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The Laird in Melbourne is one of Australia’s longest running gay-owned and operated venues. In 1998 The Laird and Club 80 were granted ‘Male-only’ status by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in deference to their history and service to the gay community.

While that is still a status they maintain to this day, The Laird has progressed over the years to become a haven, meeting place and party space for same-sex attracted CIS and Trans males, catering to a wide range of men who identify as men both locally and around the world. Joining us now is Brett Lasham, Co Owner of the laird Brett Lasham speaks to The Informer about this updated policy and how it came about.

But most importantly, just before we went to air,  it was announced that the AFL has told transgender footballer Hannah Mouncey that she is not eligible to be selected at tomorrows AFL womens  draft. Mouncey began transitioning in 2015 and played eight games in the Canberra Women’s competition. The AFL said in a statement that Mouncey would have had an “unreasonable advantage” over other AFLW players. The AFL has made a decision that the physical disparity between Hannah and other AFLW players is significant, in that it would have an effect on the AFLW competition and give rise to an unreasonable advantage.

We discuss the fairness of this, but as it is breaking, this will be explored more in depth on the next episode of The Informer.

Ian and Dean are your hosts for this episode.

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Launched just moments before we went to air, the National Association of People with HIV Australia and ViiV Healthcare, in consultation with community, have launched the world’s first smart phone app for HIV+ people.  NAPWHA’s Bill Paterson and app ambassador Campbell Clarkson explain the importance of this tech based wellness management tool.

Then…

Following her announcement in the Sunday Age, Dean speaks with the Chair of the Pride Centre Board, Jude Munro AO.

Chair of the Board for Victoria’s future Pride Centre – Jude Munro AO

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