Well Well Well

1 Apr 2024

Transgender Australia – A History Since 1910

Advocacy and Activism, Community, Trans & Gender Diverse

Jack and Rachel speak with academic, researcher and author Noah Roseman about his book Transgender Australia – A History Since 1910. Drawing on over a hundred oral history interviews and previously unexamined documents and media reports, it highlights how trans people have tried to live authentically while navigating a society that often treated them like outcasts. It is the first book to chart the history of gender diverse Australians, exploring both progress and ongoing battles. 

See the book Transgender Australia – A History Since 1910

Victoria’s Transgender History  – Transgender Victoria (TGV) 2021 report

 

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

If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au 

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

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29 Jan 2026

Pill Testing at Street Party

Alcohol & Drug Harm Reduction, Community, Midsumma, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Sarah Hiley, Drug Checking Director at The Loop Australia joins Jack to discuss the Victorian Pill Testing Service and its ...

22 Jan 2026

THH Vogue Night and St Kilda History Walk

Art, Community, Drag, Midsumma, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Jack speaks with Julai Diesel ahead of the THH Vogue Night event running during Midsumma and discuss what the ballroom ...

15 Jan 2026

Wise Words and Midsumma Carnival Cancer Screening

Advocacy and Activism, Art, Health, Midsumma, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Wise Words returns this Midsumma to feature a line-up of some of Australia's most prominent and talented LGBTIQ+ women (trans ...