Advocacy and Activism Archives

Feb
12
2026

Lunar New Year with Gay Asian Proud

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

How can we strengthen community ties with a queer Lunar New Year celebration? James Tapa from Gay Asian Proud (GAP) joins ...

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Feb
6
2026

Heated Rivalry and Queer Ice Hockey in Melbourne

Advocacy and Activism, Community, Sport, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

We dive into the TV series Heated Rivalry, exploring how the show portrays LGBTQ+ athletes in a mixed‑gender ice‑hockey setting. Kade ...

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Jan
15
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 ...

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Dec
17
2025

Activism and the Early HIV/AIDS Response with Ian Hunter MLC

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

Cal talks with South Australian Legislative Council Member Ian Hunter about the murder of George Duncan that ignited South Australia’s push ...

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Dec
10
2025

Mainstream services supporting queer clients – 16 Days of Activism Series Part 5

Advocacy and Activism, Family Violence, Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

In the final episode of our 16 Days of Activism series, we're turning to the health and support systems themselves. We ...

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Dec
10
2025

Supporting those who use harm to change – 16 Days of Activism Series Part 4

Advocacy and Activism, Family Violence, Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Ending intimate partner and gender violence means supporting those who use harm to change. In this episode we explore what that ...

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Dec
10
2025

Leaving a violent relationship – 16 Days of Activism Series Part 3

Advocacy and Activism, Family Violence, Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Leaving a violent relationship is just the start. As we mark the 16 Days of Activism, we're talking about what it ...

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Dec
4
2025

Mob+ – Support for First Nations communities living with HIV

Advocacy and Activism, Community, Health, HIV, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC), World AIDS Day

We're joined by Bruce Fitzgerald, a proud member of Mob+, a unique group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ...

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Nov
26
2025

Unseen Abuse, Coercive Control, and more – 16 Days of Activism Series Part 2

Advocacy and Activism, Family Violence, Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Continuing our 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence series, we're discussing Unseen Abuse. Joel is joined again by Vincent and ...

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Nov
25
2025

What is Family of Origin Violence? Mainstream services supporting queer clients? 16 Days of Activism Series Part 1

Advocacy and Activism, Family Violence, Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

What is Family of Origin Violence and how does it affect our LGBTQIA+ communities? Joel speaks with Gus and Vincent from ...

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Lunar New Year with Gay Asian Proud

Heated Rivalry and Queer Ice Hockey in Melbourne

Wise Words and Midsumma Carnival Cancer Screening

Activism and the Early HIV/AIDS Response with Ian Hunter MLC

Mainstream services supporting queer clients – 16 Days of Activism Series Part 5

Supporting those who use harm to change – 16 Days of Activism Series Part 4

Leaving a violent relationship – 16 Days of Activism Series Part 3

Mob+ – Support for First Nations communities living with HIV

Unseen Abuse, Coercive Control, and more – 16 Days of Activism Series Part 2

What is Family of Origin Violence? Mainstream services supporting queer clients? 16 Days of Activism Series Part 1

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