JOY Drive

23 Oct 2024

World Surf League cops backlash for including Abu Dhabi in the 2025 tour schedule

LGBTIQA+ Community, Professional, Sports & Recreation

There are a lot of sports across Australia and the world making huge advances in creating a welcoming, inclusive and safe environment for LGBTQIA+ athletes to compete however the World Surf League is not one of them based on the recently released 2025 tour schedule. The second event of the 11-stop tour is being held in Abu Dhabi in February next year – a country where homosexuality is a crime.

Guest: Beau Newell, Program Manager, Pride In Sport.

Presenter: Warren Andrew.

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15 Mar 2026

Associate Professor Micah Goldwater: Why Rational People Still Believe in Superstitions

Popular Culture, Social Sciences, Society & Culture

Most of us consider ourselves rational, yet superstitions still shape everyday behaviour. Psychologist Micah Goldwater explains why scientific thinking and ...

15 Mar 2026

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Why Some Gen Z Men Are Returning to Traditional Gender Views

LGBTIQA+ Community, Popular Culture, Social Media, Society & Culture

New research suggests some Gen Z men are expressing more traditional views about gender roles than older generations. Associate Professor ...

15 Mar 2026

Ben Cork: What the Pride in Sport Survey Reveals About Inclusion in Australian Sport

LGBTIQA+ Community, Professional, Society & Culture, Sports & Recreation

New results from the Pride in Sport Index survey reveal how LGBTQIA+ players, coaches and volunteers are experiencing sport across ...