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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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Braden Hill on the Voice to Parliament and Indigenous LGBTIQA+SB research

Jacinta — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 23:00:04 +0000

Jacinta speaks to educator and researcher Professor Braden Hill about his extensive work on Indigenous LGBTIQA+SB health, student equity and access, and his recent advocacy videos about the Voice to Parliament Referendum.

Professor Braden Hill is a Nyungar Wardandi man from the south-west of Western Australia and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Equity and Indigenous portfolio Edith Cowan University, and is the Head of Kurongkurl Katitjin, ECU’s Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research. Braden has significant experience in Aboriginal education, and leading equity work in universities, and has lead significant research about LGBTIQA+SB Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, most recently being involved in the Walkern Katatdjin report about mental health for Indigenous LGBTIQA+ youth.

For more information about Walkern Katatdjin and support services available, please head to rainbowknowledge.org

To see Braden’s videos about the Voice Referendum, you can find him as Braden Hill on TikTok.

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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Rainbow Community Angels

Jacinta — Tue, 16 May 2023 07:07:56 +0000

Cal and Jacinta speak to Flis Marlowe from the Rainbow Community Angels, ‘an LGBTIQA+ community-led safety project working together to make our LGBTIQA+ communities, kids & families feel safer, connected & supported.’
Flis discusses the urgent need for community activism and the mobilisation involved in setting up the Angels as an ongoing initiative to protect community and support events to continue to take place, which have been facing increasing threats and cancellations.

For more information about the Rainbow Community Angels, you can visit:

Rainbow Community Angels Facebook page

Email rainbowcommunityangels@gmail.com

Rainbow Community Angels fundraiser page

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

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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Take Up Space Festival

Jack — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:00:49 +0000

Jack and Rachel speak with Sarah Lorrimar from GenWest about Take Up Space Festival.

The festival is set to deliver a day of workshops on healthy relationships, bodies and pleasure, mental health and learning skills for job applications.

It also aims to connect young migrant, refugee and LGBTIQA+ communities in the west with appropriate services for ongoing support.

You can find out more about Take Up Space Festival on their website.

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

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Writing Themselves In 4

Jessie — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:00:29 +0000

Join Tex & Jessie on Well Well Well today as they chat to Dr. Adam Bourne, Associate Professor at ARCSHS (Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society) and visiting fellow at the Kirby Institute at UNSW to discuss the results of the Writing Themselves In 4 Study that took place in 2020.

The study gathers data around the challenges experienced by LGBTIQA+ young people (such as mental health, discrimination or abuse) as well as aspects of life that can enhance health and wellbeing (such as supportive relationships and community engagement).

The study managed to recruit 6418 participants aged 14 – 21 years old, making it the largest cohort involved a study of the LGBTI community.

Useful Link:

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LGBTI Priorities – Education

Renee — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:00:15 +0000

Across every education setting, there are children and young people who identify as members of the LGBTI+ Communities. Tex and Renee discuss the recent document around LGBTI priorities in the lead up to the state election on November 24. Felicity Marlowe from Rainbow Families and Dale Park from the Victorian Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby contributed to the “Education” priorities document chat about what they believe is important going forward.

In our final segment, special guest Georgie Gorman joins us to talk about the new FREE health and fitness program called TransForm at her studio “Holistic Sister” in Footscray.

This show, Episode #645 originally aired Thursday 15th November 2018.

Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell

Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services

Thorne Harbour is social! facebook: facebook.com/thorneharbour | twitter: @ThorneHarbour | instagram: @thorneharbour

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Keep The Vibe Alive

Renee — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 02:00:49 +0000

Adam and Renee from are joined by Jeremy Wiggins from QUIT Victoria and Trent from Quitline. They discuss some of the research undertaken on LGBTIQ folks and smoking. Some of the stats are alarming as Jeremy talks about the formative research with regards to different sub-communities and reasons why they smoke. Hear about the emerging campaigns coming from QUIT, Thorne Harbour and Minus18.

QUITLINE : 13 78 48

www.quit.org.au/articles/keep-vibe-alive

This show, Episode #643 originally aired Thursday 1st November 2018.

Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell

Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services

Thorne Harbour is social! facebook: facebook.com/thorneharbour | twitter: @ThorneHarbour | instagram: @thorneharbour

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Purple for LGBTI Youth

Renee — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:00:01 +0000

Friday 31 August means Wear it Purple day nears in Australia as we dress in purple to show solidarity for our LGBTI Youth. But Why?

Renee and Jacinta from Thorne Harbour Health (FKA VAC) chat with Brock Galway from Wear it Purple, Dr. Karen Hallam senior research fellow at YSAS and clinical psychologist working with young people and Garth Parkhill from Thorne Harbour on the new YouTH program recently launched to unpack what wear it purple is about and what we can do as part of the day.

Current topics for LGBTI Youth are discussed and services available for youth and their families. As well as Jacinta’s experience as an LGBTI Youth.

LGBTI YOUTH SERVICES

YoDAA Line 1800 458 685

Lifeline 13 11 14

Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800

Headspace 1800650 890

Switchboard 1800 184 527

Parentline 13 22 89

For emergency medical assistance, call 000.

This show, Episode #634 originally aired Thursday 30th August, 2018.

Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell

Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services

Thorne Harbour is social! facebook: facebook.com/thorneharbour | twitter: @ThorneHarbour | instagram: @thorneharbour

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LGBTIQ Youth Homelessness

Jessie — Thu, 17 May 2018 06:53:15 +0000

LGBTIQ Homeless Youth

LGBTIQ (trans & gender-diverse) youth homelessness is real and it doesn’t get anywhere near enough attention as it should.

The statistics around homeless youth are astounding whereby LGBTIQ youth are twice more likely to experience homelessness than their heterosexual peers.

The layers of disadvantages and intersections that affect the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ youth is a complicated one. These contribute to poorer mental health outcomes whereby LGBTIQ youth are five times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual counterparts. Of this group, those who are transgender (18+ years) experience the most severe outcomes whereby they are eleven times more likely to attempt suicide – that’s 35% of transgender individuals attempt suicide or self-harm at some point as a young person!

We can do better for our young people.

Ren Grayson and Garth Parkhill from Thorne Harbour help us unpack the complicated layers that overwhelm this important public health issue, including why trans and gender-diverse youth have an increased risk of drug and alcohol use or poorer health outcomes.

They share with us on how we can be better advocates for disadvantaged youth and what we should be aware of when engaging them.

Thorne Harbour runs a program supporting GLBTIQ+ (trans and gender-diverse) youth in a variety of ways including counseling services, therapeutic family sessions, education, case management, and support.

* Please note: The program has changed names from YASS to YOUth:
For more information on the YOUth program at Thorne Harbour:
https://thorneharbour.org/lgbti-health/alcohol-and-other-drug-services-aod/youth/

Links to articles:
LGBT Young People Who Become Homeless Face Complex, Ongoing Obstacles

LGBT Youth Are More Likely to Experience Homelessness

Other resources:
The Statistics At A Glance: The Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex People in Australia – National LGBTI Health Alliance

Out on the Street: A Public Health and Policy Agenda for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth Who Are Homeless

LGBTQ Homelessness: Risks, Resilience and Access to Services in Victoria

This show, Episode #620 originally aired Thursday 17th May, 2018.

Grab this and other podcasts from the Well, Well, Well team on iTunes | Spotify | or your favourite podcast platform – or head to joy.org.au/wellwellwell

Head to www.thorneharbour.org for more information about Thorne Harbour’s LGBTI health and well-being services

Thorne Harbour is social! facebook: facebook.com/thorneharbour | twitter: @ThorneHarbour | instagram: @thorneharbour

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