In Ya Face

Lawyer Paul Kidd discusses the mistaken police raid at Melbourne queer bookstore Hares & Hyenas from policy and law reform perspectives. Policy advocate and LGBTIQA+ rights activist Alastair Lawrie discusses LGBTIQA+ policy ramifications of Australia's federal election result. Artist, performer and gaymer Creatrix Tiara discusses gaming activism, including Return to Escape from Woomera, the Freepl...

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 h...

James speaks with sports diversity and inclusion educator Kirsti Miller about South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya's case against the IAAF's decision that requires female athletes with differences of sex development conditions and high levels of natural testosterone to medically lower them to be eligible to compete in events from 400m to a mile. James speaks with Tasmanian LGBTIQ+ a...

James speaks with LGBTIQA+ Outreach Community Lawyer Sam Elkin of St Kilda Legal Service and Thorne Harbour Health, about the event Change Your ID Day. The event enables gender diverse people to change their identity documents at a one-stop shop in a safe and supportive environment. The event is happening in Melbourne on Wednesday, May 15th at Meat Market Melbourne, 3.30 - 6 pm, and is presented b...

Interviews with Morgan Carpenter of Intersex Human Rights Australia and Nicky Bath of the National LGBTI Health Alliance.  This week, an alliance of LGBTIQ+ organisations hosted an online election forum with Senator Louise Pratt representing the ALP, Senator Janet Rice from The Greens, and Andrew Bragg, a Liberal Senate candidate for NSW.  Morgan and Nicky co-hosted the forum with Anna Brown from...

James speaks with Michael Traeger of Burnet Institute about a new study released this week (in collaboration with Alfred Health) that found an increase in STIs among almost 3000 gay and bisexual men on PrEP in Victoria. The study found condom use wasn’t a significant predictor of acquiring STIs. More information here. Content/trigger warning: Please be aware this interview contains descriptions an...

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 peopl...

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, scre...

James speaks with Professor Gilda Tachedjian of Melbourne’s Burnet Institute, about what is scientifically behind reports of an HIV cure. We also discuss issues for women living with HIV and studies about injectable monthly HIV treatments and PrEP. James speaks with Dr Denton Callander of the Kirby Institute, University of NSW, and University of New York, about his research focusing on male sex wo...

3CR celebrated International Women's Day 2019 with 24 hours of all-women and non-binary radio. Supporting Our Sisters: in this episode, Stinky  [aka Dale Bridge] features women who support women in Melbourne's music scene: Marilyn Rose, the founder of Women Who Rock in Melbourne and Kat O, the creater and founder of Music Mamas, and more.

3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. James speaks with Adam Pulford, Greens Candidate for Wills and social justice and queer rights campaigner, about the details of his candidacy and campaign, including discussions on refugee rights, Adani, sex worker rights, and religious freed...

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 LGBT...

James speaks with Nicky Neville-Jones, director of The Laramie Project, which explores the brutal death of 21-year-old gay college student named Matthew Shepard, and how his murder became a watershed historical moment in civil rights in America. The Laramie Project is presented by BottledSnail Productions, a not-for-profit production company run by and for legal professionals. The Laramie Project ...

Thorne Harbour Health CEO Simon Ruth & 3CR's James McKenzie discuss gay conversion practices and the Victorian Government's promise to ban them.

James speaks with Joe Ball, CEO of Switchboard, about the Federal government's $300,000 funding cut to Switchboard outreach program Out & About, and the funding decision should be overturned. The program outreach program that provides vital support and assistance to older LGBTI folk experiencing social isolation and loneliness. To support Switchboard, donate via this link.* Since this episode was...

James hosts a panel discussion with the creators of Mode Black, William Ainger, Donisha Duff, Tracey Edwards, and Dan McAullay, about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural, protocol, health, and community engagement, and their new project Nativoji. The project features stickers for smartphones designed to create community engagement and discussion about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island...

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 Discr...

Simo Soo Guest DJs on 3CR's In Ya Face. Check out their label Yes Rave.    https://www.facebook.com/yesraverecords/  Artists played include: Bilby, Blackheart, Tommy Genesis, Thianna Taylor, Rosebud Leach, Quell Chris & Jean Grae, Baby Mother, Donatachi, Fire Toolz, Anthea, Kate Bush, Simo Soo with Racerage & Heartattracks.  Language Warning: this episode includes lyrics that may offend some liste...

Michele and musician, dj, activist performer, and queer woman of colour, Niveen Abedlatty (aka DJ Hip Hop Hoe), co-host, discuss and play tracks, with a focus on music created and produced by QPOC, women of colour, and gender diverse/gender non conforming artists. Tracklist:‘I am, will be’ by Zaya Barroso‘Prove it on me blues’ by Ma Rainey and her Georgia Jazz Band‘If that’s your boyfriend (he was...

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....

December 17 is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, a day to remember those lost this year and renew commitments to the ongoing struggle for empowerment, visibility, and rights for all sex workers. James speaks with Sam Elkin, Victoria's first dedicated LGBTIQ+ Outreach lawyer, about the LGBTIQ Legal Service, a partnership between St Kilda Legal Service and Thorne Harbour Hea...

Activist Rodney Croome discusses the latest political developments regarding the Religious Freedom debate in Australia. Ari Milecki and Lara Gerrand from Women's Health East in Melbourne discuss Women's Health Promotion and current campaigns, including The Speaking Out Program, The Together For Equality and Respect Partnership and 16 Days of Activism. Since our interview with Rodney Croome, the Mo...

James speaks with Dr Chris Lemoh, an infectious disease physician at Monash Health and president of the Victorian African Health Action Network (VAHAN), about the importance of HIV prevention in African communities, the stigma and the isolation experienced by PLHIV, the strategies used to increase access to HIV treatment and support, and the World AIDS Day 2018 Community Forum. World AIDS Day 2018...

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.

Damien Stevens-Todd from Thorne Harbour Health chats on the line from Bendigo in regional Victoria about LGBTI health. Documentary filmmaker Sam Matthews chats with James in the studio about her documentary Unboxed, screening at the TILDE film festival in Melbourne.