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The Informer Podcast 1 October 2020

Yuan — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:57:27 +0000

With the hearings for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability continuing, in this week’s podcast, we give you some information about the Royal Commissions and what the latest findings from them are.

We also look at the first Presidential Debate, which was full of fury but lacking in substance. Listen to our podcast for a summary of it.

You will hear about the LGBTIQ people in China and what societal attitudes towards them are like. Why pride activities have been stopped in China and how this has impacted on the local LGBTIQ community.

ACON Shines a Light on LGBTQ Mental Health During Mental Health Month.

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The Informer Podcast 15 October 2020

Yuan — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:33:24 +0000

Elderly LGBT+ people are experiencing isolation during #COVID. How can we ensure that this community feel less isolated during the pandemic? We spoke with Switchboard Victoria CEO Joe Ball about their program working to fix this problem.

In this podcast, we also take a look into legislation in QLD and the ACT to ban LGBTI+ conversion practices. To find out how this legislation is travelling, we spoke to Mark Spencer, the Director of Public Policy for Christian Schools Australia and Nathan Despott from Brave Melbourne, a survivor advocacy group.

What’s the potentially worrying news for the queer community when we look at the upcoming US election and Naked Ballots in Pennsylvania? A queer member from Pennsylvania has words.

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The Informer Podcast 8 October 2020

Yuan — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 05:13:28 +0000

In this week’s podcast, we speak to Kate Eastman from The Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation towards people with a disability, about the unfair treatment of disabled people.

Rising religious conservatism and right-wing populism have led to a third of Poland being declared “LGBT Free Zones.” The Informer reporter Gavin Height investigates what these LGBT Free Zones are and what do they mean for sexual and gender minorities in Poland.

The transgender community has been directly affected by COVID-19, because surgeries to transform them into their most authentic selves are placed on hold as other elective surgeries. The Informer reporter Beau Driscoll speaks to a member of the transgender community who has been affected, and discusses whether or not it is better to go private?

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Diversity and representation in the media

Steve — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:59:54 +0000

Television has made monumental strides internationally and in Australia. Star Trek’s newest recruits include its first non-binary and trans actors playing their rightful counterparts in the long-running franchise. The Informer reporter Emily Johnson speaks to Geeks Out trans host Miranda Sparks on why this is important for the queer community. Similarly, in Australia, the same goes, with one of the first trans roles played by trans actress Suzy Wrong in Hungry Ghosts. Suzy talks to The Informer about how her role is a step in the right direction for Australian television to be more progressive and inclusive when it comes to not only diversity but also representation.

In the literature world, Melbourne author, Scott Stuart released his new book My Shadow is Pink. Scott reveals why he wrote the book and how he hopes that it can teach kids how to feel empowered, assured and self-confident no matter what interests and hobbies they choose to embrace.

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Better sleep during COVID-19, the mysterious 1950s gay wedding photos

Arion — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:00:35 +0000

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Today, we talk to sleep expert Prof. Dorothy Buck from the Sleep Health Foundation about getting better sleep when in a crisis
And we talk to the people behind the Our One Story project about a set of photos that appear to show a gay wedding in 1950s Philadelphia. They’re on a mission to find out who is in the pictures and to tell their story.

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Living with HIV and COVID-19, safer sex and Glace Chase

Arion — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:19:10 +0000

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Thorne Harbour Health CEO Simon Ruth speaks to us about living with HIV and COVID-19, safer sex and how telehealth is working for their clinics.

The amazing Glace Chase spoke to me last month about their new show, Triple X, which was opening at Queensland Theatre. Sadly, the show has been cancelled, but we talked about the importance of art being confrontational and storytelling.

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How schools are coping, online drag performances and more

Arion — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:00:24 +0000

Today: We have a COVID-19 update. We also have a report about what’s going on in schools here in Victoria. We continue our interviews with the Diversity Council of Australia about cultural diversity and LGBTQ+ people. We talk to Bathsheba and Mat from Pride of Our Footscray about how they’re keeping busy when their venues are closed. And advice from Thorne Harbour Health about sex and COVID-19.

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JOY 94.9 signs deal to move to Pride Centre

Arion — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:58:48 +0000

JOY 94.9 is moving to the Victorian Pride Centre. JOY 94.9 CEO Ange Barry joins us to talk about what the move means for us and an update about the...

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A Saudi gay couple’s road to refuge comes up short

Arion — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 05:02:07 +0000

A Saudi Arabian gay couple, both journalists, have tried to seek asylum in Australia. Both were detained at the airport before being able to request asylum. Now, both are trying...

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Saudi Arabia’s Insta Makeover

Webmaster — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:35:23 +0000

Saudi Arabia was found to have paid Instagram influencers to travel to the Kingdom and post positive travel stories on the ‘gram. It’s part of an image makeover the Kingdom has been pursuing recently, trying to shed a more positive image as the country opens up to tourism for the first time in decades. We spoke to Dr. Raihan Ishmael from ANU about the situation.

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