. Later Joseph Tesoriero from Prepped Smart and Healthy discuss their milestone $1 million donations to support PrEP users to access affordable medication.
Thorne Harbour's community events online at thorneharbour.org/calendar
Down an' Dirty LIVE events for kink and fetish communities (18+) at downandirty.org
Rainbow Connections
Prepped Smart and Healthy
Health Smart Pharmacies
Can't listen? Grab the transcript for this show
Miss Katalyna and Esh cooking together during the filming of episode 5 of The Bent Spoon
This week was the premiere of Thorne Harbour Health's new web series - The Bent Spoon. Jessie returns to co-host with Cal and discuss this exciting new series showcasing the diverse cuisines and personal stories of LGBTI community members. Miss Katalyna joins the conversation to talk about coming on board as the host of The Bent Spoon. Later, two of the show's cooks, Esh and Babu, talk about their stories and the intersection of food and identity with health and wellbring.For more information on the series, including the latest episode, head to: thorneharbour.org/thebentspoon
Cal is joined by HIV advocate Bill O'Loughlin to discusses the stigma experienced by people living with HIV, and how those experiences may be applicable to the coronavirus pandemic.
Later Cal is joined by SJ Finn founder of International Overdose Awareness Day to talk about the formation of the day, and some of the goals and challenges to addressing and responding to overdose on a local and global scale.
Find digital resources for Overdose Awareness Day at www.overdoseday.com/downloadable-resources/
This show originally aired Thursday 27th August 2020.
Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell
Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services
This week Cal talks to Skye Bartlett, Team Manager of SAMESH - South Australian Mobilisation & Empowerment for Sexual Health. SAMESH is celebrating five years of supporting South Australia's LGBTIQ communities and people living with HIV. For more information on SAMESH, check out their website: samesh.org.au
During the episode, Cal also mentioned the COVID-19 Rainbow Connection service offered by Thorne Harbour Health. It offers peer support, food support, and assistance with housing security. Rainbow Connection is available to any LGBTI Victorians isolated or impacted by COVID-19.
You can contact Rainbow Connection on 1800 961 780 (9am-5pm Monday to Friday) or via email: rainbowconnection@thorneharbour.org
This week Well Well Well is brought to you by the work of TGD Wellbeing - Project Officer at Thorne Harbour Son Vivienne. Son leads Thorne Harbour Health's online Transcripts series featuring experts and community stakeholders in trans, gender diverse & non-binary wellbeing. They'll come together to discuss the status quo in medical treatments, peer-support and best practice in the state of Victoria and beyond, hosted by Thorne Harbour Health
Unfortunately, we have not been able to bring you the entire Transcripts series in this episode due to the length of our program, and the visual nature of some of the presentations - so to view the entire Transcripts presentation hosted by TGD Wellbeing - Project Officer at Thorne Harbour Son Vivienne. Head to thorneharbour.org/calendar to find when Transcripts will be next presented live where you can engage directly with the subject matter at hand.
Thank you to Son and the presenters for making this recording available to us for Well Well Well.
Check out the entire presentation online
Michael and Cal chat with Paul Kidd from Fitzroy Legal Service about our rights and responsibilities as Melbourne and Mitchell Shires enter Stage 4. We bust some myths about our rights when wearing masks, and where to get a legal leg-up if you find yourself engaging with police or fines.
Later, we catch up with Elliot to talk about ADMIN - a new Thorne Harbour Health peer support group for transgender, non-binary and gender diverse people looking to better manage their alcohol and other drug use.
Contact Fitzroy Legal
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm 0434 136 501 or; enquiries@fls.org.au
The joint legal advice website covidpolicing.org.au
ADMIN
Call to register on 9865 6700
Michael and Cal are joined by special guest host Rachel, Women's Project Lead at Thorne Harbour to help navigate the world of sexually adventurous women's communities and health needs. We are joined on the phone first by Viv McGregor Digital Engagement & LGBTI Health / Coordinator Check OUT: LGBTIQ+ Sexual Health Clinic at ACON to talk kinky women and their health.
Later, Pepper Pop from Eagle Leather joins us to discuss how the store creates a unique space for queer and non-queer women to access kink and fetish gear, and also tips and tricks for keeping their kink safe!
Check OUT
Eagle Leather
Women's Health @ Thorne Harbour
Michael and Cal unpack what the news mask requirements for Melbourne and Mitchell Shire mean for our community, and how to make your own mask whether you have a sewing machine, needle and thread, or neither!
We later catch up with Associate Professor Garret Prestage, HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program at the Kirby Institute about the FLUX study - and how the study normally focusing on gay and bisexual men's relationship with substances and sex has pivoted to include COVID-19.
thorneharbour.org/facemasks
flux.org.au
Michael and Cal follow up on the remainder of the AIDS 2020 virtual conference and discuss the recommendation for mask-wearing in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire.
*This information and recommendation has now been updated to enforce mandatory masks in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire. Check out the following week's episode.
This week Cal is joined by special guest host, Chris Williams from Thorne Harbour Health and ACON's Emen8 Project and co-founder of PrEP'D For Change.
First, Cal and Chris speak with Dr Dean Murphy, Research Fellow with UNSW's Kirby Institute + Alfred Health about his poster presentation Anticipated and actual experiences of discontinuing PrEP reflect the ‘imagined futures’ and everyday concerns of gay and bisexual men, rather than HIV risk: Implications for service provision and health promotion.
Later Cal speaks with Chris about his poster presentation for the virtual conference, Stealth health promotion: the benefits of ‘undercover’ HIV and sexual health education through digital communication innovation.
More on Emen8
emen8.com.au
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Following on from last weeks back and neck pain show, Michael and Cal catch up with movement coach Ian Blamey in supporting our physical health and wellbeing.
We also sit down with Roz Bellamy from Archer Magazine and ARCSHS about the upcoming Are We Still Connected? online relationships workshop being hosted by Thorne Harbour Health Thursday 9 July from 7pm.
This show originally aired Thursday 2nd July 2020.
Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell
Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services
With so many of us working from home in less than ideal spaces for our jobs, or just changing our day to day lives we are looking at the health and wellbeing of our backs. Cal and Michael are joined by Dr Sébastien De Potter from Prahran Chiropractic Clinic to talk about the chiropractic modality. We are later joined by Dr. Stephen Morgan from Northside Osteo to find out how an osteopath may treat your niggling neck and back aches and creaks.
This show originally aired Thursday 25th June 2020.
Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell
Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services
This week Cal and Michael are joined by two amazing guests to religious discrimination. First, Ghassan Kassisieh Legal Director at Equality Australia dials in to catch us up on the Religious Discrimination Bill, the current anti-discrimination laws already in place, and the impacts on LGBTI communities.
Freedom from discrimination statement for the workplace Lookup and contact your MP via the Parliament of Australia website
Later, Cal and Michael speak with Luke Beck, Associate Professor at Monash University about the complexities of the bill, and constitutional law.
Check out Cal’s show back in 2018 on the initial conversation about the Religious Discrimination Bill’s first iteration on Well Well Well’s Australia’s Religious Freedom Review.
Michael and Cal are first joined by Commissioner for Gender and Sexuality, Ro Allen. Ro speaks about the new whole-of-government LGBTIQ strategy, and weaving in equality through various government portfolios.
Judy Armishaw from the Alfred's new PrEPMe service joins us to talk about medicare ineligible MSM accessing PrEP for free.
Finally, Venetia phones in to talk about changes to services at Thorne Harbour Health , and how our community is keeping well as we look to exit isolation.
Michael and Cal also cover a number of upcoming events including:
Pridesolation
PrEPMe
Call 1800 889 887
Email: prep@alfred.org.au
or head to www.pan.org.au/no-medicare
For PEP head to getpep.info
Michael and Cal sit down with two Fiona Patten, leader of the Reason Party representing the Northern Metropolitan Region in Melbourne. We discuss the Review Into Decriminalisation Of Sex Work. We also sit down with Max Arion to talk about the current state of sex work during COVID-19, after we caught up together at the beginning of the pandemic.
Michael and Cal also talk about new announcements about PrEP for people without Medicare, and the state of play for community events on the horizon. Emergency Support Fund for Sex Workers in Australia via Chuffed Black Lives Matter - Melbourne Rally on Saturday 6th June @ 2pm
PrEPMe Clinic for Medicare ineligible PrEP access
Pride-solation - Online regional pride Saturday 20 June 12pm - 6pm
Northside Bizarre - Saturday 14 November, Henry St Abbotsford
This show originally aired Thursday 4th June 2020.
Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell
Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services
Cal and Michael are back to cover STIs second part of our two episode series. Before we dive back in with Nurse Practitioner Daniel Sankar - we chat with PRONTO! Lead Test Facilitator Esh. We chat about the service opening back up, and a few changes to the way the service will run as restrictions begin to lift.
Then, we're back in the studio with Daniel to get the basics of a few more (and perhaps lesser known) STIs. We discuss how they are transmitted, and how we can look after ourselves by testing and treating them if they pop up.
This show originally aired Thursday 28th May 2020.
Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell
Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services
Cal and Michael sit down with Nurse Practitioner at Thorne Harbour Healths Centre Clinic, PRONTO! and Equinox Daniel Sankar to cover the basics of sexually transmitted infections. This week we're covering the big hitters including HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis.
We're getting down to the basics of each STI to discuss how they are transmitted, and how we can look after ourselves by testing and treating them if they pop up.
Tune in next week on Well Well Well for some of the lesser known or lesser talked about STIs you might want too keep on your sexual health radar.
This show originally aired Thursday 21st May 2020.
Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell
Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services
This week Cal and Michael dial in with Phil Carswell, the inaugural President of the Victorian AIDS Council (now Thorne Harbour Health) to discuss the very first AIDS Candlelight Memorial - and the importance of understanding and remembering our HIV history. We take a moment to reflect on Patti LaBelle's Oh, People.
The memorial will connect us digitally on Sunday 17th May 5-6pm. Head to Living Positive Victoria's website for more details
Later, we connect t with two Thorne Harbour Health volunteers, Alberto and Andrew in the lead up to National Volunteers Week next week. They share with us how they are staying actively engaged in their volunteer roles during COVID, and what motivates them to volunteer with Thorne Harbour.
Before we sign off we discuss some changes (and possible hurdles) to PrEP access and look forward to getting physical again as restrictions start to ease in Victoria.
Volunteer with Thorne Harbour Health
The AIDS Candlelight Memorial
Rainbow Connections at Thorne Harbour Health
Queer Fiction in Strange Times - LGBTI Women's writing workshop: Sunday May 17
Conquering COVID: Starting May 19
This show originally aired Thursday 14th May 2020.
Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell
Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services
Michael and Cal sat down to chat with Stephanie Worsteling - General Manager Carer and Community Services at Carers Victoria. We discuss hoe people in caregiving positions are navigating COVID-19 restrictions. Stephanie highlights how PLHIV and LGBTI people make up the ~700,000 carers in Victoria, and the unique challenges for queer carers.
Some things we discussed this week:
Carers Gateway
Support for Carers
'Conversations With Carers' Zoom videocast
Carers Victoria + LGBTI Carers information
Positive Caring Handbook via Living Positive Victoria
Conquering COVID
Rainbow Connection service
Michael and Cal chat with Security Engineer Al Weddell about the new COVIDSAFE app, and cybersecurity as we increase our digital presence in virtual times.
Signal app
Using Technology during COVID-19
It's that time of year! Radiothon is an integral part of keeping Well Well Well on air each and every week to discuss the sexual health, mental health, and general health and well-being of our LGBTI communities. More from
This week we connect with some JOY volunteers and presenters from other programs to discuss the importance of LGBTI media - particularly in these unprecedented and uncertain times.
Sign up or renew as a JOY member, donate, or subscribe now by heading to joy.org.au/radiothon
More from Amelia on Triple Bi-Pass
More from Dee on Pop Queers
More from Justin on Lose Control
More from Venetia on Living in the 70's
More from Liam on JOY Eurovision and Babble POP
As we creep into the cooler months, we're thinking about what the current COVID-19 climate means for our upcoming flu season. How to the flu and COVID-19 interact, and when should you get vaccinated?
Associate Professor Joe Sasadeusz, Infectious Diseases Physician with the Peter Doherty Institute and the Royal Melbourne Hospital joins Michael and Cal this week. We talk the flu vax, coronavirus, pneumonia, and....eggs?
Later we are joined by Thorne Harbour Health's Director of Services Carolyn Gillespie to talk about an exciting new announcement from Thorne Harbour increasing social connection in our communities during isolation.
We're constantly updating information for our LGBTI communities on our COVID-19 hub page, including recently information for; family violence services, trans and gender divers people, queer women, and of course videos from Dr. George Forgan-Smith Smith. Check that all out at thorneharbour.org/covid19
Michael and Cal talk about keeping social, keeping active, and keeping entertained in isolation. We talk with Bowie Stover from Fearless Movement Co about ways to keep physically fit and healthy while in lockdown. Next, Dean Arcuri joins us to talk about ways to keep up social engagement with queer online events. We also chat with Spiro Economopolous - Program Director for Melbourne Queer Film Festival about staying entertained while staying in.
Some stuff we talked about
Tubi TV (free)
Kanopy media - (free with a library card or academics)
Michael and Cal are back with you this week as we continue our exploration of sexual health, mental health, and the general health & wellbeing of our LGBTI communities.
As we move further into practicing good physical distancing - we're taking a look at how we can look after ourselves and each other while we're at home.
We check in with Thorne Harbour Health CEO Simon Ruth about how the organisation has been responding to communities concerns about what COVID-19 means for us.
We touch base with Thorne Harbour Health Manager of Therapeutic Services & Capacity Building, Venetia Brissenden. Venetia helps us explore ways to keep calm and carry on whether working from home, out of work, or caring for ourselves and loved ones.
Check in, and check out:
Thorne Harbour Health COVID-19 information for our PLHIV and LGBTI communities
Thorne Harbour Health's services update during COVID-19
Switchboard Victoria and QLife
Headspace - guided meditation and mindfulness app
Insight Timer - sleep, anxiety, and mindfulness app
Smiling Mind - mindfulness app
Trans Day of Visibility is coming March 31! Our communities have our minds all over the place at the moment, but we're taking the time to ensure this day doesn't get lost in the sauce - and our community takes the time to be visible.
Michael And Cal talk with JOY mainstay Michelle "Mama Mish" Sheppard and Anastasia Le from Trans POV on JOY. We're highlighting what Trans Day of Visibility means to both as visible (and audible!) trans women on JOY.
We touch on the topical subject of employment for trans folk, and inventive ways to keep up visibility at a time when much of our attention is elsewhere. Thorne Harbour Health needs you! Tell us how you are maintaining your sexual wellbeing during COVID-19. Tell us how you are staying protected while getting down an' dirty. Email your tips and tricks anonymously to hello@downandirty.org and we'll be partnering with local gay GP Dr. George Forgan-Smith Smith to respond in video to your suggestions!
Check out some great Trans, gender diverse, and non-binary radio as part of the JOY Family! Trans POV, The Gender Agenda, and Transgender Warriors on JOY!
With TDOV events cancelled or postponed, you can engage with the day via the Facebook live event Trans Pride Live-streamed Solidarity Cabaret
Fitted For Work
Follow the hashtags #VisibilityBeyondIsolation #DefyingTheDistance #VisibilityConnects and of course #TransDayOfVisibility
We are keeping our distance this week! How do we keep up active and healthy sexual lives in the midst of the current climate?
First up, we chat with Bryony Cole from Future of Sex about tech solutions for physically isolating, but remaining socially and sexually connected at this time.
We're chatting with sex worker Max Arion about the impact of COVID-19 on our sex worker populations, and how innovative tech can support everyone in our community.
Lastly - we touch base with Associate Professor Edwina Wright about transmission of COVID-19 in intimate settings, and what to consider when minimising our risk.
We cover a lot of great resources this week
The Future of Sex
Lover app
Sex, Intimacy, and Coronavirus on Thorne Harbour
The Cock Destroyers Teach Sex Ed on YouTube
Kirroo designer sex toys
Scarlet Alliance - Australian Sex Workers Association is the national peak sex worker organisation in Australia.
As the world comes to grips with the expanding climate surrounding Coronavirus, and particularly what it means for people living with HIV.
Michael and Tex talk with Doherty Institute Director Professor Sharon Lewin and Living Positive Victoria's CEO Richard Keane about Coronavirus and HIV.
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From teledildonics to virtual reality porn and so much more, The Future of Sex CEO Bryony Cole joins Cal Hawk in the studio to talk SexTech. The $30 billion industry of SexTech is forecasted to grow exponentially over the next few years. Bryony and Cal talk about why SexTech is taking off as well as some of the innovations already out there. Bryony also discusses SexTech hackathons and how new ideas are becoming innovative new products. The possibilities for new products are out there are endless including accessible sex toys, tools for sexual health education, and technologies that change the way prevent the onward transmission of STIs.
The 2020 International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) Championships get underway in Melbourne this week. Cal Hawk talks all things LGBTIQ inclusion in sport. IGLA ambassador and US national swimming champion in butterfly, Tom Luchsinger, talks about the upcoming IGLA events and coming out during his international swimming career. Mervyn from Brisbane Tritons Water Polo Talks whats got him in the pool. 90-year old Dorothy talks about the handful of swimming events she’ll be competing in. Melbourne Glamourheads’ Hani talks about his decision as compete as the first IGLA athlete representing Palestine. Plus, Cedric Le Gallo talks about his film “The Shiny Shrimps” inspired but his real life French Water Polo club of the same name.
But it’s not all about aquatics! Melbourne Chargers Rugby Club President Silas Palmer and Australian Deaf Rugby coach David Kearsley stop by to talk about their upcoming inclusive march in Box Hill.
IGLA 2020 was also featured in Star Observer's Wet N Wild in Melbourne article
This show, Episode #711 originally aired Thursday 20th February 2020.
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Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services
This week Cal talks to an array of organisations and individuals who have participated in Melbourne's Pride March throughout its 25-year history.
Including:
Dykes on Bikes President Jo Bangles and the Pillions for Pride fundraiser Switchboard's Ada Castle from the Out and About Program - bringing LGBTIQ seniors to Pride March Victoria Police Inspector Mark Keen from VP Pride (the LGBTIQ Employee Network at VicPol) Mother Lateral Thinking from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
At the start of the episode, Cal talks to Thorne Harbour Health CEO Simon Ruth for an exciting announcement regarding Victoria's first LGBTI Community Volunteer Hub.
You can hear more from Inspector Mark Keen about his time with Victoria Police and their first time marching in uniform in this previous episode of the Victorian Police Community Hour.
And for more information on Pride March head to: www.midsumma.org.au
Patrick from Midsumma joins Michael and Tex to talk about what is happening for Midsumma 2020 including key events, a theme supporting Indigenous and Pacifica art and culture, and a new start time for Pride March.
Later Michael and Text talk about the annual Gay Community Periodic Survey, the Company of Men exhibit, and what we'll be up to at Carnival day!
This show, Episode #705 originally aired Thursday 16th January2020.
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Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services
During his recent visit to Australia, 2019 International Mr Leather (IML) Jack Thompson sat down with Cal Hawk for an exclusive interview. Jack's "I am enough" speech at the IML competition in May 2019 saw him become the first trans person of colour to win the title in it's 40-year history. Jack talks through winning the title, his public disclosure of living with HIV, and much, much more.
Before that, Cal talks to Neil Pharaoh. Neil is known in Melbourne as a Labour Candidate for Prahran. Neil recently was successfully elected to the board of Thorne Harbour Health. Neil stops by to talk about our community legacy of advocacy and some of the challenges still ahead of us.
Summer is well and truly underway. Our LGBTI communities are getting out in the sun for the festival season. SunSmart's Justine joins Cal Hawk in the studio. They talk through sun protection, who's at risk of skin cancer, and how you can continue to care for you skin.
Before that, Cal talks to Steven Farley-Odgers, one of the newest board members of Thorne Harbour Health. They discuss Steven's involvement with the community-controlled organisation and reflect on where we're going in addressing the health and overall wellbeing of our LGBTI and PLHIV communities.
For more information on sun protection, including the free SunSmart app, head to: www.sunsmart.com.au
Michael takes stock of Well Well Well over 2019 and reflects on a few key subjects we've covered in the past 12 months.
First, We look at HIV trends in Jessie + Venetia's show Latest HIV Trends & Gay Community Periodic Survey with Martin Holt from the Gay Community Periodic Survey and Dr. Andrew Grulich from the Kirby Institute.
Next, Michael's update on the PrEP Guidelines in his show with Tex Removing Barriers to PrEP Access speaking with Dr. Darren Russell about changes to how we talk about and prescribe HIV prevention drugs.
Lastly, Cal and his guest host Max Arion scoured the country in their two part Australian Sex Work series for an idea as to how our sex workers lives and access to services differ by region.
Of course, we tackle how these three topics might change or develop as we look forward to ringing in 2020.
We'll be back next week talking about skin cancer with Cal as we move in to the summer party season.
This show, Episode #702 originally aired Thursday 26th December 2019.
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Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services
Amelia and Venetia are in the studio talking with Jo Ball, CEO of Switchboard Victoria, and psychologist Josh Muller about how to look after your mental health this holiday season.
The festive season can be a stressful time for LGBTI folk for a number of reasons. Spending time with biological family can often mean having to defend, explain or hide who you are, or deal with the painful comments and opinions of family members. Some of us might even be estranged from our families of origin due to our sexuality or gender, and others of us may already be managing ongoing mental health issues, which may be exacerbated at this time of year. On top of that, there is the financial pressure of gift-giving and the pressure of wrapping up work tasks before the end of the year.
Josh provides us with some insight into how you might notice that you aren’t travelling too well and what we can do about it and Jo shares with us their three-point plan for managing social engagements and getting through the season intact.
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Queerspace Christmas Breakfast
This show, Episode #701 originally aired Thursday 19th December 2019.
Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell
Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services