Recently, men have fallen victim to homophobic violence perpetrated by groups targeting users of dating apps like Grindr. Men are lured into vulnerable settings and abused, assaulted, and demeaned – violently in some cases. We through this quickie (also available on Well Well Well) to speak to police about what is being done to protect queer men using apps.

Jeremy Oliver (they/he) is the LGBTIQA+ Communities Portfolio Manager with Victoria Police and spearheading the investigation into Grindr and app related safety

Follow Michael linktr.ee/muchmoreamusing 

Follow Tim instagram.com/beatzradio/

For more information and support on this topic head to

thorneharbour.org/appsafety

https://www.police.vic.gov.au/LGBTIQA-liaison-officers

Call 000 in an emergency

Contact the non-emergency line to report non emergency or life threatening incidents on 131 444

Visit the safety commissioner website https://www.esafety.gov.au/

Report an incident online https://www.police.vic.gov.au/report

* This special quickie episode was released Thursday, September 5th 2024 exclusively to podcast on JOY *

Find other JOY podcasts at joy.org.au

Image this week by Hide and Seek

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