The Gender Agenda

Join hosts Quinn and Miranda as we get reintroduced to Miranda who was part of the first incarnation of The Gender Agenda here on JOY, and discuss trans self-care as well as Sabrina Carpenter’s speech at the VMA’s. The post Episode 010 – (Re)Introducing Miranda! appeared first on The Gender Agenda .

Join Joss, Quinn, Jen and Lee as we talk about the very first trans people we ever met, discuss the rally outside the Queensland Health Minister’s office in protest of trans healthcare being abruptly cut off for young people and in the light of that we discuss how we and others in the trans community take care of ourselves. We also address a few gnarly questions with our resident trans psych...

Join Joss, Chloe, Rebeckah and Jen as we talk about Alan Cummings championing the trans community on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Chloe relates a story of violence towards trans women within the LGBTQIA+ community and we get to know our guest, Kavitha, as she talks about her life and her work with the Community Legal Service. The post Episode 004 – Guest Kavitha on Community Legal Service appeared fir...

Join Rebeckah, Jen and Joss as we talk about how to take care of ourselves in uncertain and stressful times and we chat with our guest, Cleo, about her new trans-supporting hair styling business and the program she’s created to allow trans people to support each other to look their ideal selves.   The post Episode 008. Trans Self-care appeared first on The Gender Agenda .

In this episode, Joss and Jen talk with Merrin Wake about her trans son’s experience of coming out, her own issues finding support for her son and the family, and the difficulties in finding good gender-affirming care for children, especially in regional areas. We also talk with Annie, the mother of a seven-year-old trans girl about her experience of supporting her young daughter and then fa...

Join this week’s hosts Rebeckah, Jen, and Joss for an all new episode of The Gender Agenda! Tonight we talk all things science for Science Week, and trans scientists across Australia, including an interview with climate scientist Dr. Chloe MacKallah. Don’t forget to contact us anytime on our socials and email thegenderagenda@joy.org.au Insta: @thegenderagenda The post Ep 006. Science Week appeared...

Listen to the full version of Joss and Jen talking with Transgender Victoria’s Communications and Fundraising Manager, Hank (they/them). We chat about what it was like for Hank to march in the Midsumma Pride March this year for the first time, about the difficult decision TGV made last year to withdraw from the march and about Hank’s vision for the Trans and Gender Diverse community in...

Join this week’s hosts Quinn, Rebeckah and Chloe for an all new episode of The Gender Agenda! Tonight we cover a range of topics; recent media coverage of The Greens, how to treat trans people with respect, and Laverne Cox on family feud. Don’t forget to contact us anytime on our socials and email thegenderagenda@joy.org.au Insta: @thegenderagenda The post Episode 005 appeared first on The Gender...

Join this week’s hosts, Joss, Jen, Quinn and Rebecka for an all new episode of The Gender Agenda! Tonight we cover a range of topics; from access to surgery, to international attention on the trans community. First the team begin with a chat about their weekends, highlights include Joss and Jen’s night out at beers for queers and Joss getting an opportunity to communicate in Auslan. Rebecka saw “I...

Join Joss, Jen, Chloé, Lee and special guest Kermy for an all new episode of The Gender Agenda! Tonight’s episode the topic of the week is very close to home, it was NON BINARY AWARENESS WEEK! Our hosts include multiple wonderful non binary or gender fluid identities and between them and our other gorgeous hosts, they get into it over a broad range of non binary related hot topics. Originally aire...

Join Joss, Jen, Chloe, and Quinn for a very special first episode back to The Gender Agenda!! The same show but revamped and remixed for the climate of 2025 with all new music and discussions. In Tonight’s episode the new crew introduce themselves, explain the rundown of the show and get into individually lead discussions about what brought them to the show and what their hopes are for the trans c...

Early days. Rowan and Rebeckah are back in the JOY94.9 studio and present a mix of new music from some of their favourite artists, along with two interviews and all our regular segments. Our first interview is with  Brooke Murray . Brooke is a theatre maker, video artist and inclusion artist living on Wurundjeri land. Brooke currently works as an inclusion support artist at St Martins Youth Arts ,...

Our guest this evening is a singer/songwriter who combines pop, soul, and R&B sounds into an expression of self-love and resilience. Summer Luk debuted her autobiographical track, “I Am A Girl”, which narrates her introspective search for self-acceptance.  Rowan and Rebeckah interview Summer Luk and also share the music. If you have a trans musician to recommend or an event you want us to call...

Rebeckah and Rowan Rebeckah and Rowan wrap-up The Gender Agenda for 2020 and share their stories and feelings by interviewing each other. There are also our usual segments of news along with our favourite warm and fluffy segment. We will return live on Jan 21, 2021 but you can always find all our podcasts at Joy.org.au Our featured music artist is Kim Petras . Kim Petras  is a German pop artist an...

Trigger warning. This podcast contains content that may be distressing for some which will be explained prior to the interview with Sandra Pankhurst. SANDRA PANKHURST  has had an amazing variety of jobs and joins the team for an encore interview to share her story now presented in the book The Trauma Cleaner. ARCA is a Venezuelan trans woman based in Barcelona . She is a producer, DJ, singer, and...

Rebeckah and guest host Miss Katalyna chat with SAM ELKIN from St Kilda Legal Service about aiding the community and appearing in court as a non-binary lawyer. Further information can also be found at Thorne Harbour Health and the LGBTIQ Legal service NOMI RUIZ , whose music has been released under many names, such as JESSICA 6 or HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR , is a trans woman and Puerto Rican-Amer...

As it’s transgender awareness week (Nov 13-20) and Transgender day of remembrance on November 20, we have many sensitive topics in this podcast which may be a trigger for some. Crisis support is always available through Lifeline on 13 11 14, and other agencies which can be found at joy.org.au/support In our podcast during Transgender awareness week, we present an encore interview with Cassie...

Our interview encore is presented by Miranda who caught up with Logan Mucha  & Sally Conning , the forces behind ‘We’re In This Together’ , a reenactment documentary that screened at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival last year (2018) Our music artist features  June Jones , who  is an Australian artist and trans woman. She used to front the punk band Two Steps on the Water , who we have played...

It’s our Halloween themed show and Rebeckah and Rowan return to scare and entertain you. We have a great selection of music from a range of trans artists, along with a fun spooky Q and A session with Rebeckah and Rowan. There’s news, our warm and fuzzy segment and plenty more to keep you entertained. We always love to hear from our listeners, so follow us via the socials and also email...

Cassy Judy Rowan and Rebeckah are back this week in the new post lockdown Melbourne. This week we present an interview recorded in the blissful pre-covid world of January 2020, with Cassy Judy . Cassy Judy  is a musician and comedian from NSW and follow the links for more information. Our featured music artist is Michael Love Michael.  MICHAEL LOVE MICHAEL   is a non-binary Manhattan-based artist...

Aram Hosie Rebeckah and Rowan return with all your favourite segments and music. This week we present an encore interview with Aram Hosie. Aram Hosie is   a trans advocate who is currently doing work for the Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission. This interview is from October 2018 with Miranda and you can also hear more from Aram on our Word4Word podcast. The GoFund me page ha...

Mama Alto MAMA ALTO is very well known in the Melbourne queer arts scene as a jazz singer and cabaret artiste . This edited interview is from September 2018, but if you’d like to hear the full interview follow this link  to hear more from Mama Alto LINN DE QUEBRADA is a trans pop and electronica artist from  São Paulo, Brazil . A lot of her music is made in collaboration with others, so some...

The Gender Fairy by Jo Hirst In this podcast episode we present an encore interview with author  Jo Hirst . Jo Hirst is an  author of The Gender Fairy and A House for Everyone. Jo shares her experiences as a parent with a transgender child and is a strong advocate for transgender rights. Our music artist is Youthfire . YOUTHFIRE is the moniker of non-binary Melbourne – based artist and produ...

Rebeckah and Rowan The Gender Agenda celebrates 100 episodes on air and we thank our listeners. Rowan and Rebeckah look back, and to the future -and bring you all the segments you love, interviews with each other, warm and fuzzy segments and much much more. Additionally, Rebeckah and Rowan each bring a selection of music that is special to them. We thank all our listeners for their love, support a...

Baby Cactus Juice Rowan and Beck return with all the regular segments you love including interviews, news, warm and fluffy topics and music. This week our encore interview is with Anu Fox and Miranda.   Anu Fox conducts queer and trans inclusive yoga with QTI Yoga and presents how to incorporate this into your day. Rebeckah has exciting news from Miss Trans Global and finally our featured music ar...