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In January, Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the trans community by banning some medical care for minors. The move has had a chilling effect across the United States, as doctors withdraw their services for fear of being prosecuted and parents stop accessing medication for their children. But many are fighting back. In one red state, we spoke with a doctor driving across state lines, at great personal risk, to give patients the care she says is needed to save their lives. Now, trans healthcare is also under attack in Australia – with the Queensland government announcing a ban on state-funded gender-affirming care for minors on the same day of Trump’s directive. Today, 7am’s senior producer Cheyne Anderson, on the ordinary people pushing back against Trump’s war on trans people, and how Queensland became the testing ground for bans in Australia. Warning: this episode discusses suicide. If you need support, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14. You can also call QLife on 1800 184 527. Support is also available at: Switchboard, Queerspace, Transcend Australia, Transgender Victoria and Minus18. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: 7am’s senior producer Cheyne Anderson Photo: AAP / Dean LewisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Would you like to hear about a 100-year-old public Art nouveau toilet turned queer art gallery? Or about the police station that went from a site of protest and oppression to a place of LGBTQIA+ storytelling? Then this is the episode for you. George Savoulis, director of Qtopia Sydney, is taking us all the way to Australia to tell us all about the magic of queer history, reclaiming of space, and the beauty of queer creativity. References:https://qtopiasydney.com.au/Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi GrasDarlinghurst Police StationTroughmanVirginia Woolf's Orlando Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: What is the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras? Where did the 1978 protests take place and what were they about? What is the pink triangle? If you could choose any space to turn into a queer gallery, museum or performance space, which space would that be?
We were truly honoured to be joined by Harchana today. Her story was nothing short of extraordinary. Having migrated to Australia as a refugee, she sought not just safety, but also the opportunity to rebuild her life. Her journey was a testament to incredible resilience, as she navigated the complexities of displacement and underwent a profound personal transformation.Harchana's past was filled with immense difficulty and trauma, but it didn't define her. Her path to Naarm (Melbourne) marked the beginning of a new chapter—one focused on healing, empowerment, and renewal. She spoke with deep gratitude for the safe and welcoming environment she found in Australia, which became a nurturing ground for her dreams.Today, Harchana stands as a beacon of strength and perseverance, a living example of what it means to overcome the darkest of circumstances. By sharing her story, she has inspired so many, showing that no matter how challenging the past may be, it's possible to create a future filled with hope and possibility. It was a privilege to hear her speak and witness the light she brings to the world. The show was aired in bilingual Tamil and English. Songs Played: Break my soul by Beyonce & Honey DijonLamis Kan by MeystaraSingapenne by Ar Rahman & Sashaa TripathiGreedy by Tate Mcrae Christmas Events Updates:Organisers have announced tickets are running low. Please book in asap!Christmas for the Queer Community : Free Christmas morning breakfast by Queerspace.The Provincial Hotel, 299 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9:00am to 11:30am.Tickets are via Eventbrite.Free Queerspace Breakfast on Christmas Morning Tickets, Wed 25/12/2024 at 9:00 am | EventbriteTraditional Christmas day lunch by Positive Incorporated.Bookings by 20th December are essential. 18+ event.Free alcohol drinks sponsored by Sircuit Club. Book by messaging via email posattitude13@hotmail.com , or messaging them via their FaceBook page, https://www.facebook.com/positiveattitude13 Upcoming Community Project Updates:Forcibly displaced people network (FDPN) Forcibly displaced people network (FDPN) is a not-for-profit organisation, run by and for queer people of displacements background.They are looking for abstract and scholarship submissions for their annual queer displacement conference.Held in Naarm in September 2025, the focus is Asia Pacific, the FDPN explores complex issues within the region within the region that lead to displacement for queer people, and explores the struggles people face when being displacedAbstract submission is due by 09.01.2025For further information please visit the FDPN website:Forcibly Displaced People Network Organisations to reach out during Christmas and New Year break:Domestic ViolenceSafe Steps24 hours help and support with family and domestic violence for women and children survivors.Phone: 1800 015 188Housing VictoriaDirect you to local access point if need of immediate accommodation because of domestic violence.Monday-Friday Hours : 5.00 pm to 9.00amWeekends and Public Holidays: Always 24 hoursPhone: 1800 825 955Telehealth ServicesVictorian Virtual Emergency Department24/7 online and phone health servicesWebsite: vved.org.au/patients/Phone: 03 94859070Mental Health ServicesLifeline Services24/7 confidential crisis and suicide counselling Phone: 13 11 14Suicide Callback ServicesPhone: 1300 659 467Emergency ReliefWebsite: askizzy.org.auHomeless SupportSt Kilda Crisis CentreImmediate accommodation needsLocation: 29 Grey Street, St. Kilda , Vic 3182Phone: 03 9536 777724/7 phone services: 1800 627 727
We were devastated when we heard of Nikki Giovanni's passing earlier this week. Her poetry evokes life on Earth and in the universe in such a beautiful, thoughtful and inclusive way. We are in the process of sharing our favorite episodes from the past and felt it was fitting to bring you back our QueerSpace episode featuring Nikki among other futurist artists. When researching QueerSpace, we repeatedly saw creators blending themes of space and themes of queerness in their art. Many of these artists use their art to envision new futures. Futurist thinking uses the experience of the past and present to contextualize and reimagine what the future could be, often creating a future that's more equitable and radically different than what we have now.Thanks to our guests in this Episode: Nikki Giovanni, Futurist Artist Lola Flash, Futurist Artist Stamatina Gregory, Chief Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art AirSpace Season 10 is just around the corner! Stay tuned through December as we revisit team favorites. New episodes drop starting January 9.Sign up here for the monthly AirSpace newsletter
On this episode of 3CR's Queering the Air, Madison Moffat chatted with dancer, choreographer and influencer #beatsbyblayk about being queer within the commercial entertainment industry as a trans man and overcoming the stigma and anxiety that can come with it.We also caught up with Tiger Salmon, the co-founder of the (so legendary, bordering on mythical) 1990's queer women's zine 'Wicked Women'. Madison manages to momentarily push aside her star-stuckedness to speak with them about their latest project where they revisit that important work of the past with an importantly contemporary take.'Aunty Maddy' also expresses some strong but sincere views regarding lateral violence within the TGDNB community; in light of developments during and following the recent TGD public forum about engagement with the Victorian Police. Music:Slumber Party, by Ashnikko,Salsa Gucci Frita (Live), by Holly Woodlawn,Visage, by Visage.Featured Community Events:Free Christmas morning breakfast by Queerspace, The Provincial Hotel, 299 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9:00am to 11:30am. Tickets are via Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/free-queerspace-breakfast-on-christmas-morning-tickets-1098252726469Traditional Christmas day lunch by Positive Incorporated. Bookings by 20th December essential. 18+ event. Book by messaging via email posattitude13@hotmail.com, or messaging them via their FaceBook page, https://www.facebook.com/positiveattitude13.
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director Guest: Nicki Hangsleben, QUEERSPACE Collective “Your program is saving my kid's life.” Through mentorship, training and advocacy, Minnesota's QUEERSPACE Collective creates a space where LGBTQ+ youth can show up as their authentic selves. We recorded this episode a little over a week before the 2024 election, with major stakes for LGBTQ+ rights in the balance. We thought it was a good time to focus on the power of community and how we protect one another and stand together, which we'll need to do regardless of election outcomes — our conversation with QUEERSPACE Collective executive director Nicki Hangsleben will give you a jolt of hope. Links to resources mentioned in the show: Queerspace — mentorship | merch | social Minnesota School Outreach Coalition (MNSOC) RECLAIM! Mental health support for queer and trans youthTrevor Project Suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ young people ### Visit the "Gender Justice" Website here and "Unrestrict Minnesota" here. The GJB is produced by Michael at www.501MediaGroup.com
Nicki is the executive director and founder of QUEERSPACE Collective. QUEERSPACE is the first mentorship program created specifically for LGBTQ+ youth in the state of Minnesota.Learn more: https://www.queerspacecollective.org/Stream more episodes: https://www.bottomlesscoffeeshow.comConnect with Jerome: https://www.jerometevans.com
What could be more soothing than escaping your beautiful but complex queer life by watching a bunch of straight people remodel their suburban home in a new shade of beige? Karen Tongson joins me to explain why mainstream television can be so comforting and why admitting to having watched Gilmore Girls for the fourth time can feel a bit like sharing your browser history… In this curious entanglement of norms, shame, and self-soothing, Karen also shares insights into the shifting views of what is normal and what this means for queer life – televisually as well as geographically and sociopolitically.Listen now to hear Karen speak about “surrendering to the spontaneous overflow of basic feelings” and don't forget to follow Karen on Instagram @tongsonator to keep up to date with her work. References:Karen Tongson's Normporn: Queer Viewers and the TV That Soothes Us (2023)Karen Tongson's Relocations: Queer Suburban Imaginaries (2011)Karen Tongson's Why Karen Carpenter Matters (2021)Karen Tongson's Empty Orchestra (forthcoming)The UltimatumThirtysomethingParenthoodTrue BloodGilmore GirlsJosé Esteban MuñozCatherine ZimmerHannah Gadsby's NanetteThe Phantom of the OperaMichael CrawfordSailor MoonTuxedo MaskGestaltThe TraitorsAlan Cumming@tongsonatorKarentongson.org Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: Can you define ‘normporn' and give an example of what might be a typical normporn show? What is the ‘porn' in ‘normporn'? How does shame play into watching mainstream TV as queer escapism? What role does grief play in relation to normporn? Karen talks about discussions of normalcy as a throughline for all three of her currently published books. Which type of ‘normal' does each monograph discuss? Which show do you find particularly soothing and why?
Time for a pep talk, well, a PEP talk that is. We are joined by queer content creator Odus Moore to share a little about self advocating in healthcare settings as an LGBTIQ+ person. Recently, Odus needed to access PEP - medication to prevent HIV after a recent exposure - and was met with some perceived queer phobia and didn't walk away with the medication they needed. PEP can be taken to prevent HIV after a recent exposure - but needs to be taken within 72 hours. And, the earlier the better. Odus shares what happened when they visited a public hospital and had a negative experience, which they turned into a training and capacity building experience for clinicians at the hospital - but not before being bullied and gaslit online! Plus, we chat about mpox and preventing it by getting vaccinated! Here's some stuff we mentioned this week... PEP information GetPEP.info https://what-works.org/pep/ https://endinghiv.org.au/stay-safe/pep/ PEP Guidelines, for clinicians: https://ashm.org.au/resources/australian-pep-guidelines/ If you are diagnosed with HIV, you can connect with your local state based HIV organization Training and capacity building https://rainbowhealthaustralia.org.au/training-programs Pride in Diversity: https://www.prideinclusionprograms.com.au/about-pid/ Training and Professional Development from Queerspace at Drummond Street https://www.queerspace.org.au/training-education/ MPOX What is MPox? https://emen8.com.au/health/sexual-health/get-your-monkeypox-shot-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-monkeypox-vaccine/ New Mpox cases: https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/new-mpox-cases-vic/230357 Where to go: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre Thorne Harbour Health Northside Clinic Collins Street Medical Centre Prahran Market Clinic No Medicare? https://oshcaustralia.com.au/ Some pharmacies that operate late or 24 hours. Call ahead or double check as some of these may have changed! https://13sick.com.au/late-night-pharmacies/melbourne-extended-hours-pharmacies/ And https://doctordoctor.com.au/patient-advice/24-hour-pharmacies/ 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. Find other JOY podcasts at joy.org.au
Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Khoi Nguyen is the Community Engagement and Legal Education Officer at Q+Law, a specialist LGBTIQA+ peer-led legal service operating in Victoria in partnership with Fitzroy Legal and Queerspace. Q+Law provides a free state-wide access to legal assistance over the phone, online or in person for anyone who identifies as part of LGBTIQA+ communities. Today Khoi joined us to speak about an interactive workshop happening this Saturday, where queer folks can learn about their rights and obligations when interacting with police at protests.// We hear an excerpt from 3CR's Radioactive Show where Crunch spoke with Ray Acheson, who's a writer, activist, director of Reaching Critical Will and a steering member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Ray discussed the strength of First Nations organising against all things nuclear, police repression, organising against cop cities, mutual aid and solidarity. You can listen to the full interview that aired on Saturday 13th of April, and catch the Radioactive Show on 3CR Saturdays 10-10:30AM.// Deena is a Masters of Public Health student and member of the grassroots coalition Unimelb for Palestine. Today, Deena spoke to us about the Gaza Solidarity Encampment starting today, Thursday 25th of April at 10AM. The encampment is the latest organising effort by Unimelb for Palestine, again calling on the university to cut all ties with weapons manufacturers. Drawing on inspiration from student protests at Columbia University in the US, the action states ''Disclose, Divest, We Will Not Stop, We Will Not Rest!''// Professor Ghillar, Michael Anderson, Convenor of the Sovereign Union, last surviving member of the original Aboriginal Tent Embassy's founding four, and Head of State of the Euahlayi Peoples Republic joins us to discuss the importance of commemorating the Frontier Wars on this date of colonial military remembrance. The March on ANZAC, which has been held on April 25th in Canberra for over a decade now, highlights the vital resistance of Aboriginal people who lost their lives in the Frontier Wars fighting against colonial invasion.//Bill Abrahams is a primary school teacher and member of Teachers and School Staff for Palestine VIC. Today Bill discussed the coalition's recent resource Teaching for Palestine: Challenging Anzac Day, australia's historical and ongoing repression of Palestinians, how official remembrance obscures the realities of war and promotes imperialism and militarisation, and the role of teachers and school staff in dismantling these myths.//
This extraordinary queer space special makes all my dreams come true: I get to hang out with Erica Gillingham in the basement of Gay's The Word! Sitting between towering stacks of books and boxes of GTW archival material that goes back all the way to the birth of this magnificent LGBTQ+ bookshop in January 1979, Erica shares some highlights of the turbulent and inspiring history of GTW. She also talks about what is happening in queer publishing right now and shares some of her favourite queer YA and romance authors. Hearing Erica speak about the way in which GTW and its magnificent team of booksellers hold space for our community is truly magical and if I could live in that basement forever, I absolutely would.All I want for Queermas is for you to follow @gaysthewordbookshop, @ericareadsqueer and @queerlitpodcast on Instagram! References:Rosa Guy's Ruby (1976)Pride (2015)Ernest HallOscar Wilde Bookshop (New York City)Gay SocialistsIcebreakersLesbian Discussion Group (LDG)Gay and Disabled GroupBlack Gay GroupLesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM)Mark AshtonHousman'sBlack Lesbian Discussion GroupAce Reading GroupJim MacSweeneyUli LenartCommon PressLondon LGBTQ CentreSection 28Laura KayJustin MeyersAlexis HallLily LindonEmily Danforth's The Miseducation of Cameron PostMalinda LoIsabel Waidner's Corey Fah Does Social Mobility and We Are Made of Diamond Stuff Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: When was Gay's The Word established and what are some of the groups that are associated with the shop? What does Erica say about the publishing industry and queer books? What are your thoughts on this? Erica talks about her interest in YA texts and romance novels. Why would queer books in these genres potentially be treated differently by publishers? Do you remember the first time you went to a designated LGBTQIA+ space? What was that like?
Don't you HATE it we you see a job in the nonprofit space you would like to apply to but it doesn't have a salary range? It's the worst right?In today's episode, Swim gives the nonprofit space a A+ to F- grade when it comes to pay transparency and it's honestly not looking to good.And, in today's news segment, we take a look at a 2 1/2 year old nonprofit in Minnesota called QUEERSPACE Collective. You can find them on Instagram right HERE.Plus, for today's Rapid Fire Books segment we take a look at the book "I Said What I Said: An Anthology of Black Women in Nonprofit/The Black Women in Nonprofit Leadership Cohort". Is the book worth putting on your fall/winter book reading list? (Hint: it 100% is so add it right now).Be sure to follow The Nonprofit Insider Podcast on Instagram: @thenonprofitinsiderListen on Apple Podcast here: https://bit.ly/TheNonprofitInsiderListen on Spotify Podcast here: https://bit.ly/TheNonprofitInsiderPodcastSpotifySources:QUEERSPACE Collective: https://www.queerspacecollective.org/‘There are other people like me': New nonprofit connects LGBTQ+ youth with mentors: https://www.minnpost.com/mental-health-addiction/2023/10/there-are-other-people-like-me-new-nonprofit-connects-lgbtq-youth-with-mentors/When you don't disclose salary range on a job posting, a unicorn loses its wings: https://nonprofitaf.com/2015/06/when-you-dont-disclose-salary-range-on-a-job-posting-a-unicorn-loses-its-wings/Have a Nonprofit Horror Story you want Swim to read on the show? Email me at TheNonprofitInsiderPodcast@gmail.com for a Nonprofit Horror Story Guideline sheet today! We would love to share your story with the world!If you're anything like me you like a nice evening tea in the evening after a long day. Visit Art of Tea for 10% off your next purchase of tea and tea accessories today, right here: https://artoftea.go2cloud.org/SHC
July 17, 2023 Season 4 Episode 4Minnesota, United States: Soua Thao shares her ongoing journey of fully stepping into her queer and Asian identities. The challenges she faces and lessons she's learning along the way all inform how she shows up for the young people she serves. She has embraced the opportunity at QUEERSPACE collective to be her full self in her job. And you'll hear why she thinks that is so important for all youth workers as well.Accessibility Options: Watch the unedited video interview with subtitles or read the edited podcast transcript by visiting this podcast's web page.Support the show
Join @DrNChakrabarty and I in the magic teapot at @OutandWildlgbtq to talk about reading in queer spaces, writing about race hate crimes, and community at queer events. We also reflect on academic structures and queer encounters, critical race theory and cultural differences in talking about race. It was such a pleasure running into Elizabeth again and if you're not a fan already, you will be after listening to this!CW: racism, race hate crimes References: Elizabeth Chakrabarty's Lessons in Love and Other Crimes https://elizabethchakrabarty.com/ https://outandwild.co.uk/https://www.postcolonial-participation.hhu.de/en/ Questions may want to reflect on after listening: What makes a queer festival queer? What do you think is the role of cultural events, such as readings or performances, in queer spaces? What do you think about the intersectional issues Elizabeth addresses with race and queerness? Does anything in the conversation surprise you? We reflect on readings and discussions in queer spaces versus academic venues. Do you think queer spaces provide something academia cannot?
If you haven't been to the Common Press yet, you're missing out! But not to worry, Alfonzo and I will transport you there. The Common Press is an intersectional bookshop and event space at the end of Brick Lane and I wish I could live there because the curation of events and books is amazing and the chai latte is fabulous and I found all of my favourite new reads there. References:Chris MounseyVariabilitiesAisha Shaibu-LenoirAbove the StagRichmixSara AhmedUK Black PrideBi PrideFreddie RuddockBLMStephen Murray and Will Roscoe's Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies in African HomosexualitiesBrontez Purnell's 100 Boyfriends, Since I Laid My Burden Down, Johnny Would You Love Me If My Dick Were Bigger Cipher Press Questions you may want to reflect on after listening: What might make a queer space different from an intersectional space? How could they be similar? How much time do you get to spend in intersectional spaces? What do you need in a space to feel welcome? If you could open a radical bookshop tomorrow, what would you call it?
Seeing double? This here podcast just so happens to share its name with a brilliant LGBTQIA+ bookshop, located in the heart of one of the queer places to be in the UK: Manchester. I met Matthew, the owner, and Jasper, the beagle, in the shop for a chat about their origin story, their book clubs and their exciting next move… Don't delay, listen (and visit) today! Referenceshttps://www.queerlit.co.uk/Social RefugeFeel Good ClubThe Cockatoo ClubDaniel Harding's Gay Man TalkingMatt CainHenry FryJulia ArmfieldMeg-John Barker's Rewriting the Rules and How to Understand Your Sexuality https://www.rewriting-the-rules.com/“Non-binary Life” with Meg-John Barker https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48558860Alice OsemanSheena Patel's I'm A FanOcean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Questions you may want to think about:If you could create any queer space, what would it look like?How do you find queer books? Matthew talks about many LGBTQIA+ books not being identifiable as such right away. Why do you think that is? Which queer book would you want to be in every school library?
A whole entire episode about thriving queer spaces? I know I've been waiting for it. Come follow Jack Gieseking and I down the queerness hole, through the d*king glass, right into C+ntoland. The extraordinarily lovely Jack and I chat about transdisciplinarity, queer geographies, Eve Sedgwick, accessibility, hot water bottles and lesbian poetry. Jack explains what queers want from their spaces, why we crave novelty, what constellations are and, most importantly, why d*ke and lesbian bars are neither dead nor dying.Have you come across any poems or zines about d*ke bars? Please let Jack and I know on Twitter: @jgieseking and @queerlitpodcast. You can also find Jack on Mastodon and Instagram and look at pictures of the podcast cats on Instagram.CW: transphobia, homophobia, antiqueerness and illness References:http://jgieseking.org/A Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians, Dykes, and Queers, 1983-2008 (NYU Press, 2020)Gender, Sexuality and Space Reading Listhttp://jgieseking.org/current-projects/gender-sexuality-space-reading-list/Eve SedgwickCindi KatzNancy K. MillerMartin ManalansanKath WestonJack Halberstam's In A Queer Time and PlaceJoelle Taylor's C+not & Othered PoemsCaroline Bird's Air YearPat Parker's “Where Will You Be” (1978) https://soundcloud.com/ajmcclenon/pat-parker-where-will-you-beThe Lexington ClubShe BarJack Gieseking's D*ke Bars: Queer Trans Spaces for the End TimesMagnus HirschfeldThe MarlboroughVanilla (@ vanillagirlsmcr )Melissa Wright's Disappearing Women and Other Myths of Global CapitalismFemicideThe Ruby Fruit ( @therubyfruit ) #ResearchInFocus Jack Gieseking (video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWzc43-l2BIACT UPLesbian AvengersQueer Nation“Queer Data” with Carl Bonner-Thompson https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48558974Metronormativity“Queer Cities” with Davy Knittlehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/46141754Cait McKinney's Information Activism Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: How does Jack describe environmental psychology and which other fields of research influence their work?In Jack's approach, how are locations in books or films relevant to queer geographies? Are you familiar with any literary or media representations of queer spaces? What are Jack's thoughts about common narratives of lesbian/d*ke bars?What are ‘constellations' in Jack's work?We talk about the contrasts between digital and physical queer spaces and constant versus ephemeral queer venues. Are any of these significant in your life?
QUEERSPACE collective matches LGBTQ adults with youth to improve mental health outcomes. MPR News reporter Grace Birnstengel wrote a story about the program and she joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about it.
When Eliza Gazett came out as transgender, she felt energized in a way she didn't expect.“My initial plan was to question myself until I felt comfortable enough to be seen by the world,” she said. “But once I was fully out, I didn't want to hide myself anymore.”She felt called to channel that energy into something positive, something that would help other trans people, specifically trans kids. “There's so much working against them right now that any amount of support is huge for them,” said Gazett, who is 31 and lives in Roseville.Her therapist told her about a local program called QUEERSPACE collective where she could be a mentor to a young LGBTQ person. It seemed like a perfect fit.The free program matches Twin Cities area LGBTQ youth with LGBTQ adults for connection and support through meetups two to three times per month. Many queer and trans kids have very few or no LGBTQ adults in their life, which can be isolating and discouraging. QUEERSPACE seeks to fill that gap.What started out as an MBA project idea for founder and executive director Nicki Hangsleben turned into a full-fledged operation. QUEERSPACE collective turns two next month, and will soon expand its reach to St. Cloud.“I was seeing a lot of statistics around mental health challenges that the LGBTQ youth in our community are facing,” she said. “I started looking around to see what type of mentorship programs explicitly existed for our community and found that of 5,000 mentorship programs across the country, there were maybe five that focused on LGBTQ youth.”In an annual survey on LGBTQ youth mental health released in 2022, The Trevor Project found that 45 percent of LGBTQ youth had seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year. It also found that young LGBTQ people who have accepting community, affirming spaces or social support from family or friends reported significantly lower rates of attempting suicide in the last year. Advocates and experts say these struggles aren't inherent to being queer or trans — they're the effect of widespread mistreatment and stigma, compounded with anti-LGBTQ legislation passing in an increasing number of states, much of which is targeted at trans youth.“Creating these networks of support reduces anxiety, depression and helps the young person feel like they have an outlet and a place to show up where they can be their authentic self,” Hangsleben said. “Anytime we can show up to be ourselves and our whole selves… it feels good.”Gazett applied and got matched with 15-year old Lily Mouw, a ninth-grader at Mounds View High School in Arden Hills who is also trans. Over the course of a year the two have developed a tight friendship through weekly outings like visiting the zoo, playing board games or just chatting on walks in the park. “They can talk about queer identity and queer experiences and journeys, but for the most part, the mentees are just looking to hang out with a queer and trans adult who is living their life,” said Soua Thao, who manages the Twin Cities mentoring program. “Just having an adult who they can ask questions to and see someone who's thriving and living — that they can someday become someone like them, too.”It turned out Gazett and Mouw had a lot in common — they both love nature, animals, conservation, video games and hockey. Gazett said she sees her younger self in Mouw.Earlier this month the two cheered on the Minnesota Wild along with a group of mentor-mentee pairs at the team's Pride night. And Mouw has gotten to see Gazett on the ice as part of Team Trans, the only ice hockey team in Minnesota made up solely of transgender and nonbinary players.“Eliza has helped me through a lot,” said Mouw. “Whenever I just need to talk, I usually talk to Eliza about it.”Mouw, like Gazett, came out as trans relatively recently and felt depressed and unsupported at her middle school. Then she found QUEERSPACE. Mouw said getting connected with Gazett turned things around for her. She now has an adult in her life who truly understands what she's going through and is available to talk and encourage her through it. “I feel more safe around Eliza than most people,” said Mouw.The benefits go both ways.“There have been days where I haven't been feeling 100 percent myself when we've been hanging out,” Gazett said. “It helps me find a best version of myself through helping her.”QUEERSPACE welcomes youth 12-17 and mentors over 25. The program has brought together 34 pairs so far — its longest standing duo has been meeting weekly for over a year and a half. Mentors complete an extensive application including an interview and are required to complete training and commit to the mentorship for a year. Demand is high. QUEERSPACE currently has a growing waitlist of LGBTQ kids hoping to be paired with mentors. Pairs are matched based on what the mentee is looking for in a mentor. Thao tries to find overlap in identity and interests and “then I go off of vibes and make sure that's right, too.” The mentor and mentee don't need to share the same identities, but mentees often request mentors with similar backgrounds.Thao said QUEERSPACE is looking for more mentors of color and trans mentors of color, as well as mentors who are into the same activities as the mentees — notably, indoorsy ones.“We have a good group of mentors who love the outdoors, and a lot of our mentees love video games and love punk rock and thrifting and all that,” Thao said. “I'm trying to find mentors who have those interests.”To serve those waiting for a mentor of their own, QUEERSPACE is starting to offer group mentoring, beginning this spring. For six weeks, 12 mentees and three to four mentors will take part in group activities, discussions, art projects and more. Thao compares the concept to a community class, except it will be free. QUEERSPACE requires mentees get permission from a parent or caregiver to be part of their programs because they're spending one-on-one time with an adult out in the community. That means LGBTQ youth without family support can't access the programming, and Thao said that those are the young people who probably need this type of support the most. The organization is looking for a building to rent in Minneapolis to open an LGBTQ youth center, where even queer and trans youth without that family support could drop-in. Hangsleben also wants QUEERSPACE to be a resource for families who might relocate to Minnesota seeking a better environment and community for their LGBTQ child.“We hear from our mentors all the time, ‘I wish I had this growing up,' or ‘I want to support this person because I didn't have that growing up,'” said Thao.That's the case for Gazett, who said it's one of the reasons she wanted to participate.“Something like this wasn't around when I was young,” said Gazett. “I think if I had that amount of visibility and support, I would have been more comfortable coming out at a younger age.”Resources for LGBTQ youth and familiesQUEERSPACE collectiveRECLAIMFamily Tree Clinic's youth drop-in programTransforming FamiliesThe Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386, or text 678-678This story is part of In Focus, an MPR News initiative exploring solutions to issues impacting Minnesotans.
Legend-alarm! We have queer anthropology's parent on the podcast: Prof Esther Newton joins me to talk about queer spaces, drag shows, lesbian festivals, and about how all the lesbians ended up in Cherry Grove. Esther explains why every queer person should experience being in the majority at least once in their life and how this might allow you to see things you have never quite seen before. She talks about her personal relationship to queer spaces, communities and research and about why everyone's so into Gentleman Jack.Still looking for the cherry on top of Cherry Grove? Check out Esther's work here (https://www.esther-newton.com) and follow @queerlitpodcast on Instagram and Twitter. Works by Esther:Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America (Prentice Hall, 1972; University of Chicago Press, 1978)Womenfriends with Shirley Walton (Friends Press, 1976)"The Mythic Mannish Lesbian: Radclyffe Hall and the New Woman." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 9.4 (1984): 557-575.Cherry Grove, Fire Island: Sixty Years in America's First Gay and Lesbian Town (Duke UP, 1993)Margaret Mead Made me Gay: Personal Essays, Public Ideas (Duke UP, 2000)My Butch Career: A Memoir (Duke UP, 2018) Other References: Judith ButlerChicago School @someprefercakeJean Carlomustohttps://www.esthernewtonmademegay.com/Queering Desire (forthcoming collection, Routledge, 2023)Colorado SpringsJack Parlett's Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise (Granta Books, 2022)“Older Lesbians” with Jane Traies https://www.spreaker.com/episode/51171899ProvincetownAnne Lister Birthday WeekGentleman Jack (Season 1)Jill Livington's Female Fortune and Nature's DomainSally WainwrightShibden After Dark PodcastLeanne Mertzman and Mary Schwartz The L Word Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:Where did Esther Newton's research journey start?Which event caused the lesbian community in Cherry Grove to grow? Have you heard of similar dynamics in other contexts? Which majority queer spaces other than Cherry Grove do we mention in the episode? Can you think of others?Why does Esther find that Anne Lister is such an important figure in queer history? When it comes to queer rights, how can things get better and worse at the same time?
Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Minna Jain, a disabled/non-binary/queer, artist/writer, plant/bee steward, & racial equity educator training as a Sōtō Zen Buddhist priest, as they talk about ghosts & monsters, drinking tea & whiskey in conversation with death, & living after almost dying.Support these two Minnesotan orgs that Minna recommends, doing work that's always vital, especially right now…The SPIRAL Collective is a chronically ill, disabled, queer, trans, BIPOC-centered full spectrum reproductive + healing justice & care work nonprofit. They are committed to eliminating barriers to abortion access by honoring bodily autonomy & collective liberation: https://www.spiralmn.com/ QUEERSPACE works with LGBTQ+ youth & their families, the broader LGBTQ+ community & local organizations to create a strengthened LGBTQ+ support network & reduce LGBTQ+ youth isolation, suicide & homelessness: https://www.queerspacecollective.org/ FIND OUT MORE OF MINNA:www.minnajain.comwww.buddhistjustice.comwww.realtransformationtoday.orgwww.deeplisteningforsocialchange.orgWHEN YOU MEET THE MONSTER, ANOINT ITS FEET by Bayo AkomolafeProduced by Nick JainaSoundscaping by Nick JainaExcerpt from ”A River is a Long Soul” by Minna Jain, scored by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” Produced by Scott Ferreter & eO w/vocals by Jordan Edelheit, Morgan Bolender, Chelsea Coleman & Ned BuskirkTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLEWITH SUPPORT FROMLISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.
Happy Pride Month! Today, we're bringing you a special installment of QueerSpace, our limited series featuring stories and people at the intersection of aviation, space, and LGBTQ+ history and culture. Seven years ago this month, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v Hodges that same-sex couples have the fundamental right to marry under the constitution. If you dig into an amicus brief for Obergefell, you'll see mention of another case, Norton v Macy. This case set the first precedent ruling that the federal government can't fire an employee for being gay. We talk a lot about pilots and astronauts who've made history, but today's aerospace trailblazer was a humble NASA civil servant and petitioner named Clifford Norton. In this episode of QueerSpace, attorney Paul Thompson, lawyer for the Mattachine Society of Washington, DC, and writer of that Obergefell amicus brief, walks us through Norton's case and explains how its impacts are still seen in our legal system today. QueerSpace is made possible by the generous support of Olay. Did you know we have a monthly AirSpace newsletter? Sign up here!
“Sometimes a kiss can make you feel free.” This beautiful line by Prof GerShun Avilez (University of Maryland) was one of the many, many reasons I wanted to learn more about his book Black Queer Freedom. In addition to the freeing potential of queer kisses, GerShun talks about how literature can help us better understand the ways in which Black queer bodies are harmed every day. He also explains what memoirs of gender-nonconforming and trans people of colour can teach us about how history is written and how movement through institutions like hospitals or prisons is affected by race and sexuality. Along with brilliant reflections on spaces of injury and spaces of pleasure, GerShun shares examples of artworks and books from his past and present research and generally dazzles me with all his clever insights on Black queer spaces and history. A must listen!https://www.facebook.com/gershun.avilez https://english.umd.edu/directory/gershun-avilez @queerlitpodcast on Instagram and TwitterTexts, concepts and people mentioned:GerShun Avilez' Black Queer Freedom (UP Illinois, 2020)GerShun Avilez' Radical Aesthetics & Modern Black Nationalism (UP Illinois, 2016)Pat ParkerToni Morrison's BelovedAdrian Piper's Vanilla Nightmares AfropressimismSocial deathOrlando Patterson“Africana/Black Studies Colloquium: Book Launch: GerShun Avilez, BLACK QUEER FREEDOM”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZU4ABWpE0Q “Left of Black with GerShun Avilez”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24XOQWLR264 Queer Geographies Postgraduate Reading Group (Twitter: @QueerGeogPGRG)Makeda Silvera's “Baby”Civil Rights Act of 1964Jackie KayJanet MockSaeed Jones' How We Fight for Our LivesLaVelle Ridley “Black Trans Narratives”https://www.spreaker.com/user/14328383/queer-lit-lavelle Robert Jones Jr's The ProphetsHomo Sapiens PodcastBlack Lives Matterhttps://blacklivesmatter.com/ Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:1.How can literature help us understand more about racism and antiqueer violence?2.GerShun mentions Adrian Piper working with a newspaper as the basis for her artwork. Can you think of other examples of everyday objects that show how “our cultural imaginary […] is rooted in ideas about race and sexuality in ways that are so ordinary that we don't even fully see them anymore”?3.What are spaces of injury and why are they an important category in GerShun's research?4.We speak about the “fleeting nature of privacy” in the lives of racial minorities, queer and gender-nonconforming people. Can you think of a book, series or film that reflects on that? 5.In which ways, does GerShun suggest, can studying Black queer memoirs and life writing help us understand the true nature of history – and its omissions?6.What is the role of pleasure in GerShun's work, or in your own experience of queer space?
Anyone who's observed the Milky Way or has seen a beautiful Hubble image can understand how space and space imagery can be a source of creative inspiration. When researching QueerSpace, we repeatedly saw creators blending themes of space and themes of queerness in their art. Many of these artists use their art to envision new futures. Futurist thinking uses the experience of the past and present to contextualize and reimagine what the future could be, often creating a future that's more equitable and radically different than what we have now. In this episode of QueerSpace, Stamatina Gregory from the Leslie-Lohman Museum helps to contextualize the origins of this intersection of space, queerness, and futurism in art. And we hear from photographer Lola Flash and poet Nikki Giovanni on their art, inspiration, and visions of the future. QueerSpace is made possible by the generous support of Olay. Did you know we have a monthly AirSpace newsletter? Sign up here!
Historically, queer-identifying people in the U.S. military have been forced out or forced to hide who they are. It wasn't until 2011 that gay, lesbian, and bisexual servicemembers could serve openly, and only in the last few years that trans servicemembers could serve at all. And while there's still a ways to go, last year the Air Force and Space Force formed a working group specifically for LGBTQ+ issues. On this episode of QueerSpace, we speak to the Director of the LGBTQ Initiative Team (LIT), Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback, to hear how LIT is working to change policy, change minds, and create opportunities for LGBTQ+ members of the military. QueerSpace is made possible by the generous support of Olay. Did you know we have a monthly AirSpace newsletter? Sign up here!
In science fiction, the possibilities are seemingly endless. Sci-fi writers often create entirely new civilizations where our social constructions can be upended and examined, or just thrown out entirely. They can literally rewrite a world in terms of gender, sexuality, and culture, making something that is more inclusive and often more interesting. In this episode, we talk to bookseller Hannah Oliver Depp of Loyalty Books about the history of queer worldbuilding in sci-fi literature and get some book recommendations that are headed to the top of our to-read lists. QueerSpace is made possible by the generous support of Olay. Did you know we have a monthly AirSpace newsletter? Sign up here!
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We're working on the next season of AirSpace as we speak, but today, we're excited to bring you QueerSpace — a limited series from the creators of AirSpace, featuring stories and people at the intersection of aviation, space, and LGBTQ+ history and culture. For the next two months, we're highlighting the scope and diversity of queer experiences found across human flight and space science. The first episode spotlights the history and community built by male flight attendants. You may think that the role of flight attendant has always been a women-dominated profession. But that wasn't always the case. Very early on in commercial aviation, all flight attendants (or stewards as they were then known) were men. But in the mid-20th century, that changed as airlines began exclusively hiring women for the role. When, in the 1970s, a court case forced airlines to hire men and women on equal terms and more men became flight attendants, gay men created a community within the industry that was uniquely supportive and welcoming. The next few decades would test that community, first with changes to how airlines were allowed to operate, and then by the AIDS crisis. In this episode, we talk to Plane Queer author Phil Tiemeyer and former flight attendant David Hinson to explore that community. QueerSpace is made possible by the generous support of Olay. Did you know we have a monthly AirSpace newsletter? Sign up here!
Can you identify a bear with a fur-tive glance? Will a bearitone voice coax you out of hibernation? Join the cub! In this real-life (!) conversation, Dr Nick McGlynn (Brighton University) tells me all about bears -- generally speaking, a larger, hairier variety of queer men, who you may have seen flying the paw flag at your local pride event. Human geographer by trade, Nick has collected lots of ursome data on bear spaces in the UK and found that what makes them so unique are the geographies of fat bodies. We talk about fat, racialised and stigmatised queer bodies and -- I love this part -- how spaces are created that make bears feel warm and welcome. If you'd like to learn more about bears and bear bodies, follow @nikku_man on Twitter and if you're beary interested in the podcast, follow @Lena_Mattheis and check out the @queerlitpodcast Instagram account.Places, people and concepts mentioned:McGlynn, Nick. "Bears in space: Geographies of a global community of big and hairy gay/bi/queer men." Geography Compass 15.2 (2021)Bearspace Findings Report and Community Report: https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/ctsg/2022/02/02/bearspace-report/Ibaraki prefectureJudith Butler's Gender Trouble“The Butch” with Amy Tooth-MurphyRachel Colls (Durham)Bodily topographiesMurray BartlettCritical WhitenessQueer as FolkCanal Street (Manchester)Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:1.What, generally speaking, is a bear?2.Why would Nick not describe ‘bear' as an identity?3.Why is critical whiteness so important in queer studies and in fat studies?4.What are bodily topographies?5.Nick mentions Queer as Folk and the impact the show had on Canal Street in Manchester. Can you think of a series, film or novel that has transformed a geographical location or space?
How can we queer up the countryside? No need, says Joe Jukes (Brighton University), it's already gay as folk! In this arcadian episode, Joe teaches me all about the dynamic nature of the countryside, about rural erotics and counter urbanization, and about how all of this relates to asexuality and non-sexualities in their research. If you want to learn about queers in the wild (and if you want to hear what my village-dwelling nan thinks about my urbanite sexual identity), this idyllic little podcast is for you!Do you need more country in your feed? Follow @jsdjukes on Twitter and add @lena_mattheis for the extra dose of concrete and skyscrapers. Also, why not follow @queerlitpodcast on Instagram? You only live once!Texts and terms mentioned:Jukes, J. and Roe, E.R. 2022. Queer Constellations: Reflections on Curatorial and Creative Practice at the Museum of English Rural Life. Forthcoming.Queer Geographies Postgraduate Reading Group (Twitter @QueerGeogPGRG)Outside/rs Conference (Twitter @Outsiders2022)https://outsiders2022.wordpress.com/ Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, OtherLynda Johnston and Robyn Longhurst's Space, Place, and Sex: Geographies of SexualitiesRural eroticsCounterurbanisationBend it Like Beckham by Gurinder ChadaGender troubleAsexualitiesDemisexualGreysexualNon-sexualitiesSpinsterJosé MuñozCruisingShe BarPastoralBrokeback MountainGod's Own Country by Francis LeeKemptown in BrightonSoho in LondonGay's The WordThe Oval Office Bar (Theater Bochum)Skala Eressos Love to see it PodcastQueer Constellations (Museum of English Rural Life)Lauren Berlant “Immaterial” by SOPHIEQuestions you should be able to respond to after listening:1.What constitutes a queer space?2.We talk quite a bit about the narrative of queer people leaving a harmful rural space to thrive in the diversity of the urban space. Can you think of an example (or a counter-example) of this? How does this narrative relate to the traditional bildungsroman binary of the sheltering countryside and the corrupt city?3.What are the three main factors of rural erotics that Joe mentions?4.We talk about the ‘gaze' in relation to queer identity. What potential does the gaze have in rural versus urban spaces? If you're not familiar with the concept of the (white male) gaze, E. Ann Kaplan can help.5.What is your favourite queer space, real or imaginary?
In this episode, Allison and I discuss the importance of gender-inclusive health care. We discuss ways individual practitioners can show support, be a safe person to talk to and other ways to be a more inclusive practitioner. Allison shares with listeners how she recognised a need for inclusive health care and applied for an innovation challenge , to create a gender clinic in Melbourne's West, and won! About our guest Allison Parker has a wide range of experience in health care, as a nurse and paramedic. Currently Allison is Innovation Lead of the Transgender, Gender Diverse & non binary innovation challenge at IPC Health. Some resources Allisons shared Wyndham City council run Q group, a group for ages 12-25 years of the LGBTIQA+ community- a youth led space to provide support and recreational activities. youthinwyndham@wyndham.vic.gov.au For parents to seek support and information about their child's gender identity Parents of Gender diverse children: www.pgdc.org.au Drummond Street Services has Queerspace for folks who identify as LGBTIQA+ they provide counselling, case management, advocacy and also training and professional development www.queerspace.org.au Transgender Victoria TGV is Victoria's leading body for trans and gender diveradvocacy. TGV is Victoria's leading body for trans and gender diverse advocacy. www.tgv.org.au For resources and support Minus 18- a youth organisation , amazing service to support the young people who are part of the LGBTIQA+ community www.minus18.org.au NWPHN- for resources and training for professionals www.nwmphn.org.au Thorne harbour Health ( formally the Victorian AIDS council): for resources and support for the LGBTIQA+ community and professionals for PD and resources www.thorneharbour.org https://www.lgbtiqhealth.org.au/ https://nwmphn.org.au/for-primary-care/trans-gp-module/ Join the Inside Social Work Facebook Group Join the Inside Social Work Podcast mailing list to get your free social work career guide Visit the website for the latest info and show notes https://insidesocialwork.com/ Support the show by making a contribution https://www.paypal.me/Insidesocialwork Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts!
We're continuing our conversations about the findings of the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System. These findings will reshape mental health services, not just in Victoria but potentially across Australia. The focus of this episode is on the recommendations for reform specific to LGBTQ+ mental health services. For the LGBTQ+ community, there's “diversity within diversity” – also called intersectionality – for example First Nations queer people, queer people with a disability, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds. To provide genuine help, services need to understand and support this diversity. Reform is even more pressing with the COVID-19 pandemic further highlighting the urgent need for a redesign of Victoria's mental health system that is co-designed by the people who use it. We invited Karen Field, CEO Drummond Street Services, which also incorporates Stepfamilies Australia and Queerspace and Carolyn Gillespie, Director of Clinical Services at Thorne Harbour Health (formerly the Victorian AIDS Council) to talk about what reform means for mental health care for the LGBTIQ+ community. Services like Drummond Street Services and Thorne Harbour Health see firsthand that LGBTIQ+ people experience higher rates than the general population of mental health issues like anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation, and that the mental health service system currently in place is not always a system that's safe for them. In fact, Karen Field says that during the past 12 months there was a trebling of the acute mental health and suicidal ideation presentations at Drummond Street Services compared to the previous financial year – an experience that has been seen across LGBTQ+ health care providers. The co-host for this episode is Karenza Louis-Smith, CEO of ermha365. CONTENT NOTE: If you've been affected by anything you've heard in this episode you can phone Qlife on 1800184 527 (3pm to midnight 7 days) or Lifeline on 13 11 14. For more info on LGBTQ+ services: Queerspace - supports focused on relationships, families, parenting and young people Thorne Harbour Health - a community-controlled organisation, governed by its members, and working for sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities.Rainbow Door - a free service for the LGBTQ+ community, you do not need a referral to use this service. ermha365 provides a range of mental health services designed to help people experiencing mental health challenges to thrive in the community.
This week Shaun is joined by registered Phycologist Mark Camilleri to discuss how to look after your mental health over the holiday season. Mark is a senior child and family practitioner at the Drummond Street Services in Victoria where he is also a part of their Queerspace team.This episode delves into some thought-provoking areas of mental health, some of which are specific to LGBTQIA+ individuals that some may find sensitive or triggering. Below useful links that have been provided by Mark for anyone who might be struggling with their own mental health this holiday season. please don't be afraid to seek professional adviceDrummond Street Services100 Drummond Street Carlton Victoria 3053Phone:03 9663 6733Email:enquiries@ds.org.auhttps://ds.org.au/https://headtohelp.org.au/how-we-can-help/Head to HealthHeadtoHelp services is available across Victoria. Victorians of all ages, as well as GPs or other health professionals on behalf of their patients or clients, can call HeadtoHelp on 1800 595 212 from 8.30 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday and a trained mental health professional will help find the most suitable service or support for you or your client. Please note, this is not a crisis service.Q LifeTelephone and online counselling and support for LGBTIQ+ community Available 3:00 pm – Midnight 1800 184 527https://qlife.org.au/QLife also have a fantastic resource directoryhttps://qlife.org.au/resources/directoryRainbow DoorRainbow Door is a free specialist LGBTIQA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Asexual, BrotherBoys, SisterGirls) helpline providing information, support, and referral to all LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and family during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.10am-6pm 7 days a week 1800 729 367 or SMS 0480 017 246support@rainbowdoor.org.auParentline 132 289Parentline is a confidential and anonymous phone counselling service for parents and carers of children and teenagers in Victoria. It offers counselling, information and support around a range of parenting issues. It is available 7 days a week from 8-12pm.Ca12 pmn Mind Counselling, support and referrals 24/7 phone counselling: 1300 096 269Beyond Blue Counselling, support and referrals 24/7 phone counselling: 1300 22 4636Online chat available 3 pm-12am 7 days a week https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/get-immediate-supportLifeline 131 114 24/7 phone counsellingThorne Harbour Health 9865 6700Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/excuse-me-i-have-something-to-say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Content warning: Please be aware that this episode contains descriptions and discussions of intimate partner violence, psychological abuse, family violence, domestic violence, physical violence, queerphobia, and mental health issues. If this is a trigger for you, please contact Lifeline (13 11 14), Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527), or contact your state-based service. In this episode, we discuss intimate partner violence in queer relationships from professional and lived experience perspectives. Michele speaks with Karen Field, CEO of Drummond Street Services and Queerspace, and a partner of WithRespect. We discuss intimate partner violence in the context of queer relationships, why it occurs, and what resources people can access, especially during a global pandemic. Niveen speaks with queer performance artist *Anonymous, about her personal account of experiencing intimate partner violence in her relationship and its continuing effects and impact on her life.*Anonymous has requested that she remains unidentified for this conversation. Resources:Intimate relationships: Signs of respect, Archer online article, where Karen Field discusses intimate partner violence. Undercurrent Victoria, a non-profit organisation focused on community education, building healthy relationships, and challenging the attitudes, beliefs, and actions that enable violence, with an emphasis on intimate partner/family violence, violence in LGBTIQ+ relationships, and gendered violence. Queerspace - iHeal - a program that provides support and services to survivors of intimate partner and family violence who are no longer in crisis. WithRespect, a specialist LGBTIQ+ family violence service in partnership between Queerspace/Drummond Street Services, Transgender Victoria, Thorne Harbour Health, and Switchboard Victoria.
Acknowledgement of country// 7:05 am Intro and current affirs with Genevieve, Zoya and Madison // 7.15 am Zoya interviews Ruth Katerelos from Queerspace, for their regular chat about Queerspace and how the support the Queer community, and what Queerspace is doing to adapt to pandemic times // 7.35 am Lauren talks to Sarah Hill, Young Women’s Development Manager at the YWCA about their new web series titled 'Reflect. Grow. Thrive’. The series will run in the week leading up to International Day of the Girl (11 October), and features notable guest speakers including Nayuka Gorrie, Carly Findlay, Manal Younus, Amy Thunig, Elizabeth Wright, Rae Cooper, Lucille Cutting and Nkechi Anele // 7:45 am Madison speaks to Amy Mcguire about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders representation in the media. Amy is a a Darumbal and South Sea Islander woman from Rockhampton in central Queensland. She is currently completing a PhD at the University of Queensland into media representations of violence against Aboriginal women. She is also a freelance writer and journalist. // 8.10 am We hear Track 3: Labour in Vain in the 'Undefoot' series. Underfoot is a series of virtual audio tours by Liz Crash and Jinghua Qian uncovering the secret histories of Footscray. Two old friends, both long-time Footscray residents, bring an intimate lens to local history as we travel through the archives looking for people like us: queers, migrants, radicals and artists. Track 3: chats about settler nativism, anti-Chinese campaigns, arts and gentrification, and the grotesque fantasy of a white Australia // SONGS:Nao (feat Lianne La Havas) - WomanMahalia (feat Ella Fai)- What You DidSZA - Supermodel
GRL PWR, a Baltimore-based collective run by Amy Reid and Pangelica, creates platforms for women and LGBTQ identifying people and elevates visibility for underrepresented artists and talent. GRL PWR collaborates with installation, projection and performance artists, transforming environments as a way to grapple with the lack of queer spaces in Baltimore. In today’s episode, Ami chats with Amy Reid and Pangelica, the artists behind GRL PWR, about creating inclusive space, dismantling white male supremacy, and the dissonance between institutions and artists.Pangelica is a songwriter and music producer with a background in classical viola. While her composition process began with arranging classical works for viola and string quartets, she exchanged pencil and staff paper for creating music with a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), Virtual Studio Technologies (VSTs) and synthesizers. This shift of mediums is what eventually gave birth to the hyper-romantic synthpop sound of Pangelica. Amy Reid is a queer electronic musician, producer, sound, visual artist and curator striving to transform spaces sonically, socially, and visually. Inspired by her experiences as a musician, visual and community artist, her lifelong goal is to explore the environments in which all three worlds intersect.
We acknowledge that today’s episode is broadcast on the International Day against homophobia, biphobia, interphobia, and transphobia - a day that raises awareness of LGBTIQA+ rights violations and to stimulate interest in queer rights work worldwide. #IDAHOBIT2020 Michele Vescio speaks with Tina Dixson and Renee Dixson who have been together for a decade now, not only as a couple but partners in everything they do. They both have a lived experience as queer refugee women. Currently, they are both PhD Candidates at the Australian National University and are advocates for the rights and inclusion of LGBTIQA+ people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.We discuss their continued activism and advocacy for LGBTIQA+ refugee and asylum seekers, Renee’s work on a digital archive of LGBTIQ+ forced migration, last year’s inaugural Queer Displacements conference and the creation of the Canberra statement, their current and upcoming projects supporting queer refugee and asylum seekers, with overarching conversations on queer refugee rights and validation of their experiences.Content warning: Please be aware that today’s show contains discussions and descriptions of forced displacement, isolation, and discrimination towards refugees and asylum seekers. If this type of content is a trigger for you, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au, Switchboard Victoria on 1800 184 527 or switchboard.org.au, Queerspace on 03 9663 6733 or queerspace.org.au, or contact your state-based service. Resources:Queer Sisterhood Project, a refugee-led and peer-run support and advocacy group aimed to provide a space of community and belonging to queer refugee women.The Canberra Statement, a policy document that can be signed on to by individuals and organisations affirming a need for a set of reforms to ensure access to safety and justice for LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers, refugees, and other forcibly displaced persons.The Queer Displacements: Sexuality, Migration & Exile conference report, the first conference in Australia to address and discuss the issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) forced displacement in its complexity.The Refugee Council of Australia, information on ensuring people seeking asylum and refugees, are included in COVID-19 strategies so that nobody is left behind.'Being Queer and Refugee’ brochure, contains 30 tips for service providers for inclusive service provision. Donate to the crowdfunding campaign to Help LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers survive COVID-19.Forcibly Displaced People Network, the first organisation in Australia to dedicate its work to the issues of LGBTIQ+ forced displacement.Tracklisting: 'School Revolution' by Voice Of Baceprot, a 3-piece all-girl metal/thrash band from Indonesia.
Michele Vescio speaks with Shane Thoms, a visual documenter and photographer, about his experiences of isolation in the 80s, being queer, and questioning his gender and sexual identity and gender expression, and the quasi-correlation to the current measure of self-isolation and social/physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.Shane's work focuses on the abandoned space, where he visually captures traces of human emotion and urban evolution. His work has been featured on CNN, The Business Insider, Huffington Post, Daily Mail, La Repubblica, Viral Nova, and The Weather Channel. View Shane's work via Facebook, Instagram, and shanethoms.com. Content warning: This episode contains some sexual and explicit language, and descriptions and discussions about queerphobia, othering, isolation, and discrimination towards queer people. If this type of content is a trigger for you, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au, Switchboard Victoria on 1800 184 527 or switchboard.org.au, Queerspace on 03 9663 6733 or queerspace.org.au, or contact your state-based service.Tracklisting: 'A short term effect' by The Cure, 'The Choke' and 'Tin Omen' by Skinny Puppy.Images used with permission.
Michele presents a collection of spoken word audio works by author, activist, and storyteller Otter Lieffe, a trans woman living in Berlin. Her works discuss ageism, precarity, gender, trans lives, and intersecting oppressions affecting trans women. Michele also presents an excerpt of a 2017 interview they conducted with Otter at the time of the release of her first novel Margins and Murmurations.Works in this episode include Margins and Murmurations: chapter 1, Ageism And Survival, My Gender Is Precarity, Not An Artist, and My Fucking Voice.More information at otterlieffe.com and soundcloud.com/otterlieffe.Tracklisting: 'The Park' by Body of Work feat. Otter Lieffe, 'Cut The World'by Antony & The Johnsons, 'A Deeper Love' (Sam Halabi Remix) by Aretha Franklin. Digital image by Julian Curico [Image shows: a digital painting from a photo of Otter. She stands with her right hand on her right hip and wears a teal, long-sleeved top and hoop earrings. On her left shoulder is a Hildebrant's Starling, to her right is Momo, the cat. Momo is grey with stripes and spots. The background is bright green and purple.]Content/ trigger warning: Please be aware that this episode contains descriptions or discussions of transphobia, queerphobia, dysphoria, poverty, precarity, oppression, misogyny, violence against trans women, strong language, and sexual themes, that may be distressing to some listeners. If this episode raises questions or causes distress to you, contact Lifeline (13 11 14), Queerspace (03 9663 6733), or Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527).
On this episode, Sunetro and Farhad talk about how long distance relationship is a relative term when one lives in Mumbai. Are we always in a long distance relationship when we depend on online platforms for all the socializing needs? How do relationships evolve? What is the concept of 'space' in a relation?Tune in to this episode to understand modern day love as it is today with Sunetro and Farhad.You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8rYou can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbuggedYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
Tuesday 3 March 2020// Acknowledgement of country// News headlines// Dr Rachael Burgin, lecturer in law at Swinburne Law School, and Saxon Mullins, a survivor-advocate, talk to us about the recently formed Rape and Sexual Assault Research and Advocacy Group// Tori Hobbs from the Vermillion Project joins us to talk about Endometriosis Awareness Month// IPAN spokesperson, Stephen Darley, discusses the Federal Government's billion dollar upgrade to Tindal airbase in the Northern Territory// An interview with Maryclaire Machin and Kate Foord from Queerspace about their training program, 'Breaking out of the Binary: A Queer Feminist Approach to Practice in LGBTIQ+ Family Violence & Intimate Partner Violence'// SONGS// Wilma Archer, Samuel T. Herring, Laura Groves - Decades// Kaiit - Miss Shiney//
Who is straight enough? Does platonic non-sexual relationship exist? What happens when one hooks up with someone who hasn't come to terms with their sexuality? On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro talk about dating closeted or married people and what are its consequences.Tune in to this episode to understand and analyze the complexities involved in the monogamous and exclusive relationships.You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8rYou can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbuggedYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
On our Valentine's Special Episode, Farhad and Sunetro analyze the importance and the hype around Valentine's Day. Is it merely an extension of commercial consumption? Does it put unnecessary pressure on the partners to go out of their way and express love? Or does it really feel nice to acknowledge love on this day?Tune in to find out which movies would they watch with their partners on this day and how far would they go to challenge it or be a part of the celebration!You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8rYou can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbuggedYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro discuss what it means to cheat someone when we are entering the age of open relationships. Is it emotional cheating or physical cheating? Do we feel possessive about our partners?Tune in to this tete-a-tete where both the hosts talk about their experiences of cheating as well as being cheated on.You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8rYou can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbuggedYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro talk about the idea of Happily Ever After that has been passed to us since childhood through fairy tales. Does it exist or does it have different versions? Is it dependent on another person? Is marriage the ultimate end of 'Happily Ever After'?Tune in to this conversation where both the hosts give us different views on these narratives and recreate versions of 'Happily Now'.You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8rYou can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbuggedYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro talk about their preferences when it comes to choosing their sexual partners. Do these choices mean that one is racist or biased? Is there a different reading when someone talks about what they prefer in their sexual act?Tune in to this open hearted chat between both the hosts as they take us into the ABC of top, bottom and middle.You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8rYou can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbuggedYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
We've got a packed show today as we're joined by not one but two fantastic leaders. Labor MP Harriet Shing joins us to discuss Australia's ongoing bushfire disaster, eco-anxiety and how the emergency has affected the Government's stance on climate change. Ali Hogg of Queerspace and Rainbow Rebellion then joins us to warn against the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill with a comprehensive break down of what's at stake for LGBTIQ+ people, and why we need to wake up and join the fight. Book tickets to our upcoming live shows in Melbourne (midsumma.org.au) or Sydney (mardigras.org.au)! Subscribe (for free!), rate and review The Gays Are Revolting on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Acast. Follow The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at @gaysrevolting, Facebook at The Gays Are Revolting & Instagram @gaysrevoltingpod.Send topic suggestions and other correspondence to gaysrevolting@lippmedia.com. The Gays Are Revolting records at Castaway Studios in Melbourne, Australia and is released weekly every Saturday. The Gays Are Revolting is produced by Dan Gregg at Lipp Media (hello@lippmedia.com). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro talk about substance abuse, addiction, obsession and chemsex. As they share their personal experiences, they discuss different kinds of circumstances and behavior that lead to it. Is high fun a moral issue? How can the message of quitting be reconfigured differently? How aware are we while partaking it?Tune in as Farhad tells you how he quit chain smoking and Sunetro tells you about his constant questioning around substance abuse.You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8rYou can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbuggedYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
Tuesday 21 January 2020 // Acknowledgement of country // News headlines // In light of Invasion Day, we play an audio segment explaining the concept of 'paying the rent' and what reparations could look like in this country // We are joined by Kate Foord from Queerspace and Thabani Tshuma, poet and writer, who talk to us about two events that Queerspace has organsied as part of Midsumma - A Place at the Table and Doing Gender. They also talk broadly about the power of storytelling and how it can create change in queer spaces // We are joined by Madison Griffiths, writer, artist, poet, and co-presenter of 3CR's Freedom of Species, about the links between the bushfires and animal liberation // We play a short snippet about 'pinkwashing' and discuss the need for institutional accountability in queer movements // SONGS // Australia Does Not Exist - DRMNGNOW ft Philly, Adrian Eagle, Culture Evolves //
On this episode, Sunetro and Farhad share their experiences of being from different cities and how it has impacted their identities. What is it like to be queer in the small town of Ranchi? How is a Parsi queer boy looked at in Mumbai? How is the life in the metro city different than any other town of India?Tune in to this very personal conversation where both the hosts trace their childhood and adulthood in their respective cities.You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8rYou can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbuggedYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
Tuesday Breakfast 17th of December 2019 On the show today with George, Anya, Ayan and Zoya7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am News Headlines with Chris Woods7.15 am Ayan discusses the measles outbreak in Samoa and why racialized communities are cautious of the medical profession7.30 am Ayan introduces the Lizzo fat-shaming incident, and then we listen to a short clip from the podcast, 'The Nod'. The clip is from the episode 'Fearing the Black Body' and is an interview with academic and author Sabrina Strings. Sabrina explores the link between fatphobia and racism. She is the author of the book, 'Fearing The Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia'7.45 am A short clip from Democracy Now! from the Climate Summit Protests at the 2019 Climate Change conference. Indigenous Leaders & Delegates from Global South Stage Dramatic Protest at COP25 in Madrid8.00 am Ali Hogg shares information about the Queerspace Breakfast in the park Christmas Morning8.15 am Sissy Austin from First People's Legsilative Assembly Songssong: Brown Girl Chronicles artist: Rebecca Hatch song: Good As Hellartist: Lizzosong: Sunshine On A Rainy Dayartist: Christine Anu song: Why Imma Give Thanks? artist: Rebel Diaz
Tuesday Breakfast 12 November 2019 With Ayan, George, Anya and Zoya7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am News headlines with Chris Woods 7.15 am Chile speech from IMARC protests7.30 am Felicity Marlowe from Queerspace joined us to talk about the government's public consultation on conversion practices8.00 am Laura McClean kicked off her first monthly union update! Laura is a Wiradjuri woman and a union organiser Songs song: Scarartist: Missy Higginssong: Natural Womanartist: KAIIT song: Doo Wopartist: Lauryn Hill
Maximillian Strewe from Angstrom Space joins James in the studio to chat about Angst Fest at Colour in Melbourne on October 26. They play tracks from four of the musicians who will perform at the event: Lupa J, Callan, Earnest Raw & Enola Gay. https://www.facebook.com/angstromspace/ Bexx from Queerspace discusses the new QTIPOC resource (in)visible and discusses issues for queer, young people of colour. https://thedrum.ds.org.au/program/invisible/ 3CR broadcasts from the lands of the Kulin Nation. Sovreignty was never ceded.
On this episode, we get introduced to two different kinds of kids from the school. Farhad represents the hyper-active, highly energetic and horny kid on one hand and Sunetro represents the extra-curricular kid around the corner who jumps at every dance performance. Tune in to explore the letter 'S' of GAYBCD as two blokes tell you what it meant to confront one's queerness in the school. You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
On this episode, Sunetro and Farhad talk about their complex relation with their parents. They discuss how acceptance of their queer identity or coming out is just one step of the day-to-day navigation of this relation. What is a dysfunctional family? Can you let your parents go and move on? What does a loss of a parent feel like? Tune in to this episode as two blokes tell you how to come to terms with your parents on GAYBCD. You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
On the first episode, Farhad and Sunetro share their Coming Out experiences and how their friends and family took it. They discuss how they had to teach the ABCD of "What it means to be GAY" to their parents. Does the process continue even when one is out and loud? What is the concept of a chosen family that each queer person relies on? Tune in to this conversation where two blokes tell you how to approach the same situation of Coming Out in two different ways and embrace one's identity in their day to day life. You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
Activist Roz Ward discusses Melbourne's Climate Rally, the Australian Government's proposed Religious Discrimination legislation, and reflects on Safe Schools. Britt Baillie from Queerspace at Drummond Street Services discusses their Futures Free From Violence programme. Jason and Em from Adelaide duo Girl chat in the studio with James about their Melbourne Fringe show Masc In Progress. Content warning: this episode discusses intimate partner violence in the LGBTIQ community and may trigger some listeners. Switchboard: 1800 184 52. https://www.queerspace.org.au/our-programs/futures-free-from-violence/ 3CR broadcasts from the lands of the Kulin Nation. Sovreignty was never ceded in this country.
Annaliese chronicles the campaign for a Queer Space at the University of Wollongong in 2004, complete with a 48 hour occupation and arrests by riot police. Annaliese Constable is a writer, performer and queer rights activist working across standup, queer performance and theatre. Annaliese is funny for a girl, pretty for a lesbian and when she can afford it very well medicated. You can follow her on Twitter @fistyscent. Annaliese first performed this story at Wollongong Queerstories, supported by Wollongong City Libraries, then again at Giant Dwarf in Sydney the next month. Annaliese will be performing a full-length show, a tragi-comedy called "Perfect Child", at Giant Dwarf in Sydney on October 12th 2019. You can get tickets here. Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The new Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased on Booktopia. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.
How do you learn a new language? You start with the alphabet! The ABCD of it all. Two blokes - Farhad Karkaria and Sunetro Lahiri will do exactly that, trying to learn, unravel, uncover and discover a little more about being queer in today's day and age. What's in store? Some laughter, flubs and hearty moments. Tune in to discover the dictionary of all things in life from a queer perspective on GayBCD! New episodes out every Tuesday, starting 24th September. You can follow Farhad Karkaria on his instagram handle: @theqr8r You can follow Sunetro Lahiri on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
Tuesday Breakfast 3 September 2019 7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7:05 am Zoya and Anya on the latest in news 7.20 am Speeches from Meriki Onus (Warriors of Aboriginal Resistance) and Edie Sheppard (VTHC) outside Victorian Trades Hall Council as part of the Djab Wurrung Embassy convoy7.30 am Gemma Carfarella on the Save Footscray Park Campaign 7.45 am Rendah Haj on her latest film project, Hayat.8.00 am Ruby Hamad talking about her book White Tears/Brown Scars 8.10 am Felicity Marlowe from queerspace on the Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill 2019 8.30am End
Creatrix Tiara talks about touring with Sister Spit in the United States in 2020 and Mama Alto's surprise birthday party at Hares and Hyenas.Jacob Thomas discusses Stop Deportations To Danger, a campaign to stop QANTAS being a carrier for the deportation of refugees and asylum seekers.Katie Cullen and Kate Foord from Queerspace at Drummond Street Services talk about Renegade Pub Footy and inclusion in sport and its impacts on mental health.3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation. Sovreignty was never ceded in this country.Language warning: this episode includes music by Sonic Youth with coarse lyrics.
We acknowledge Indigenous elders, past, present and emerging. 3CR broadcasts on the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation. Sovreignty was never ceded in this country.Writer and Trainer Jac Tomlins discusses their new Trans and Gender Diverse Parents' Guide. It's a ground-breaking resource, written in an Australian context. Launch is Thursday, 25 July in Melbourne. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/hares-hyenas/launch-trans-and-gender-diverse-parents-guide/2382032182079576/Gabriel Aleksandrs discusses the submission by Queerspace at Drummond Street Services to Victoria's Mental Health System Royal Commission.Human Rights lawyer Lee Carnie discusses the Joint Statement signed by 50 LGBTIQ community organisations in Australia about Religious Discrimination.This episode includes discussion around mental health trauma and issues that may be distressing to some listeners. QLife: 1800 184 527. Lifeline: 13 11 14.
Around two-thirds of same-sex attracted guys have experienced abuse in a relationship. But most of them aren't reporting it, or even talking about it. That's what the Sorting It Out report, released by ACON and Western Sydney University, has found. Nat examines a culture of silence, a lack of resources and looks at what needs to change.
Content/ trigger warning: This episode contains discussions and descriptions of homophobia, Islamophobia, suicide, and mental health that may be distressing to some listeners. Please call Lifeline (13 11 14), Queerspace (03 9663 6733), or QLife (1800 184 527) if needed. In this episode, we unpack the intersection of being queer and Muslim with Azlan, a queer Muslim refugee and racial justice advocate for queer people of colour, queer asylum seekers, and queer Muslims. We discuss Queer Ramadhan Social, his production called Queer Asians Anonymous, and being not only a sexual minority but also a racial minority in a predominantly white Australia.We then speak with Bobuq Sayed, social worker, writer, and coordinator of an LGBTIQA+ mentoring program for queer individuals and families, facilitated through Queerspace. We discuss the program's aims, the challenges of queer mental health, and the benefits of mentoring in queer spaces. More information via Queerspace or email bobuq.sayed@ds.org.au
This week we're joined by Mark Camilleri, a psychologist and Senior Child and Family Practitioner at Queerspace. We chat about the mental health landscape for queer people in Australia, Victoria's Royal Commission into Mental Health, barriers to seeing a psychologist for queer people, body image issues in the LGBTI+ community, drug and alcohol prevalence, conversion therapy and Mark's work with trans children who transition before puberty.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review The Gays Are Revolting on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Follow The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at @gaysrevolting, Facebook at The Gays Are Revolting & Instagram @gaysrevoltingpod.Send topic suggestions and other correspondence to gaysrevolting@lippmedia.com. The Gays Are Revolting records at Castaway Studios in Melbourne, Australia and is released weekly every Saturday. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's a triple threat on the fly! NotAgainBen, GuyPewsey and JPLongland had eventful weeks from UFC & Formula One through to herpes and getting caught in the rain. This week the boys are revelling in the James Charles// Tati Westbrook// Jeffree Star drama once more, and asking are gay men held to a difference standard then hettys? The news Britney may never perform again provokes some nostalgia and makes us wonder "Have we already peaked?". JPLongland dives into his list of date questions to reveal what each of us would rescue from a burning building. AND THEN, in a the GAG OF THE SEASON we have a dilemma from a potentially familiar face. This episode of On The Latch Podcast is sponsored by Deliveroo.
In our federal election eve episode to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism, and Transphobia [IDAHOBIT], our guests shine the light on LGBTIQ+ socio-political issues. Karen Parker of Queerspace, Drummond Street Services, and the LGBTIQ+ Safe Housing Network, discusses LGBTIQ+ homelessness, its causes, and her insights and accounts of life for queer people without homes. Tristan Meecham of All The Queens Men discusses Dance Club: a monthly event in Melbourne, open to all members of the community, that focusses on social connections with LGBTIQ+ Elders. To volunteer at the dance, visit allthequeensmen.net
Tuesday Breakfast 7 May 2019 7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am Chris Woods with news headlines 7.15 am Apsara Sabaratnam, Greens candidate for the Senate, joins us to discuss the policies and reform she is passionate about, and about making the Australian parliament a more accessible space for women, particularly women of colour 7.30 am Lan Dugdale from Queerspace joins us in the studio. Lan chats to us about two new mentorship programs that Queerspace has started - A Place At the Table and the Polaris Mentoring Project, and why mentorship programs such as these are important for the LGBTIQA+ community7.45 am Candy Bowers joins us in the studio for a discussion about her show Australian Booty, disrupting the patriarchy, not accepting the institutions as they are and refusing to letting them define her, and her activism through her work. 8.00 am We play a pre-record of an interview with Aliya Ahmad about Democracy in Colour, the work they do to tackle structural racism, and their fundraiser. 8.10 am Roxanne Moore from Change the Record, Jessica Peters from the Federation of CLCs and Apryl Watson, daughter of Aunty Tanya Day, join us to talk about the Free Our Future event happening tomorrow, the Free Our Sisters Free Our Kids campaign, and the petition to decriminalise the offence of public drunkenness. song: Deeper artist: Saint Cava song: Miss Shiney artist: Kaiit song: Good As Hell artist: Lizzo
This episode is a prelude to, and recognition of, Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV), a day dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and victories of transgender & gender non-conforming people while raising awareness of the work that is still needed to save trans lives.James speaks with Ari Dunphy, a Child and Family Practitioner at Queerspace, specialising in supporting trans adults, young people, and their families. They discuss non-binary representation within mainstream Australian and trans communities, including discussions on misgendering and pronouns, resisting and creating visibility, the notion of being ‘not trans enough’ or ‘completely trans’, and the binary construction of gender. For more information, visit queerspace.org.au.James speaks with Sally Goldner AM, activist, 3CR Out Of The Pan broadcaster, and Transgender Victoria Treasurer, about TDOV. They discussed the need for affordable health care for trans people and the ‘huge out of pocket expenses’ for hormone therapy and surgery, increasing support for trans men, the upcoming federal election campaign and giving a platform to issues of importance for the trans and broader LGBTIQ community, and the Victorian government’s intended ban of conversion practices.Content/ trigger warning: Please be aware that this interview contains descriptions or discussions of trans surgery and mental health and may be distressing to some listeners. If this interview raises questions or causes distress to you, contact Lifeline (13 11 14), Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527), or 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).3CR's Out of the Pan is hosting a special live broadcast at Hares and Hyenas in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Sunday, 31 March to celebrate and recognise TDOV. 3CR's Sally Goldner AM and performer/ trans activist Mama Alto will host a panel discussion on Trans Women of Colour. Details
James speaks with Los Angeles based filmmaker Finn Grey Paul, about trans people in the US military, Donald Trump presidency and the trans community, the representation and inclusion of trans people in the US film industry, the works of pioneering trans activist and writer Leslie Feinberg, and a critique of Caitlin Jenner’s TV series.We also discussed Finn’s film shorts about queer hook-ups, screening 22 March at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) and the upcoming MQFF plenary ‘Can Sex and Love Save the World?’, Sunday 24 March at ACMI, 2 - 3 pm. Details.James speaks with Felicity Marlowe of Rainbow Families Victoria, about her inclusion in the Victorian Honour Roll of Women, Rainbow Families issues during Australia’s upcoming federal election campaign, discrimination at religious schools during the election campaign, and the recent launch by Victoria government’s resources for people with intersex variations and the debate about banning conversion therapy in Victoria.James speaks with Jill Faulkner, Project Coordinator All of Us and Practice Lead, QRespect at Queer Space/Drummond Street Services, about working with women who have used force or interpersonal violence in heterosexual relationships and LGBTIQ+ folk using interpersonal violence in their relationships, and the logistics of these therapeutic programs offered through Queerspace.Content/trigger warning: Please be aware this interview contains mentions of interpersonal and intimate partner violence, that may be distressing to some listeners. If the segment has raised questions or caused distress to you, contact Lifeline or iHeal – Family Violence Recovery Support.
queerspace – for community, by community. counselling. case management. advocacy. research. training. professional development. consultancy. On Hooked we talk to Mark Camilleri from Queerspace about their range of services available... LEARN MORE The post Queerspace – Our Health in our Hands appeared first on Hooked!.
3CR broadcasts from stolen lands of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge elders past, present, and emerging, and that sovereignty was never ceded. James speaks with LGBTIQ policy advocate Alastair Lawrie about the recently released Senate Committee Report into whether the federal Sex Discrimination Act should be amended to prevent religious schools from being lawfully able to discriminate against LGBTIQ students and staff. Report and Senate Committee details here. James speaks with queer artist Klari Agar and Indigenous drag performer Tre Turner, about the one-day Let’s Take Over Festival that showcases young, queer artists in Melbourne. The event is happening at Northcote Town Hall on Saturday, 4 March. Details. James speaks with Mo Musil and Bobuq Sayed from Queerspace at Drummond Street Services about their Individual and Family Mentoring services for young LGBTIQ people. The programs assist queer young people and their families navigate the intersections and complexities they may experience with the support of mentors. Register your interest via mo.musil@ds.org.au or 0436 820 805.Content/ trigger warning: Please be aware this interview contains descriptions and discussions suicide and mental health, that may be distressing to some listeners. If this interview raises questions or causes distress to you, contact Lifeline (13 11 14) or Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527).
James speaks with Alastair Lawrie, a long-standing advocate of LGBTIQ rights, about the Australian Senate Inquiry into whether the Sex Discrimination Act should be amended to remove religious schools’ capacity to discriminate against students based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status.Submissions to the Senate Inquiry into Labor's Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018 closes Monday, 21 January. Submit here.James speaks with Ari Dunphy, a non-binary person and a counsellor at Queerspace specialising in counselling and supporting trans adults and young people and their families. They discuss non-binary identities and gender nonconformity, the importance of pronouns, and what these identities mean in our ever-evolving LGBTIQA+ language and spaces.Ari recently presented their thesis ‘Non-binary perspectives on transition’ at the Better Together conference. Read the summary here.
Michele presents a collection of spoken word audio works by author, activist, and storyteller Otter Lieffe, a trans woman living in Berlin. Her works discuss ageism, precarity, gender, trans lives, and intersecting oppressions affecting trans women. Michele also presents an excerpt of a 2017 interview they conducted with Otter at the time of the release of her first novel Margins and Murmurations.Works in this episode include Margins and Murmurations: chapter 1, Ageism And Survival, My Gender Is Precarity, Not An Artist, and My Fucking Voice.More information at otterlieffe.com and soundcloud.com/otterlieffe.The tracks 'The Park' by Body of Work feat. Otter Lieffe and 'Transito' by Zaya Barroso, have been used with permission by the artists. Content/ trigger warning: Please be aware that this episode contains descriptions or discussions of transphobia, queerphobia, dysphoria, poverty, precarity, oppression, misogyny, violence against trans women, strong language, and sexual themes, that may be distressing to some listeners. If this episode raises questions or causes distress to you, contact Lifeline (13 11 14), Queerspace (03 9663 6733), or Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527).
0.00 Acknowledgement of Country 0.02 News Headlines 0.15 We play part of an episode of Call Your Girlfriend on White Fragility.0.30 Anya chats to Steven Caruana, 2017 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow, about the OPCAT, what ratifying it means for Australia and how best to use the OPCAT to prevent abuse in places of detention. 0.45 Lauren chats to Laura Rouhan, founder of Friends for Good about how the organisation is working to combat loneliness and social isolation in today's modern world. 1.10 The team reflects on what 2018 meant for them, promotes Queerspace's Christmas breakfast event, and thanks listeners for being part of their 3CR journey this year 1.15 Lauren talks to Meriki Onus, Gunnai and Gunditjimarra woman and co-founder of WAR about what constitutional recognition means (and does not mean) for First Nations people and the importance of self-determination. Songs (music removed due to licensing) song: Shookartist: Raja Kumarisong: Rose In Harlemartist: Teyana Taylor song: 1000 Years artist: Mojo Juju song: Knowartist: Syd tha Kyd song: I Like It artist: Cardi B
It's a scrappy one on today's episode, as we take two of TV's most popular page-to-screen adaptations and put them head-to-head. Can "Outlander" show Archie why they're the real blast from the past, or can the "Riverdale" gang prove there's strength in numbers? No matter HOW happy your happy trail makes us, always be ready to RAGE! Produced by Will Scovill & Komedio Comedy Find more episodes of Nerd Rage! The Great Debates at NerdRagePodcast.com (http://nerdragepodcast.com/) Stay informed on Komedio live shows and podcasts visit Komed.io (http://komed.io/) ✉️ e-Mail us at KomedioComedy@gmail.com (put “Nerd Rage” in the subject line) Find us @NerdRageTGD (https://twitter.com/nerdragetgd) on Twitter or follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nerdrageTGD/) for more updates. Special Guests: Airial Clark, Catnap, Nick Sahoyah, and Stephen Ku. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tuesday Breakfast 11 December 2018 7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country 7.02 am News Headlines 7.15 am Karen Field, CEO of Drummond Street and Queerspace, joined us discuss the impact of the holiday season for some members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and an event organised by Drummond St and Queerspace to address the issue 7.30 am As part of 3CR's Disability Day broadcasts, Nicole Smith, Jax Jacki Brown, and Elvira Tarrant spoke about parenting with a disability, how to navigate stereotypes ad medical models of disability and what supports and resources are available - Part 1 of 2. 7.40 am As part of 3CR's Disability Day broadcasts, Nicole Smith, Jax Jacki Brown, and Elvira Tarrant spoke about parenting with a disability, how to navigate stereotypes ad medical models of disability and what supports and resources are available - Part 2 of 2. 8.00 am Lizzie O'Shea, Lawyer and Writer, and board member of Digital Rights Watch and the National Justice Project, joins us to discuss the new anti-encryption laws that were rushed through the final sitting day of Parliament in 2018. 8.10 am Patrick Warner , Principal solicitor, Civil Law at Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, discusses the coronial inquest into Tanya Day's death 8.30 am EndSongs song: Everybody here wants youartist: Kylie Auldist song: Oya Oya Oyaartist: Mim Suleiman song: Moonshoesartist: Ravyn Lenae
Chris Williams discusses his new site about sexual health and well-being for men who have sex with men. Robin Litvin Salter from Queerspace discusses the We Deserve project. Fleassy Malay chats in the studio about her album Unhear This. We also play some of Fleassy's tracks, including Witches.
Tuesday Breakfast October 9thwith Ayan, Lauren and Anya (we miss you George!) 7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am News headlines 7.10 am A pre-recorded interview by Hope Mathumbu, former 3CR Tuesday breakfast presenter and member of (VAHAN). Hope speaks with Dr Chris Lemoh, an infectious disease physician at Monash Health and president of the Victorian African Health Action Network (VAHAN). They discuss the history and evolution of the HIV response in Australia, as well as an upcoming free event for World AIDS Day which aims to amplify African Australian-led community voices and experiences. 7.30 am Dr Kate Foord, general manager of Queerspace, joins us over the phone to talk about their iHeal program, a service for survivors of family violence, and the importance of embodying lived experiences in service delivery. 7.45 am Alternative news - The team discusses the details of a new policy that the ALP have released which would permanently grant universal access to preschool or kinder for 3 and 4 year olds for 600 hours a year - around 15 hours a week. The team also discusses the need and importance of kinder and early childcare education funding, especially given that Scott Morrison has not made any commitment to securing funding for the arrangement as it stands (where the federal govt funds 1/3 of early education for 4 year olds and the states the other 2/3) beyond 2019. 8.00 am Jeremy Poxon, media officer at theAustralian Unemployed Workers Union, joins us to provide an update on the cashless welfare card, the AUWU's recent trip to South Australia, and what else is happening for jobseekers in Australia.8.20 am Dr Jordana Silverstein, historian and Jewish woman, joins us to talk about the intersections of her faith and her feminism as well as the impact of recent history on gender roles in Jewish diaspora culture.Songsartist: Janelle Monae, Jidenna song:Yogaartist: The Last Kinection song:Black & Deadly artist: Solange song:Cranes in the Sky
We play a panel discussion held by Queerspace on their short film 'It's More Complex Than Yes,' featuring Peter Waples-Crowe, Jax Jacki Brown, Sally Goldner and Ruth McNair.Frank then interviews game developer Sav Ferguson (@TimesNTroubles). Mentioned in showDjab Wurrung Heritage Protection EmbassyNews itemsIndia decriminalises gay sex.Scott Morrison's comments on gender whispering (Simona Castricum).Protest against Germaine Greer's transphobia and victim-blaming. Greenwashing ableist strawban affecting many disabled people (Alice Wong interview).AGMC conference. EventsUgly Zine LaunchCreatrix Tiara's Queer Lady MagicianMama Alto and Mx Munro's Trans MagicFloating Key's Reclaiming the Naming
Tuesday Breakfast August 7th7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am News headlines 7.15 am Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon joins us to discuss a recent report on Adolescent Family Violence she was involved in. 7.30 am Anya chats to Alina Thomas, CEO of Engender Equality (formerly SHE) about the Tasmanian government's attempt to limit the definition of family violence in victim compensation schemes. 7.45 am Hope speaks with Thando Mangcu, an actress, director and theater maker. She is also co-writer of The Fall - a South African Theatre production which will be on at The Arts Centre from 28 August until 2 September.8.00 am George speaks with Jill and Maryclare from Queerspace about the perpetrator program, how LGBTIQA+ services are responding to intimate partner-violence in rainbow communities, and considering new ways of theorising on violence beyond the gender binary. 8.20 am Alternative news: The team discusses Blair Cottrell's appearance on Sky News, the normalisation of race-baiting in the current political climate, and Thursday Breakfast's very special panel discussing the harmful narrative of #Africangangs (so good, all the best team!!!!)Songsartist: Beyoncesong: Run the World (Girls)artist: Greentea Peng song: Loving Kind artist: Allysha Joy from 30/70 song: Selfish artist: Tish Hyman song: Subway Art
Tuesday Breakfast July 3rd7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am News headlines 7.10 am The team highlights two recent legal changes and one proposed change to the law that would vastly increase governments' powers to restrict protest and free speech, and introduce the military into domestic incidents on more occasions.7.30 am Lauren speaks to Julia Wallace from Liberty Victoria's Rights Project Advocacy Project (RAP) about RAP's new report 'States of Refuge', and how state and territory governments can make simple legal and policy amendments to stop asylum seekers and refugees falling into homelessness and poverty. 7.45 am George speaks to Isobel Yates about her new show INSANITY, a new Australian work which will be presented as part of the 2018 Melbourne Cabaret Fringe Festival at The Butterfly Club starting next week.8.00 am The team discuss the recent statistics about the over-incarceration of Indigenous kids in the NT juvenile detention centres and why and how we should be focusing on addressing the underlying issues that lead to criminality, including poverty, inter-generational trauma, systemic racism and family violence. 8.10 am George speaks to Kate Foord, general manager of Queerspace about their film It’s More Complex than ‘Yes’, and the impact of the postal survey on LGBTIQA+ communities six months on. 8.20 am Anya chats to Kelly Faldon, community engagement manager at Djirra about their various services, the importance of culturally appropriate services in the family violence space and their upcoming Sisters Day Out event. Songsartist: Deline Briscoe song: Heartbeatartist: Georgia Ann Muldrow song: Great Blacks artist: Shakthisree Gopalansong: Nenjukulle
Jax Jackie Brown and Sally Goldner discuss It's More Complex That Yes, a Queerspace video they feature in that documents the experiences of queer folks during the marriage equality postal survey campaign in Australia.Author Margaret Merrilees chats with James about her new novel Take Big Rough Stones, a lesbian comedy set in Adelaide.
Tuesday Breakfast June 5th7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am News headlines 7.10 am We play a speech by Angela Davis criticizing 'Mainstream Feminism' and Bourgeois Feminism 7.20 am The team discusses the Meanjin snafu and the erasure and exclusion of non-white voices in 'progressive' publications 7.30 am Ayan in conversation with MV (a Melbourne-based sound artist and designer, and content producer and programmer at 3CR) about their contributions to 3CR and their sound work that'll be featured for a projection work called Matter by lead artist Yandell Walton at Dark Mofo. 8.00 am Anya chats to Megan Pearce from Darebin CLC about the Vic government’s recent proposal for mandatory sentences for people who injure emergency workers.8.10 am Lauren chats to Mark O'Brien, CEO of Tenants Victoria about the recent revelations that the Vic government is pushing people out of public housing and into homelessness.8.20 am Anya speaks with Mark Camilleri, Senior Child and Family Practitioner from Queerspace, about their various services,QHealth and the need for queer mental health practitioners in the queer health sector. Songsartist: Solangesong: Cranes in the sky artist: Khansa song: Qesat Al Alms
Max Niggl from Living Positive Victoria discusses this weekend's International HIV/AIDS Candelight Memorial in Melbourne. Mark Camilieri from QHealth at Queerspace talks about LGBTIQ alcohol and substance use issues.
Terry Jaensch joins us on the line from Castlemaine to talk about the Insert Self Here Festival this weekend. Lucy Foley from Queerspace at Drummond Street Services chats with James about IDAHOBIT.
In this episode of VAC's Well, Well, Well our topic is family violence, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault, something that has been in the media a lot lately and is something that effects all of us, including the LGBTI community. this week, Renee speaks with: Jackson Fairchild - Manager of Counselling, Alcohol and other Drugs and Family Violence at VAC. MaryClare, Manager of QRespect, the LGBTIQ Family Violence service at Drummond Street Services - Queerspace Anthony, a Family Violence Specialist Worker and Counselor with VAC. Content advisory: Some of this content may be upsetting for some listeners. If you find any of the content we discuss today is bringing things up for you we encourage you to call QLife on 1800 184 527 between 3pm and midnight. You can also call the VAC intake line during office hours on 9865 6700 or Drummond Street Queerspace on 9663 6733 Check out some resources from this week's podcast! Q Life: https://qlife.org.au/ Queerspace: https://ds.org.au/our-services/queerspace/ VAC counseling ans support services - www.vac.org.au / 9865 6700 This show, Episode #607 originally aired Monday January 22nd 2018 http://joy.org.au/wellwellwell/wp-content/uploads/sites/69/2018/01/WWW_20180122_Family_Violence.mp3
As we move into 2018, and the dust settles on the Marriage Equality Bill which has now moved into law, and a few more wedding bells have started ringing, this week’s show looks to what’s next for LGBTIQ plus communities across Australia, and the campaigns, struggles and celebrations ahead.We speak to Karen Field from Queerspace on future health campaigns for LGBTIQ+ communities, highlighting links between recent public discourse and mental health and a new focus on family violence.Lee Carnie from the Human Rights Law Centre takes a focus on legal campaigns, including stopping medically unnecessary surgery for intersex people and easier changes to birth certs for trans communities.We finish the show with a look to the future plans of LGBTIQ+ communities across Australia who met at the recent Better Together Conference. Music from this week's show is A Very Hot Shower from Two Steps on the WaterEmotionally Untidy from Rachel Maria Coxand You're a Fucking Joke from Bec Sandridge
Dr. Louise Cooper. Expert in emotion focused therapy who also works at Queerspace. Lolly Doc talks the perils of summer and Dr. Malice talks about the particularly interesting conference he had attended.
In light of the recent killing of 49 people at Pulse, a gay night club in Orlando known to many as a center for Queer and Latinx culture, our focus for this week’s podcast is the role and significance of queer spaces in creating community and culture. We wanted to use this time to encourage constructive discussion of why recognizing, and preserving (in some way), these 'third spaces' is so important. Not just for those who identify as queer or the Latinx community, but for creating diverse, welcoming urban spaces for all. We’re joined by two guests, Susan Surface: a queer designer, curator, organizer, and the program director at Design in Public in Seattle, and James Rojas: an urban planner trained at MIT and specializing in cultural landscapes, who has written extensively about Latino urbanism.
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