Game On!

14 Nov 2023

We’re getting our game on with Racing With Pride, Mr Gay World Pride Second Runner Up 2023, the Gay Games Hong Kong, and the MQFF!

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We’re getting our game on with Racing With Pride, Mr Gay World Pride Second Runner Up 2023, the Gay Games Hong Kong, and the MQFF!

Welcome to Game On! JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Tuesday from 7-8pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about you and how you can get your game on by showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community!

We explore where you can having a winning career in the racing industry thanks to the Racing Queensland Racing With Pride series which is designed to encourage more LGBTIQA+ people to consider a career in racing by showcasing people working in the industry that identify as LGBTIQA+ It is wonderful that as we acknowledge and celebrate Trans Awareness Week (13-19 November) this terrific series shares the stories of Ashley Wilson, Tyler Leslight and Tye Findlay. On the show we are joined by Nick Beck from Beck Racing who provides terrific insights and advice in navigating becoming your authentic self. “Be your own hero”. (Starts 2:59)

Dion Alexander previously Mr Gay Pride Australia 2022 has returned from a recent trip to Cape Town, South Africa crowned Mr Gay World Second Runner Up 2023! A great achievement and with a promise to continue to invest in his platform which is to champion ending homophobia in the AFL and leave the world a better place. Dion also has a podcast – Our Pride by Mr Gay Pride Australia so check it out or even reach out to be a guest on his show! (Starts 12:21)

Hong Kong’s Gay Games marked the first time in the inclusive sporting event’s 40-year history that it was handed to an Asian city and it all started on the 3rd November until the 11 November. The aim was to promote inclusivity, diversity, and equality through sport and cultural exchange. Some 2,000 athletes in Hong Kong took part in sports such as badminton, dodgeball, fencing, swimming, running and trail running and we had the very great pleasure of being joined by Richard Lie who took out gold in the 6km Trail run! Athletic prowess runs in the family as Richard’s sister also brought home gold! Richard’s response to “Would you go to another Gay Games event?” was an immediate yes! It looks like Valencia, Spain 2026 is a must-do destination for the Lie family! (Starts 23:33)

The 33^rd Melbourne Queer Film Festival is underway and the sport film line-up is sensational! Mitch Nivalis, Director Equal The Contest takes time out from a Tuesday night basketball game to chat about the making of their fantastic film which was focused on When the rules exclude you, rewrite them! That’s exactly what the Mount Alexander Falcons did in their quest to join the Central Victorian Football League. Check out the film screening 2pm Sunday 19th November at The Capitol for the Melbourne Premiere and/or be part of history and head to one of the Come & Try Days or a Pre-season Training session! (Starts 31:05)

And Who is getting their game on this week? Nic Norris and Beck Barnes – Melbourne Frontrunners, Melbourne’s inclusive running and walking club for the LGBTQ+ community and allies! This dynamic duo completed their goal of running a marathon in each Australian state and territory – together – every step of the way in 2023 – even crossing the finish line hand in hand! The loved-up couple just returned from ticking the New York Marathon off of their to-do list with Nic proposing in Central Park and Beck saying “I do!” A sporting love story! (Starts 41:32)

A big thank you to all of our guests for their support of an inclusive and supportive sporting culture and mindset so that everyone can enjoy getting their game on!