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Linda Cowan from the PARTi Project and SeshEd shares with us how to keep safe over our summer pride festival season, and the importance of harm reduction interventions that are peer led. The Sesh.ed 2024 Survey can be completed here: tr.ee/hDpDMbhVUk The PARTi Project on Facebook facebook.com/PARTiproject/ Sesh.Ed on Instagram instagram.com/sesh.ed Drug Reagent Kits drugpolicy.org.au/shop Sesh.ed 2024 Survey: https://tr.ee/hDpDMbhVUk Alcohol and Drug resources Alcohol and Drug Services at Thorne Harbour Health including Rainbow Recovery, Walk In Program, and  TAPS thorneharbour.org/services/alcohol-and-other-drug-services-aod HRV and the Dancewize program hrvic.org.au/dancewize  ADF Drug Facts adf.org.au/drug-facts The Loop wearetheloop.org Touchbase touchbase.org.au HIV Drug Interactions Checker, including HIV treatment and PrEP: hiv-druginteractions.org/checker   Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the sh

James from Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association (VAADA) helps us navigate drug checking and minimising drug related harms for LGBTIQA+ communities. In light of the Greens, Legalise Cannabis, and Animal Justice Party's proposed bill on drug checking and harms at summer festivals, we're thankful to James and VAADA for their time. VAADA works to prevent and reduce Alcohol and Drug-related harms in the Victorian community by ensuring the people experiencing those harms, and the organisations that support them, are well-represented in policy, program development and public discussion. Find VAADA online at vaada.org.au Facebook: facebook.com/VictorianAlcoholandDrugAssociation X / Twitter: twitter.com/vaadaenews Alcohol and Drug resources Alcohol and Drug Services at Thorne Harbour Health including Rainbow Recovery, Walk In Program, and  TAPS thorneharbour.org/services/alcohol-and-other-drug-services-aod HRV and the Dancewize program hrvic.org.au/dancewize  ADF Drug Facts adf.org.au/drug-facts Th

Melbourne's pride festival, Midsumma, is just around the corner! Jack and Michael chat with Tex about the Gay, Bisexual, Queer + Community Periodic Survey. Most folk complete the survey at the flagship Carnival event, and the results help government departments and health organisations respond to our community's evolving needs. We discuss the No Pride in Racism event, an exploration of the impacts of racism in our LGBTIQ+ communities of colour, culture, and faith. Rachel joins us to talk about Wise Words, featuring a line-up of some of Australia's most prominent and talented intergenerational LGBTIQ+ writers, performers and activists talking about their experiences of what it is to be a queer woman. We're also joined by John Hall to discuss the AIDS Memorial Garden, a treasured resource and place of quiet reflection on the grounds of the old Fairfield Hospital in light of the upcoming AIDS Memorial Garden Walking Tour. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. If there’s

Jack and Cal are joined by Chris Williams from Emen8 to discuss 2023's hot topics and the most popular sexual health articles. 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.

The whole team is in studio for our year-in review to reflect on some of the issues affecting and conversations surrounding the health and wellbeing of our LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with HIV in 2023. Listen back to the full episodes mentioned in this episode: Susan Stryker talks Somatechnics, Queer Monstrosity, and Trans Politics Research shaping today’s response to HIV with Dr Jason Ong Married with Children – Fathers and coming out Trans Visibility in the Arts with Mama Alto Women in Leadership – Fiona Patten and Rachel Payne MP 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.

How can LGBTIQ+ folk better manage their mental health or alcohol and other drug use over the stressful holiday period? Venetia Brissenden from Thorne Harbour SA and Joe Ball from Switchboard Victoria give us useful tips to help with Holiday Health. 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.

What's kept Adelaide's LGBTIQ+ communities busy this year, and what advocacy work is there left to do? We head to Adelaide's Picnic in the Park to hear from community health organisations and sport groups: Anne Bainbridge, CEO at Youth Affairs Council of South Australia (YACSA) Tamsin Anspach from Rainbow Labor SA Brett McAlone, Community Engagement Officer at the SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance Brendan, President of the Adelaide Dolphins We also head to GEAR'd Adelaide to chat in with Storm, Vic and Miss Behavin about the event and more broadly our leather, kink, and fetish communities. 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.

Jack speaks with Sam Dengate about T Generation Gyms and 2023's Trans Take Over. Trans and gender-diverse people have been gatekept from showcasing their strength, resilience, and power in the sporting world. T Gen Gyms were created to change that narrative, especially after recent rulings in the elite sporting world. 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.

Rachel and Jacinta chat with author, documentary filmmaker and superstar academic Susan Stryker about Somatechnics, Queer Monstrosity, Trans politics, and more. Susan Stryker, Ph.D., is the author of Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution, co-director of the Emmy-winning documentary film Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria, co-editor of the multi-volume Transgender Studies readers, and was founding executive co-editor of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly. A collection of her essays, When Monsters Speak, edited by McKenzie Wark, will be published next year by Duke University Press. 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.

In our 900th episode, we speak with people involved with Well Well Well over the years as well as the AIDS Memorial Quilt project. John "Jack" Hall, David Menadue, Alison Thorne and Phil Carswell join Cal for this episode airing the day before World AIDS Day 2023. In light of World AIDS Day, we also spoke with doctors with expertise in HIV/AIDS care and research, alongside community members who were part of Thorne Harbour Health's new HIV Still Matters campaign. You can watch their stories here. 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.

As a clinician, epidemiologist, and a health economist, Dr Jason Ong specialises in sexual health and has tackled a wide array of projects and he’s particularly passionate about addressing HIV and sexual health more broadly amongst marginalised communities. Jason speaks with Jack about his work as well as what’s on the horizon with regard to the future in HIV. In light of World AIDS Day coming up on Dec 1, we're speaking with doctors with expertise in HIV/AIDS care and research alongside community members who were part of Thorne Harbour Health's new HIV Still Matters campaign. You can watch their stories here. 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.

Dr Jenny Hoy joins Cal to discuss her experience working in Houston, Texas early on in the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the impact of Fairfield Hospital's closure on the community, the Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) study, and more. In light of World AIDS Day coming up on Dec 1, we're speaking with doctors with expertise in HIV/AIDS care and research alongside community members who were part of Thorne Harbour Health's new HIV Still Matters campaign. You can watch their stories here. 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.

In the lead up to World AIDS Day 2023, Marc and Mayette from Thorne Harbour Health's upcoming HIV Still Matters campaign speak on the show about their experience filming for the campaign, how it was for Marc to disclose to his family, and more. Watch the new HIV Still Matters campaign here. 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.

In the lead up to World AIDS Day 2023, Clint and Nathan from Thorne Harbour Health's upcoming HIV Still Matters campaign speak about their experience living with HIV. 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.

In the lead up to World AIDS Day 2023, Dr David Bradford joins the shows for the first episode in a three part series featuring doctors who have been involved in the response to HIV and AIDS over the past four decades. 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.

Dr Jennifer Power (ARCSHS, La Trobe University) speaks about their research presentation, Beyond risky sex and dental dams: Setting an agenda for LBQ women’s sexual health. This presentation was given at the LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference. Find out more here. 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.

in 2020 Shaun established an online peer support group for gay men who have children from heterosexual relationships, sometimes called 'gay and married men'. The group, Gay Fathers Worldwide now boasts over 800 members from across the globe. Shaun, and group members Chris and John join Michael to talk about their journeys in acceptance, coming out, and finding support and social connection online. Thank yout to Shaun, John, and Chris for speaking so candidly about their experiences. For more information about mental health, sexual health, and the maytetrs impacting men from past heterosexual relationships navigating same-sex attraction, check out DALE at https://dale.org.au/  Find the group online at https://www.facebook.com/groups/3545615388793578/  Gay Fathers Worldwide can be found on the web at gayfathersworldwide.wordpress.com If this episode has raised any concerns for you, and you need to reach out - you can head to https://joy.org.au/support/ for links to services and supports for you. This epis

Lenka Vodstrcil (Monash University) speaks about her presentation panel, Sharing microbiomes: Bacterial vaginosis and the importance of partner treatment. Learn more about the PACT study from Monash University and MSHC here. This presentation took place at the LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference. Find out more here. 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.

Maree Davenport from Endometriosis Australia speaks about her discussion panel Living with Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain. This panel took place at the LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference. Find out more here. 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.

Jade Parker from ACON speaks about her research presentation, Strengthening Community Care: Collective Response to Sexual Violence. This presentation was given at the LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference. Find out more here. 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.