On the Line

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On The Line – 20 March 2014

News & Politics, Society & Culture

Current Queer Affairs – News and Views you need to know.

With round #1 of the 2014 AFL Premiership Season underway, Dean Beck speaks extensively to Jason Ball about how far we have come and how much work still needs to be done to combat homophobia in sport.

Carlton Midfielder Brock McLean’s recent statements at the Midsumma sports day drew attention to the impact that ongoing inaction manifests, highlighted by recent comments made on 3MMM by a former footballer and a sports commentator.

Dean and Jason discuss the need for the media to play a leadership role in the diversity and inclusion landscape and use the extraordinary speech by Dale Hanson, a sports commentator in the USA, as an example of what can be done.

The Lisa Daniel, Festival Director of MQFF joins us highlight the big hits of this years program and which films will get a second screening.

Star Observer’s Ben Riley details what stories will be featured in the last ever edition of the weekly newspaper.

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