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Dismissed Denied and Demeaned – Religious Discrimination

Michael — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 23:45:30 +0000

LGBTQ+ people and the people who love, support and affirm us are discriminated against by religious educational institutions and faith-based service providers across the country, every day. Ghassan Kassisieh, Legal Director at Equality Australia joins us to discuss the new report Dismissed, Denied and Demeaned: A national report on LGBTQ+ discrimination in faith-based schools and organisations.

We explore religious carveouts that enable faith based institutions to discriminate against LGBTIQ+ people, instances of affirming practices, and how we protect our community from harm.

You can read the full report here: https://equalityaustralia.org.au/resources/dismissed-denied-and-demeaned-a-national-report-on-lgbtq-discrimination-in-faith-based-schools-and-organisations/

Find our more about Equality Australia at equalityaustralia.org.au

Want to hear more from Ghassan?

We last spoke about the Religious Discrimination Bill during it’s formation in 2020, and later for an update in 2021 as well as discussing our priorities for the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people during the Victorian State Elections

Additionally, mark your calendars for an exciting event! Thorne Harbour Health presents the Countdown to Eurovision Trivia Night on Friday, May 3rd, at the Collingwood Town Hall. Kick off the Eurovision 2024 festivities with us!

For more information and to reserve your table, visit thorneharbour.org/events.

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.

* This episode originally aired Thursday, April 18 2024 on JOY *

This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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Conversion Practices Survival with Nathan Despott

Michael — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 17:20:10 +0000

Nathan Despott is a co-founder of Brave Network, a support and advocacy group for survivors of conversion practices, and SOGICE Survivors, a group that advocates for effective legislation to end conversion practices across Australia.

Nathan shares with us some of the negative health impacts on LGBTIQA+ people caused by conversion practices, and his work in developing ethical guidelines for supporting survivors of harmful conversion practices.

Additionally, mark your calendars for an exciting event! Thorne Harbour Health presents the Countdown to Eurovision Trivia Night on Friday, May 3rd, at the Collingwood Town Hall. Kick off the Eurovision 2024 festivities with us!

For more information and to reserve your table, visit thorneharbour.org/events.

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.

* This episode originally aired Thursday, April 18 2024 on JOY *

This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukit Willam clan of the peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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Trans Day of Visibility with Tamsin Anspach

Jacinta — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:00:47 +0000

On this Trans Day of Visibility, we speak with trans advocate Tamsin Anspach from the South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance, Youth Affairs Council of South Australia and Thorne Harbour Health Board Member, about her role as a leader within our trans and gender diverse communities, the South Australian government’s proposed human rights act, the future of trans health and the importance of trans visibility.

www.saraa.org.au

thorneharbour.org

www.yacsa.com.au

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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Jamie Gardiner – Community Living Legend

Cal — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:30 +0000

One of the founding members of the Victorian AIDS Action Committee (now Thorne Harbour Health) and longstanding human rights activist, Jamie Gardiner OAM talks with Cal Hawk about his role in getting sex amongst men decriminalised in Victoria in the early 1980s and his involvement in the early response to HIV and AIDS in Australia.

This episode is part of the Community Living Legends series, reflecting on community-driven action and looking to the future as Thorne Harbour Health celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2023.

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 and South Australia at Thorne Harbour Health.

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Dennis Altman – Community Living Legend

Cal — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:00:06 +0000

Dennis Altman is the writer and academic behind the ground-breaking book Homosexual: Oppression & Liberation during the gay liberation movement on the early 1970s. He has taken an active role in advancing the community response to HIV and AIDS and LGBTIQ+ human rights more broadly.

This episode is part of the Community Living Legends series, reflecting on community-driven action and looking to the future as Thorne Harbour Health celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2023.

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 and South Australia at Thorne Harbour Health.

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Harm Reduction 2023 Reflections

Jack — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 11:00:42 +0000

We chat with the Thorne Harbour Health team that went to Harm Reduction 2023 about their thoughts about the conference.

Senior Policy Analyst James Hamlet and Therapeutic Services SA Manager Venetia Brissenden join us to share their reflections on the event.

Venetia also talks about Thorne Harbour Health’s new LGBTIQ+ Mental Health Service launching in Adelaide.

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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Women in Leadership – Fiona Patten and Rachel Payne MP

Jacinta — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:30:22 +0000

Rachel and Jacinta speak to two legends in Victorian politics in the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March – former MP and leader of the Reason Party (formerly known as Sex Party), Fiona Patten, and newly elected MP representing the Legalise Cannabis Party, Rachel Payne.

Rachel Payne is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the South-Eastern Metropolitan area since November 2022 and a member of Legalise Cannabis Victoria.

Fiona Patten was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2014 and 2022, representing the Northern Metropolitan Region until she lost her seat at the last state election in 2022. She recently received an honourable mentioned by the McKinnon Prize Shortlisting Committee, an independent, non-partisan award that acknowledges outstanding political leadership across the political spectrum.

Rachel and Fiona, who have worked together for a number of years, discuss their experiences as women in leadership positions, in the Parliament of Victoria, and what they hope to see in the future.

For more information about this episode, please see:

Rachel Payne MP’s inaugural speech to the Legislative Council of Victoria in February 2023

Rachel Payne website

Fiona Patten website

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Pride and Pandemic – COVID impacts report

Jacinta — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 21:00:42 +0000

Jacinta and Rachel hear from Dr Nat Amos about a new report released by the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society. Pride and Pandemic explores experiences of LGBTQ+ adults aged 18 and over in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on mental health outcomes and the coping strategies used to mitigate these.

To read the full report and see more information, you can go here.

If any of the content in this podcast impacts you or is distressing, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY’s support page: joy.org.au/support/

QLife
QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
Phone: 1800 184 527 – 3pm-midnight every day Web chat: qlife.org.au

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Intersex Awareness Day 2022

Jacinta — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 21:00:41 +0000

Jacinta and Cal are joined by Cody Smith from Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA) in the lead up to Intersex Awareness Day on 26 October. Cody talks about what it means to be intersex, what the 2017 Darlington Statement is and how it can be supported, intersex people and LGBTIQ+ community health, and proposed changes to Australian legislation to protect the rights of intersex children from non-consensual medical interventions.

To find out more, see:

Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA)

Darlington Statement

(i) Am Equal report

Intersex Peer Support Australia

YOUth&I – an intersex youth anthology

If anything discussed in this episode impacted you or was distressing, please access JOY’s support page: joy.org.au/support/

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Victorian Coroner’s Report: Suicide among LGBTIQ people

Jacinta — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:00:40 +0000

Cal and Jacinta speak to Victorian LGBTIQ+ Commissioner, Todd Fernando, and Switchboard CEO, Joe Ball, about a new report on LGBTIQ+ suicide. The Coroner’s Court of Victoria released a report on suicide among LGBTIQ+ people on 14 October 2022. Todd and Joe discuss why this report is important, what’s included in it and why, and what work needs to be done to support our communities.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode does discuss suicide among LGBTIQ+ people and bereavement of suicide.

If any of the content in this podcast impacts you or is distressing, please get in touch with QLife or other support services included on JOY’s support page: joy.org.au/support/

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