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The Informer
by JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities
The Informer is a national weekly queer news update covering the latest news and information in a rapidly changing time from Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ radio station, JOY 94.9
Episodes
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Aus passes Magnitsky laws, activists call for Chechen leaders to be targeted | Critics of proposed ‘cyber-bulling’ law say it will only make defamation lawsuits easier | Religious Discrimination Bill won’t protect those who face discrimination says gay Christian man | The Informer – 9 Dec 2021
– Federal Parliament has passed Australia’s own version of Magnitsky Laws, which allows for targeted sanctions against individuals responsible for human rights violations. Emma Hoy spoke with one of the bill’s key supporters, Federal Greens Senator Janet Rice about the legislation, along with Nic...
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World AIDS Day | Dennis Altman on Aus Afghan refugee refusal | The Informer – 2 Dec 2021
– World AIDS Day is 1 Dec so we look back at two stories from this season. One looks at exciting new research being undertaken in Melbourne into a potential cure for HIV, while in the other, we look into the concerning rising HIV infection rates in Indonesia. – Continuing our retrospective – back...
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Religious Discrimination Bill legalises discrimination opponents say | MQFF rebuffs calls to cut film funded by Israeli gov | The Informer – 25 Nov 2021
– The federal government has tabled its long-awaited Religious Discrimination Bill. The legislation would weaken some existing protections for LGBTQIA+ Australians and has been roundly condemned by queer advocates, among others. We speak to Equality Australia about what this legislation means for...
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Majority of queer Victorians don’t trust or feel safe around police survey finds | Vic LGBTIQ Commissioner on the issues facing our communities | The Informer – 18 Nov 2021
– New research by Vic Pride Lobby finds the vast majority of queer Victorians surveyed don’t trust or feel safe around police. We speak with Nic Holas of the Lobby about the findings, some of the impacts that the lack of trust can lead to, and what the police can do to improve their relationship...
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Trans activists attacked by far-right mob in Bulgaria | Paediatric surgeon comments on proposed intersex surgery ban | The Informer – 11 Nov 2021
– The Victorian state government has proposed changes banning deferrable medical interventions on intersex children until they are able to consent. The changes have been welcomed after years of campaigning by intersex advocates who highlight the mental and physical damage that can be done by...
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Sydney Mardi Gras board proposes change to constitution | How has the Melbourne arts community survived the long lockdown? | The Informer – 4 Nov 2021
– The board of Sydney Mardi Gras has proposed changes to its constitution that would mean a significant portion of the board is appointed by other board members, not elected by the organisation’s members. The motion will be put to a vote at an upcoming general meeting. Some in the organisation…
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Queer pubs emerge from lockdown | First-hand account of queer life in Burundi | What’s happening for Aussie Ace Week? | The Informer – 28 Oct 2021
– As Melbourne emerges from another tough long lockdown, we hear from some queer pubs about how they’ve managed while their doors were shut and how important queer spaces are for the community. – Burundi is a small country nestled in the middle of Africa that has seen significant civil war in its...
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Human Rights Commission calls for ban on intersex child surgeries | How has Texas banned abortions? | Vic LGBTIQ Commissioner #FabJab interview | Vic private prison nominated for trans inclusion award | The Informer – 21 Oct 2021
– The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a report recommending non-medically necessary interventions on intersex children be banned until they are able to give consent. We speak with intersex advocate, Tony Briffa, who has been calling for the changes for years. – Although abortion…
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Should queer people be concerned about new NSW Premier? | Victoria passes Assisted Reproductive Treatment reforms | Scotland introduces LGBTQI issues and history into school curriculum | The Informer – 14 Oct 2021
– NSW has a new premier in Dominic Perrottet. A self-declared social conservative, he has previously expressed opposition to marriage equality, abortion, and support for Donald Trump. Is social progress under threat? We investigate. – Victorian Parliament has passed reforms on Assisted…
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Huge support for gender-affirming surgery to be covered by Medicare | Polish provinces buckle under EU pressure over ‘LGBT-Free’ zones | New Gold Coast gay bar defies trend | The Informer – 7 Oct 2021
– A petition calling for gender-affirming surgery to be covered amassed over 100,000 in a matter of days. Currently, the surgery isn’t covered and is extremely expensive. We speak with Sally Goldner from Transgender Victoria about what impact Medicare coverage could have. – The EU has been…
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Campaign to end Vic’s low queer representation in parliament | Impacts of Covid delays to gender affirming surgery | Yarra council votes to include ‘A’ in LGBTQIA+ | The Informer – 30 Sep 2021
– Despite Victoria leading the country with many LGBTQIA+ reforms, the parliament has one of the lowest numbers of out LGBTQIA+ people. A new campaign launched by the Vic Pride Lobby seeks to change that. We speak to Vic’s first and only elected out lesbian Harriet Shing about what needs to be…
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Vic Gov announces ban against discrimination of LGBTIQ teachers in religious schools | Proposed community sponsorship could greatly help queer refugees | The Informer 23 Sep 2021
– Vic Gov announces it will follow through on its promise to ban workplace discrimination of LGBTQI teachers in independent religious schools. We speak to the Vic Pride Lobby, Independent Education Union, and a queer teacher in a religious school about discrimination allowed under current laws. –...
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Latham’s anti-trans bill gathers pace | Manchester Pride faces counter-march over corporatisation | The Informer – 16 Sep 2021
– NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham headed a parliamentary committee to assess the anti-trans education bill that he had introduced into parliament himself. We speak with Greens MP David Shoebridge, Equality Australia and Teddy Cook about these concerning developments. – Manchester Pride has come...
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Vic Gov broadens anti-vilification laws | Trans-women persecuted in Cameroon | Queer youth feel unsafe at school | The Informer – 9 Sep 2021
– Vic Gov to broaden anti-vilification laws to include sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and HIV status. We speak with Vic Pride Lobby about how the reforms came about and what their impact will be. – Prominent trans-woman in Cameroon violently attacked after being sentenced to...
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HIV cure trials in Vic. | Impacts of Grindr | Russian film challenges homophobia | The Informer – 2 Sep 2021
– Drug trials for a HIV cure are about to begin in Victoria. We speak with a lead researcher of the trial, along with Thorne Harbour Health and Living Positive Victoria about the impact a cure could have on affected people. – Grindr has revolutionised how many queer people meet globally, allowing...
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Human rights concerns for Afghanistan | Dennis Altman on Aus Gov refusal to accept refugees | OnlyFans de-platforms sex workers with new content rules
– With Afghanistan under Taliban control once more, we hear from the Afghan Australian Women’s Association & Prof. Sha-ahram Akifahrzadeh about what it could mean for human rights in the country. – Dennis Altman gives his views on the Australian Government’s refusal to take in extra refugees…
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Victoria to Decriminalise Sex Work | LGBTQIA+ Youth at Greater Risk of Domestic Violence During Lockdowns | 19 Aug 2021 The Informer
– Victoria is set to decriminalise sex work after years of campaigning by advocates. We speak to Fiona Patten MP who led the legislative review about why it’s taken so long for progress on law reform, and Jules Kim, CEO of Aus. Sex Workers Assoc. Scarlett Alliance, about what impact...
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Germany’s anti-hate speech laws tested | Combating increasing HIV rates in Indonesia | Frontline healthcare worker dealing with covid | The Informer 12 Aug 2021
– Germany has some of the toughest anti-hate speech laws in the world and they were tested for the first time in the country’s highest court after Facebook removed several posts deemed hateful. While the laws make it easier to challenge and remove online hate speech, the laws have caused some...
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Record number of out Olympians | LGBTQIA+ censorship in China | NZ to ban conversion practices | The Informer 5 Aug 2021
The Tokyo Olympics has seen a record number of out Olympians. We look at how rising visibility at elite levels can have a positive impact, and where more work needs to be done to increase inclusivity. The Chinese government has censored a number of pro-LGBTQIA+ groups on the WeChat social media...
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Rise in people identifying as Non-Binary| Record number of Vic. Council LGBTQIA+ reforms | Side Gallery for LGBTQIA+ artists | The Informer 29 July 2021
More and more people are identifying as non-binary and gender diverse. We investigate the rise in the reported statistic | The Vic. Pride Lobby ran a campaign during last year’s local government elections calling for inclusive LGBTQIA+ reforms. We assess the campaign’s success, and how to track...
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Public question time in local councils | LGBTQIA+ and census | State Government’s new plan in health and wellbeing services | 22 July 2021
On this week’s show, we talk about a recurring question regarding trans access to toilets coming from an elected councillor. We ask why data on LGBTQIA+ demographics isn’t being collected in this year’s census. And we look at what the changes could be after the state government has announced a…
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Pride activists attacked in Georgia | Vic. Pride Centre opens | Gentrification of queer nightclubs | The Informer 15 July 2021
Tbilisi Pride March organisers violently attacked. We hear first-hand from the activists in Georgia about the struggle for LGBTQIA+ rights in the country | The Vic. Pride Centre was opened by the Premier on Sunday, we take you there | Queer nightclubs are increasingly popular with cis-het...
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Indigenous LGBTQIA+ experiences
New research on the intersectional experiences of Indigenous LGBTQIA+ people, why new anti-LGBT laws have been passed in Hungary, and the University of Melbourne navigates the line between academic freedom and transphobia. The post Indigenous LGBTQIA+ experiences appeared first on The Informer.
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The Informer 1 July 2021
Pride or Profit? Do companies really support LGBTQIA+ causes or are they merely chasing the Rainbow dollar? The Federal Coalition is set to reintroduce its contentious Religious Freedoms legislation. What impact could it have on LGBTQIA+ people? And will the big-spending federal budget target...
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The Informer is back! |Podcast 24 June 2021
The Informer is back for 2021! In the first episode, we cover Mark Latham’s anti-trans bill before NSW parliament, and what it could mean for trans-kids; how the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care impact LGBTQIA+ elders; the reduction in waiting time for blood donations from men who...
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The Informer Podcast 19 November 2020
Emily Johnson investigates why gay asylum seeker has spent the last eight years in an Australian detention centre. #freeali The LGBT community faces one of the highest suicide rates in Australia, Switchboard Australia is urging the Australian Government for a response to these devastating...
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The Informer Podcast 12 November 2020
Biden is in and Trump is out. Joe Biden is the new president of America. Celebrate the history, culture and achievements of the traditional landowners of Australia with us for NAIDOC Week. Beau Driscoll speaks to some special guests as to why this week is special for all of us Australians and...
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The Informer Podcast 5 November 2020
Gavin Height provides a live report from the Saturday protests in Perth over the transphobic comments made by the Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas. Voting has now closed for the US Election and America is fearfully waiting for the results. We give you a follow up on one of our previous stories on…
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The Informer Podcast 29 October 2020
On the 21st of October, the NSW Parliament unanimously passed a motion in support of trans people, put together by Independent member of Sydney Alex Greenwich. This motion is to provide more support services for the trans community as well as support on trans’ issues. Keep up to date with us as…
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The Informer Podcast 22 October 2020
RMIT University is paving the way for more authenticity when it comes to their trans students. In an unprecedented new move, trans students are now able to go by their chosen name instead of the name assigned to them on Births, Deaths and Marriages. In this week’s podcast, The Informer reporter...
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The Informer Podcast 1 October 2020
With the hearings for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability continuing, in this week’s podcast, we give you some information about the Royal Commissions and what the latest findings from them are. We also look at the first Presidential...
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The Informer Podcast 15 October 2020
Elderly LGBT+ people are experiencing isolation during #COVID. How can we ensure that this community feel less isolated during the pandemic? We spoke with Switchboard Victoria CEO Joe Ball about their program working to fix this problem. In this podcast, we also take a look into legislation in…
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The Informer Podcast 8 October 2020
In this week’s podcast, we speak to Kate Eastman from The Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation towards people with a disability, about the unfair treatment of disabled people. Rising religious conservatism and right-wing populism have led to a third of Poland being...
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The Informer Podcast 24 Sep 2020
In recent years, HIV has become a growing concern in Indonesia, making it one of the countries with the highest cases in infection rates in Asia and the Pacific region. The Informer reporter Gavin Height speaks to Indonesian NGO caseworker Dr Sandeep Nanwani as to why this is and what the future...
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The Informer Podcast 17 Sep 2020
On this week’s podcast, we speak to the Executive Director of Sudanese LGBT organisation Bedayaa, Noor Sultan, on the recent legal changes abolishing the death penalty for sodomy. We also feature suburban art space in inner-city Brisbane called Side Gallery, where the owner and curator, Leesa...
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Diversity and representation in the media
Television has made monumental strides internationally and in Australia. Star Trek’s newest recruits include its first non-binary and trans actors playing their rightful counterparts in the long-running franchise. The Informer reporter Emily Johnson speaks to Geeks Out trans host Miranda Sparks…
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Uncle Dad by David Menon
Independent gay author David Menon, who has written more than 20 novels in the crime genre, has a new book available for preorder. The novel, titled Uncle Dad is the story of a gay man living in Melbourne who tries to fulfill his sister’s dying wish to adopt her two children, but finds himself...
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Furry Fandom documentary to premiere!
A documentary on the furry fandom that focuses on its history starting in the 70s and its role today as a massive space for LGBTQIA+ people to be open and expressive about themselves is releasing soon on July 3rd. The project was led by independent filmmaker Ash Kries, otherwise known as Ash…
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COVID-19 and mental health in young people
New research from Headspace has shown that there’s been a significant impact on mental health in young people during the pandemic. Crucially, young people have less faith in themselves than they did previously. We spoke with Vikki Ryall, Executive Director of Clinical Practice at Headspace and...
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Inside Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter protests
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY This weekend saw a large Black Lives Matter protest outside State Parliament and throughout the CBD. Informer Reporter Nicholas Kameniar-Sandery was there to report on the protest, speeches and voices from the crowd. The post Inside Melbourne’s Black…
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Mama Alto on the upcoming Global Pride event
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Legendary singer Mama Alto is taking part in a unique event Global Pride. Toby Halligan sat down with Mama Alto for the Star Observer to talk about their career, creativity and of course, Global Pride. You can read the full interview here. The post Mama...
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George Floyd protests – where’s the anger coming from?
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY The death of George Floyd in the United States has been the catalyst from protests across the country. Where is the anger coming from? We talk to Leoule Goshu, a communications consultant in the United States who has worked with a number of political and...
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Encore episode – robots and sex toys!
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today in an encore episode, we talk to Lauren Rosewarne about robots and sex toys! The post Encore episode – robots and sex toys! appeared first on The Informer.
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Calls to end the permanent lockdown – for people with disabilities
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY We talk to Anja Homburg about the need for public transport to be made more accessible. Surprisingly there are still some huge gaps in PT – still. And we continue our interview with Janet Rice about foreign policy and having hope in times of extreme…
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How to get the Australian economy going again? The Greens’ plan
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today, we speak to Victorian Greens Senator Janet Rice about the Greens’ plan for the economy. And gay men are under attack in Morocco – some with nowhere to go. The post How to get the Australian economy going again? The Greens’ plan appeared first on…
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So, there’s no creative industries policy… what now?
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Continuing our chat with Jeremy O’Connor from UniSA about creative industries. And we have a weekend update from Frock Hudson! The post So, there’s no creative industries policy… what now? appeared first on The Informer.
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Wait, Australia doesn’t have a creative industries policy?!
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Yes, that’s true. Nearly every OECD country has an arts and creative industries policy. But Australia doesn’t. What does that mean? We speak to Justin O’Connor from UniSA about why it matters. The post Wait, Australia doesn’t have a creative industries...
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New research into people living with HIV and clinical trials
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY A recent study published in PLOS ONE looked into the attitudes of 30,000 Australians living with HIV regarding clinical research into a cure for HIV and how willing they were to contribute to clinical trials. The Informer spoke with Dr Jennifer Powers, a...
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NICHE – Combating homophobia in rural and regional Australia
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today we have a special long-form interview with Daniel Witthaus from NICHE, the National Institute for Challenging Homophobia Education. It’s a group that works to create safer spaces and better outcomes for LGBTIQA+ people in rural and regional areas.…
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The Wild World of Spyware and Family Violence, pt 2
Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today, we continue our look at family violence and spyware with reporting by Toby Halligan, Sayee Shree and Nicholas Kameniar Sandery. The post The Wild World of Spyware and Family Violence, pt 2 appeared first on The Informer.
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The Informer is a national weekly queer news update covering the latest news and information in a rapidly changing time from Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ radio station, JOY 94.9
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