Well Well Well

6 Apr 2023

Trans Visibility in the Arts with Mama Alto

Advocacy and Activism, Art, Health, Non binary, Trans & Gender Diverse

Mama Alto is a jazz singer, cabaret artiste and gender transcendant diva.

She is a transgender and queer person of colour who works with the radical potential of storytelling, strength in softness and power in vulnerability.

Cal speaks with her about her upbringing, how her trans identity has informed her performance work, the Gender Euphoria journey and more.

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.

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Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

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5 Mar 2026

International Women’s Day – Post Festival Slump and Intersectionality

Advocacy and Activism, Chillout, Community, Counselling and Therapeutic Groups, Festival, Mardigras, Midsumma, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC), Women's Health

In light of International Women's Day on March 8, we discuss the unique challenges and triumphs of LBQ+ women navigating ...

27 Feb 2026

Chillout and Three Decades of Country Pride

Advocacy and Activism, Chillout, Festival, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Meredith from Chillout joins us to discuss Victoria’s longest‑running regional queer festival and teases out its evolution over three decades. This ...

19 Feb 2026

Jimpa and intergenerational conversations in our communities

Advocacy and Activism, HIV, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Director Sophie Hyde and actor Aud-Mason Hyde unpack the new film, Jimpa, tracing the story’s roots to Professor Jim Hyde. Jim was ...