In Ya Face

Interviews with Ryan Alexander and Lyn Vestjens.   Ryan Alexander discusses No Meat May, a global campaign run by him and his partner Guy James Whitworth to encourage alternatives to meat production and consumption. https://www.nomeatmay.net/   Anti-violence advocate and educator Lyn Vestjens discusses the increase in family, domestic and intimate partner violence in Australia, as a consequence of...

Interviews with Johnny Valkyrie, Peaches & Daniel Comensoli.   In our May Day episode, trans activist Johnny Valkyrie discusses recovery from affirmation surgery and work issues.   Peaches from Vixen Collective talks about issues for sex workers during Covid-19 and the Victorian Government's Sex Work Decriminalisation Review.   Daniel Comensoli from the National LGBTI Health Alliance discusses the...

Interviews with Greens' MP Dr Tim Read and political commentator Neil Pharaoh.  Dr Read calls on state and federal governments to ease restrictions on men who have sex with men giving blood.  Neil Pharaoh discusses current political and social issues with a LGBTIQ community focus, including IBAC and the Hares and Hyenas raid and the "revisionism" of the Turnbull memoir.  We feature queer music and...

We feature Queer Australian Music because it's important to support our homegrown Queer Artists at this time.  Featuring Courtney Barnet: Walkin' On Egg Shells.  Loka Nunda: Born Slippy.  Mandy Rollins with Love Tattoo: The History of Disco.  Simo Soo with HeartAttracks & Racerage: Clown Cars.  The Mavis's: Planet Earth.  Yoann Pareja, Riddick.  Paul Mac with Peta Morris: Just The Thing.  Winter W...

From 1993 to '95, the People Living with AIDS Radio Working Group produced a satirical drama series at 3CR called Absolutely Positively Everything. The cast were all volunteers at the Positive Living Centre when it was in Acland Street, St Kilda, here in Melbourne.  To celebrate the twenty-five year anniversary of its completion, 3CR broadcast a condensed version of the series in one episode on In...

Interviews with queer musicians Mama Alto, Thea Riley and Simo Soo.  Recorded at 3CR with James McKenzie and originally broadcast August 2017, November 2019 and May 2018 respectively.  Includes music by Thea Riley and Simo Soo.  Language warning: includes coarse lyrics.

Interviews with David Menadue, Michael Traeger and Creatrix Tiara. Survivor David Menadue discusses HIV/AIDS Activism in the 80s and 90s.  Michael Traeger discusses his research about STIs and PrEP.  Performer Creatrix Tiara talks Gaymer Activism.  Recorded at 3CR with James McKenzie in June, April and May 2019 with special thanks to Nicky Stott.

Interviews with queer feminist activists Joan Nestle and Alison Thorne, recorded at 3CR with James McKenzie in February and June 2018.  

Rodney Croome dissects the Australian Government's broken promise to protect LGBTIQ students from discrimination in religious schools. And he discusses Canada's legislation to ban conversion practices and the recent robot call poll in Tasmania about gender diversity.  Dr Catherine Barrett and Sally Conning from Alice's Garage discuss their Kinfolk resources about gender diverse elders.  https://al...

Interviews with British entertainer and performance artist Harry Clayton-Wright, Russ Mulry, Fostering Connections and Spiro Economopoulos, the 30th Melbourne Queer Film Festival.

Interviews with Raphael Farmer, Sam Elkin and Moira Finucane.  Raphael Farmer discusses his writing, YouTube blogs and love of animation.  Sam Elkin from Victoria's LGBTIQ Legal Service discusses their new LGBTIQ Inclusion Toolkit for legal centres and services.    Legendary performer Moira Finucane shares community insights from throughout her career and chats about current projects, including 'W...

Interviews with Paul Kidd, Felicity Marlowe and Alastair Lawrie.  Paul Kidd discusses community concerns about cameras at the Mardi Gras Fair Day in Sydney.  Felicity Marlowe from Rainbow Families talks about new IVF legislation introduced by the Victorian Government.  Alastair Lawrie discusses the community backlash about the Australian Government's proposed Religious Discrimination legislation.

Interviews with Joe Ball from Switchboard & LGBTIQ policy specialist Joel Murray.  Joe discusses Census exclusion, surgery on infants with Intersex variations, religious discrimination and conversion practices.  Joel discusses the parliamentary inquiry in NSW into gay and transgender hate crimes.  QLife 1800 184 527.

Interviews with Johnny Valkyrie, Joan Westenberg and Rodney Croome.  Johnny discusses the controversy surrounding drag story time in Brisbane and religious discrimination activism in Queensland.  Joan discusses their Trans Inclusion policy for tech companies.  Rodney discusses the current politics of religious discrimination in Australia.  Qlife 1800 184 527. Lifeline 13 11 14.

Interviews with MP Sam Hibbins, performer Weird Alice & gay novelist Kevin Klehr. Sam Hibbins discusses a Greens' Amendment to Victoria's Equal Opportunity Act that would prohibit discrimination towards students and teachers in religious schools.   Weird Alice talks about their Midsumma production The Drop Deadly Gorgeous Pageant at Melbourne's historic Abbotsford Convent.  Kevin Klehr discusses h...

Interviews with Jonathan Homsey, Hayley Ricketsen and Rainbow Rebellion's Rochelle Johnson & Lyn Vestjens.  Jonathan and Hayley discuss their Midsumma productions: Lunar New Year Disco at Melbourne Museum and Black Apple Theatre's play Untouchables.  Rochelle & Lyn discuss Melbourne's February 9 rally in protest of the Australian Government's proposed Religious Discrimination legislation. https://...

James McKenzie interviews Neil Pharaoh about Australian politics and Jason Tuazon McCheyne from The Equality Project about LGBTIQA intersections conference Better Together.  https://www.theequalityproject.org.au/

James McKenzie DJs all female vocalists.    3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation.  Sovereignty was never ceded.

  James McKenzie DJs 90s music.     Language warning: includes coarse lyrics that may offend.  3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation.  Sovereignty was never ceded.

James McKenzie DJs a music episode of In Ya Face.  3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation.  Sovereignty was never ceded.

Interviews with Nicky Bath, Dr Noah Riseman and released, gay, asylum seeker Sultan.  Nicky Bath from the National LGBTI Health Alliance discusses the campaign for adequate questions about the LGBTIQ Community in Australia's 2021 Census.  Dr Noah Riseman updates us about his research about the history of the Trans and Gender Diverse community in Australia.  Asylum seeker Sultan chats with us from...

Alastair Lawrie analyses the new Religious Discrimination Bill. Gay, detained, Saudi asylum seeker Sultan speaks from inside detention shortly before and after his partner Nassar is released on an Australian bridging visa.  Joe Ball from Switchboard discusses Sultan's and Nassar's plights and LGBTIQ asylum seekers inside Australia's detention regime.

Interviews with Richard Keane, Holly Durant and Holly Brooke.   Richard Keane from Living Positive Victoria discusses access to HIV Treatments for overseas residents in Australia.   Artist Holly Durant chats from her 80-hour, non-stop art event Dermal Dimensions at RMIT in Melbourne.    Holly Brooke from activist group Pride in Protest joins us from Sydney to discuss their controversial motions at...

Author Holden Sheppard discusses his novel Invisible Boys.  Activist Jane Green discusses Victoria's Sex Work Inquiry. And in our radio and podcast documentary QR Code, Nathan, Roe, Katecia and Abba discuss LGBTIQ conversion practices and ideology from survivors' perspectives.  Content warning: this programme includes discussions about homophobia, transphobia, violence and suicide and may distress...

Interviews with athlete Caroline Layt and musician Thea Riley.  Two inspirational women who excel in their fields chat with James McKenzie.