JOY Community Highlights

1 Feb 2015

Pride March 2015: 2nd Hour

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Rainbow angel wings (courtesy Dean Arcuri)

Welcome to the 2nd hour of the 20th Melbourne Pride March which was broadcast from Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. Pride is held every year in February, as part of the Midsumma Festival, which showcases the multitude of different Cultural, Artistic and Social aspects of Melbourne’s Rainbow communities.

So come join in the celebrations with our 2015 pride broadcast team Katie, Patrick, Dean, Ginni, Emma, Steph, Leo and Michael as we celebrate all that is our colourfully diverse rainbow and allied communities. This year is a particularly special year, as we mark the 20th anniversary of pride (the first one being held back in 1996).

If you’d like to hear more about the fascinating stories of the last 20 years of Pride March; we encourage you to check out the special 20th anniversary retrospective podcast, where we take a look back, speak to those who were there & explore where it all got started, how it has evolved and where Pride is heading.

In the 2nd hour, our trusty team of JOY roving reporters were tirelessly running up and down Fitzroy street; catching up with marchers from a wide variety of different community groups and supporters, those guests included:

JOY 94.9 roving reporters Michael & Steph (image courtesy Dean Arcuri)

JOY 94.9 roving reporters Michael & Steph (courtesy Dean Arcuri)

: Minus18 (courtesy Minus 18)

: Safe Schools Coalition and Minus18, (courtesy Dean Arcuri)

: Eltham High School (courtesy Dean Arcuri)

: Jason Ball and St Kilda Football Club (courtesy Jason Ball)

Avi from Living Positive Victoria‘s ENUF campaign.
PolyVic representing Melbourne’s polyamorous community.
Bonnie from Minus 18, Australia’s largest network for LGBTI youth.
Di from Eltham High School.
Senator Janet Rice and State MP for Prahran, Sam Hibbins from The Greens.
Sebastian from Team Melbourne
and the Melbourne Spikers volleyball team.
“King Neptune” the Glamourhead Sharks swimming team.
Jason Ball (beyondblue and Safe Schools Coalition ambassador) with players from the St Kilda Football Club and AFL Players Association.
Nick from Greek and Gay social group.
RMIT Student Collective.
Cosplayers and furries from Furries of Victoria and Melbourne Gaymers.
Nigel from Bisexual Alliance Victoria.
Emma from the Mental Illness Fellowship.
Geoff from Resourcing health and EDucation (RhED) for the sex industry.
Pastor Becky from the Acts 2 Faith Church in Northcote.
Sean from FTM Shed,which is a support group for FTMs and their allies who meet in Melbourne to obtain mutual support and gain resilience through sharing experiences of trans life.
Maddie representing the Jewish youth movement and Aleph Melbourne.
Alex from the Jewish Lesbian Group of Victoria.