Well, Well, Well

Jack, Cal, and Joel bring you the latest on Mpox (AKA Monkeypox) with: Joe Mabuti, Practice Nurse at Thorne Harbour Health's Centre Clinic Dr Tom Morley, Doctor at PRONTO! a community member's recent experience having mpox 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.

Chris from Emen8 joins us to discuss popular "Gay Chat and Dating" Hookup Apps like Grindr, Scruff, and more. Find more on sex, dating, health, and more at emen8.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.

Lucasz Krzyzowski joins us to speak about his recent presentation, Rainbow Migrants: Empowering Voices & Shaping Services for CALD LGBTIQA+ Migrants. Lucasz is a Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University, and gave the presentation at the Better Together 2024 Conference. Jack and Cal speak with him about some common barriers and challenges faced by LGBTIQA+ migrants when coming to Australia. We also discuss the Social Art Intervention, Karaoke with an Accent, Hackathon, and range of other initiatives that have come from Rainbow Migrants. 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.

Clint and Jess speak with Jack about the upcoming Sticks and Stones documentary. The documentary aims to illustrate the damage that stigma does on the wellbeing millions of people around the world. The team behind the documentary will examine the misinformation and lack of education fuelling stigma in the greater community by debunking myths and stereotypes. Find out more and support the production of the documentary at sticksandstones.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.

While smoking affects the health of everyone, the rate of smoking is higher among LGBTIQ+ communities. Smoking and vaping have numerous negative health impacts but there have never been more tools available to help our diverse communities quit. To learn more about this, Jack spoke with Sabine from Quit and Matilda Mercury from the recently launched Quit with Pride campaign. 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.

We talk with the Forcibly Displaced People Network about their Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) 'Thrive Together' providing an opportunity to support the rights and empowerment of displaced individuals. * This episode originally aired Thursday, June 20 2024 on JOY * 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.

Damien from Thorne Harbour Country joins us to discuss the issues that our communities face in the regions along with how THC address these issues through health promotion work and community connection. We also hear from the City of Ballarat’s LGBTIQA+ Community Inclusion Officer Sez all about Ballarat Pride Month. 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.

Our live show for JOY Radiothon has the team putting their sexual health knowledge and more to the test in Sexperts Trivia! Jack, Rachel, Cal, and Joel answer Rhian's questions in four rounds, and put a few questions to listeners too. 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.

Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge) is a national research project that aims to understand and promote the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people, and to work with services to develop appropriate interventions. Shakara Liddelow-Hunt and Tahlia Blow join us to discuss the report and the themes of health, pride, joy, and culture. Peter (Ngaya Ngarigu) is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Educator at Thorne Harbour Health, and joins Michael as guest co-host this episode. The Walkern Katatdjin project was run by Telethon Kids Institute, Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre (Murdoch University), Edith Cowan University and the University of Western Australia and is funded by the NHMRC  This podcasts contains information about mental ill health, suicide, and bad experiences young people have had in their life. It’s important to seek help if you’re feeling distressed.  For immediate assistance, please call 000 or go to your closest Emergency Department.  To t

In light of National Volunteer Week, we speak with Volunteer Coordinators Daniel and Boudie about the LGBTIQ+ Organisation Volunteer Event (LOVE). We also hear from James in Melbourne and Kellie and Edgar in Adelaide about their experience volunteering for Thorne Harbour Health and SAMESH. 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.

Starlady joins us to discuss Transfemme's updated resources to support healthier relationships between trans women and men. The new resources can be found on the Zoe Belle Gender Collective and Transfemme websites. 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.

Living Positive Victoria’s AIDS Candlelight Memorial aims to raise HIV awareness and provides space to remember friends and family lost to AIDS, along with people today living with HIV. Positive Speakers Bureau Coordinator David O'Keeffe from Living Positive Victoria joins us to discuss. Jack and Cal also talk about Thorne Harbour Health's exit from Twitter/X in light of IDAHOBIT. 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.

Flu season is here and we're keeping you well this winter. Michael is joined by PRONTO and Equinox Practice Nurse Arlo MacDonald about keeping well during the cooler months. Whether it's time for a COVID booster update, getting your regular seasonal flu vaccine, or preventing Mpox - we've got you covered. Arlo shares what vaccines are available, recent Mpox cases in our community, and some tips for harm reduction tools when mingling this flu season.   Helpful links Immunisation for the flu on the Better Health Channel Stay Well This Winter hub, with cold, flu and COVID information The Australian Immunisation Handbook providing clinical guidelines for healthcare professionals and others about using vaccines safely and effectively. Down an' Dirty - with guides in sex and pleasure, and adventurous or kinky practices (NSFW) with info on sex and  Mpox and COVID Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on the Better Health Channel   * This episode originally aired Thursday, May 9 2024 on JOY * Check out our othe

HIV impacts people regardless of race, sexuality, or gender. With ¼ of people in Australia with at least one parent born overseas, or from other countries themselves - our communities are diverse. In Victoria, HIV impacts the lives of people from all cultures, and so providing information and services tailored to individual cultural and linguistic needs is vital.  Michael talks to Jimmy Yu-Hsiang Chen, Networks Project Officer at NAPWHA - the national association for PLHIV. Jimmy previously led  ‘Community Conversations’ aimed to better understand the experiences and needs of Asian men living with HIV who were born overseas in East or South-East Asia Jimmy joins us now to discuss PANA—The Positive Asian Network Australia for all people with an Asian background who are living with HIV in Australia.  HIV Resources Positive Asian Network Australia (PANA) Positive Latinx Australian Network (PLAN) Free HIV medication for people without Medicare Free HIV self test kits Mpox Recently, Victoria has seen a couple

HIV impacts people regardless of race, sexuality, or gender. With ¼ of people in Australia with at least one parent born overseas, or from other countries themselves - our communities are diverse. In Victoria, HIV impacts the lives of people from all cultures, and so providing information and services tailored to individual cultural and linguistic needs is vital.  Michael talks to Jen Johnson, Program Manager at Living Positive Victoria about supporting our communities living with HIV who speak a language other than English through various multilingual resources and projects.    Thank you so much to Beau Newham, the project lead on Translating the Facts for bringing these resources to life for our community. Resources Translating the Facts available in Arabic, Burmese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese  Planet Positive GOES NORTH for Winter, LPV's social event at the Thornbury Bowls Club for people living with HIV, their families, and friends 2024 International AIDS Candleli

Continuing our Lesbian Visibility Week celebration - Rachel connects with Thorne Harbour Health's Peer Education and Outreach Health Educator, Rhian Graco-Ilves about supporting community and the long history of the Outreach program. Rachel and Rhian reflect on a panel Thorne Harbour Health ran during Lesbian Visibility Week, and how we can raise the profile of and meaningful engagement for lesbians and same-sex attracted women. Lesbian Visibility Week culminates with Lesbian Visibility Day, which is held on April 26.   Scope and Sphere are peer workshops at Thorne Harbour Health for lesbian, bi, queer and sexually-diverse women (including trans participants) Find out more about Women's Health at Thorne Harbour at thorneharbour.org/services/womens-health Check out Thorne Harbour Health and ACON's joint LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference  Thorne Harbour Health offers  services for LGBTIQ+ women who are looking for affordable counselling in a safe environment where they can be open about their gender, sex,

To celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week - Rachel catches up with President of Dykes on Bikes Melbourne, T-Rex, to chat about this protective and supportive staple in our community. T-Rex shares some of the history of the club, what it means to support the visibility and identity of lesbian and of all same-sex attracted women. Lesbian Visibility Week culminates with Lesbian Visibility Day, which is held on April 26. Check out what Dykes on Bikes Melbourne will be up to including their upcoming regional Horsham and Maryborough rides on their website dykesonbikesmelbourne.org.au and find them on Facebook and Instagram   Find out more about  Women's Health at Thorne Harbour at thorneharbour.org/services/womens-health Scope and Sphere are peer workshops at Thorne Harbour Health for lesbian, bi, queer and sexually-diverse women (including trans participants) Check out Thorne Harbour Health and ACON's joint LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference  Thorne Harbour Health offers  services for LGBTIQ+ women who are lookin

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

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 H

Michael sits down with Amy Middleton, founder and publisher of Archer Magazine, to celebrate their Pride Award win for Outstanding Contribution to Media. Together, they reflect on the magazine's remarkable journey over the past decade, focusing on its mission to amplify marginalized or underrepresented voices within the LGTBTIQA+ community. Amy shares insights on parenthood, the evolving landscape of queer media, and the magazine's new home at Drummond Street. Later, we delve into the upcoming Resistance issue, exploring the significance of resisting against entrenched systems that exclude people, especially queer people. Lastly, Join us as we delve into Amy's reflections and insights on Archer Magazine's journey and its ongoing commitment to uplifting queer voices. 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 infor