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Jack is in studio this week with new host Jordan from Thorne Harbour Health's LGBTIQ+ Women's Project. We speak with Jerome from DonateLife about organ and tissue donation for our LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with HIV. Chris and Maya from Switchboard also join us to discuss the Changing the Landscape campaign which aims to centre LGBTQIA+ lived experience stories and change the narrative around LGBTIQA+ suicide from one of identity-based deficit to one that celebrates resilience, mutual aid, peer support, community and acknowledges structural discrimination. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell. 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 thorneharbour.org and samesh.org.au.

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, sexuality and a whole range of issues impacting them. Drink Limits is a free eight week therapeutic group looking at alcohol and anxiety for lesbian, bisexual and queer women (cis and trans) and anyone female identifying. ReThink The Drink is a project that seeks to inspire alcohol culture change among LGBTIQ women   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.

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 looking for affordable counselling in a safe environment where they can be open about their gender, sex, sexuality and a whole range of issues impacting them. Drink Limits is a free eight week therapeutic group looking at alcohol and anxiety for lesbian, bisexual and queer women (cis and trans) and anyone female identifying. ReThink The Drink, a project that seeks to inspire alcohol culture change among LGBTIQ women 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 25 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.

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.

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 their 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.

Jacinta and Jack are joined by Mish Kumar-Jonson from The Iceberg Foundation to discuss the program Pride Beyond Borders which supports LGBTIQ+ migrants. Pride Beyond Borders is a commitment to the mental and social health of the refugee, asylum seeker, and displaced people's communities. Li-Min Lee also joins us to discuss their upcoming presentations, Culturally diverse challenges: Navigating the intersection of multiple identities and help-seeking when supporting LGBTIQ+ migrants and How lesbian seniors navigated their heterosexual relationship dissolution and coming out. Mish and Li-Min will be presenting this research at the upcoming 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.

Ani Lamont joins us to discuss emerging trends and community led responses to tech-facilitated gender-based violence against LGBTIQ+ women. They are an expert on gender-based violence with 12 years of experience both internationally and in Australia, working with eSafety Women. Ani will be presenting this research at the upcoming 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.

Michael and Jacinta are joined by Jace Reh (he/she) - a First Nations, Disabled, Non-Binary person who works as a Peer Navigator and Case Manager at Thorne Harbour Health SA.  We discuss Jace and Theo's workshop at the 2023 LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference, Discovering Disability Justice: Pride and Shame, about Sick Woman Theory, social justice, and disability rights. Sunny Spectrum Supports - https://www.sunnyspectrum.com.au/  Drop In Care Space Adelaide - https://www.facebook.com/dropincarespace/  Register for the LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference - Full Programme is now live! lgbtiqwhc.au Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. 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. If there's something you'd like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au

Jacinta and Michael speak with Dr. Ruby Grant, Research Fellow at Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. At the 2023 LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference, Dr. Grant will be presenting on the QSOX (Queer Women's Substance Use Over Time) study - a longitudinal qualitative study exploring alcohol, tobacco, and vaping among LBQ women in Victoria and New South Wales. Dr. Grant's La Trobe University page https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/rfgrant Dr. Grant on Twitter/X https://twitter.com/notoriousrfg QSOX Study info https://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/work/qsox-queer-womens-substance-use-over-time Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing. 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. 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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We speak with Dr Brandy Cochrane from the Forcibly Displaced People's Network (FDPN) about data to be released about displacement and settlement experiences of LGBTIQ+ forcibly displaced women. Renee Dixson and Noushin Barghi will be presenting this research at the upcoming 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.

Jack and Jacinta speak with Alex James from Scarlet Alliance about the Work Bag resource and using a parts-and-practices approach to sexual health promotion for sex workers. Alex will be delivering a workshop on the Work Bag at the upcoming 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.

We speak with Thorne Harbour's SA Therapeutic Services Manager Venetia Brissenden experience as a bisexual person in queer spaces in light of Bisexual Awareness Week. Jack and Jacinta also chat with her about Thorne Harbour Health's new LGBTIQ+ Mental Health Service in Adelaide. Venetia will be delivering a workshop on Bisexuality at the upcoming 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.

Frances Brennan is a neurodivergent speech pathologist, mentor, trainer and disability advocate, and she joins us to discuss queer autistic masking. Frances currently operates her own holistic neurodiverse-affirming speech pathology clinic in outer Melbourne, The Speech Tree. Jack and Jacinta chat with Frances about the clients they work with, as well as the emotional and psychological impacts of masking for queer women in particular. Frances will be delivering a workshop on this topic at the upcoming 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.

Dr Sarah Ashton joins us to discuss the collective trauma experienced by LGBTIQA+ women contributed to dyspareunia (painful sex). Sarah is the director and founder of Sexual Healthy and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS) and is passionate about challenging public discourse around sex. Jack and Jacinta also discuss with her how the experiences of queer women can be pathologised as problems. Dr Ashton will be delivering a workshop on this topic at the upcoming 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.

Jacinta and Jack kick-off sexual health month by speaking to Amelia and Tilly from the Sexual and Reproductive Health team at Women's Health in the North (WHIN). Tilly and Amelia talk about what kind of work WHIN does in the northern metropolitan region of Melbourne, the current barriers and gaps that they see in sexual and reproductive health, especially for LGBTIQA+ people. We also discuss WHIN's Freedom, Respect and Equity in Sexual Health (FRESH) plan, which aims for "all women and gender diverse people [to] freely exercise their rights to positive,pleasurable and affirming sexual and reproductive health outcomes." Tilly Mahoney is a cis bisexual woman, and is the Sexual and Reproductive Health Coordinator at WHIN. Tilly has a Master of Public Health, and is passionate about freedom of choice, gender equity and LGBTQIA+ rights. Amelia Arnold is a cis bisexual queer woman who works primarily in health education, research, training and advocacy. Amelia oversees the sexual and reproductive health capacity building work at WHIN, and also works as a research associate with the Growing Queer Families Alliance at Monash University. Amelia is also on the Board at Switchboard, volunteers with Rainbow Families Victoria and is an ex radio girlie, co-hosting the Triple Bi Pass podcast. You can see Amelia and Tilly representing WHIN alongside GenWest at the LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference in Melbourne, 24-25 October 2023. You can find out more about the Freedom, Respect and Equity in Sexual Health (FRESH) plan on the Women's Health in the North website - whin.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.

The 2023 LGBTIQ+ Women's Health Conference has been announced for its return to Melbourne in October. Rachel and Cal speak to Dr Julie Mooney-Somers about current research in LGBTIQ+ Women's Health, including an update on the long-running SWASH study. Later in this episode, Amelia Arnold from Women's Health in the North (WHIN) joins Rachel and Jacinta to discuss previous conferences, sexual and reproductive health, and what community care can look like. For information about the 2023 LGBTIQ+ Women's Conference, please visit lgbtiqwhc.au  Abstract submission is open from 4th April 2023. If any of the content in this podcast impacts you and you need support, 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  

We discuss Regional LGBTIQ Women's Communities with Castlemaine Health. LGBTIQ Engagement Officer Sherene Clow joins Jack and Rachel to discuss the projects they run in the area. We also chat about how to overcome barriers to connection and their regional queer program at Main FM. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer 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  

We discuss Regional LGBTIQ Women's Health with Thorne Harbour Country. Rachel and Jack are joined by Program Manager Claudia Validum to discuss the gaps between metro and regional/rural health services. We also chat about what life is like for LGBTIQ women in these areas. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on HIV, COVID-19 and queer 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  

Rachel revisits some of the topics raised at the LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference. Our first guest is Dr Mandy Henningham from the University of Sydney. Their presentation at the conference was one of the highlights. We also speak with Ruby Mountford who is the LGBTQIA+ community officer at Your Community Health and one of the recipients of the 2021 National Award for Disability Leadership. You can find more info on Dr Mandy Henningham's conference speech and discussion here. And for more details on the National Awards for Disability Leadership visit the Disability Leaders page. For more podcasts on health and wellbeing, including previous episodes covering the LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference check out our other JOY Podcasts!

On Thursday 4 November, the LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference held by ACON and Thorne Harbour Health kicks off online.  Rachel and Jacinta chat to Anna Barker from ACON about what's happening at the conference this year. Later in the show, Rochelle Byrne talks about Indigilez and Yarns Heal ahead of her conference presentation. You can register for the online 2021 conference at lbq.org.au/conference/registration/ You can find out more about Indigilez Women's Leadership and Support Group at yarnsheal.com.au/indigilez or on their Facebook page.

Rachel and Jessie chat with Proud 2 Play's Lauren Foote about  overcoming the barriers that stand in the way of LGBTIQ+ people engaging in sport and goes through a number of initiatives in play for our LGBTIQ+ community. Discussion continues on with ABC journalist and academic Kate O'Halloran about the challenges she has faced in being a woman sports writer, the inequalities facing women who play sport and what needs to change to create a more equal playing field.   Useful Links:  https://www.proud2play.org.au/ https://www.kirbyfenwick.com/the-first-friday-in-february https://sirensport.com.au/  

Felicity Marlowe joined Michelle, Ana and Gina after presenting at day 1 of the LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference. Felicity spoke about ‘Rainbow Families are Everywhere,' the session she facilitated at... LEARN MORE The post Rainbow Families Victoria Update appeared first on Family Matters.

Kia Kaha - Stay Strong! This episode begins with poet Gabrielle Journey Jones rapping about the things that make conference delegates feel resilient.  Renee is joined in the studio by Kayla Larson, together wrapping up the recent Thorne Harbour Health led LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference. What a time to be a Queer woman! Kayla coordinated the conference on July 12/13 where Thorne Harbour saw the biggest attendance yet, with around 500 women from all around Australia over two days. Renee and Kayla give conference speakers Ruby Mountford and Ashleigh Waite a call to chat about their conference experience. Finally, the show finishes with a candid and jovial wrap up rap from the girls... This show, Episode #628 originally aired Thursday 19th July, 2018.

Image of Candy Royalle from: http://www.westwords.com.au/authors/candy-royalle/ Tuesday Breakfast June 26th7.00 am  Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am  News headlines  7.10 am We pay tribute to Candy Royalle, performer, artist, poet and educator who passed away late last week. 7.20 am The crew discuss disgraced gynaecologist Emil Gayed and recent investigations into medical misconduct.  7.45 am George speaks with Rachel Cook, LBQ womens health project leader for the VAC about the LGBTIQ Women's Health Conference which will be held from the 12-13 of July.  8.00 am  Lauren speaks with Kieran Bennett from the Solidarity and Defense Fund to discuss the Fund's efforts to help three residents of the Flemington community who are facing legal issues following protests against Milo Yiannopoulous in late 2017, as well as the Fund generally and why it needs the community's support. 8.15 am We discuss VicRoads' plan to destroy sacred life-giving trees. 8.25 am  Pre-record: Tarneen joins 3CR from outside Planning Minister Richard Wynne's office where protests are happening about VicRoads' plan to destroy sacred life-giving trees on Djapwurrung Country.

Joined by Rachel Cook and Sally Rugg to discuss the upcoming LGBTIQ Women’s Health Conference, JOY listeners got an exclusive announcement about some keynote speakers for the 2018 conference, focusing on Research, Resilience and Respect. The […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_danoandmason/p/joy.org.au/danoandmason/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2018/05/LBQ.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:58 — 15.5MB) The post LGBTIQ Women’s Health Conference appeared first on Dano and Mason.

ReThink the Drink is a new project that seeks to inspire alcohol culture change among lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women in Victorian regional and rural areas. Studies* have shown that some LBQ women enjoy a few too many drinks, enough to cause a hangover (from time to time) and we think it's time we did something about it. Renee Speaks with Rachel Cook to find out about the campaign and the upcoming LGBTIQ Women's health conference in July.   More info vac.org.au/rethinkthedrink Subscribe to Well, Well, Well podcasts on iTunes! Head to www.vac.org.au for more informaiton about VAC's LGBTI health and wellbeing services This show, Episode #619 originally aired Thursday 10th May, 2018.