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In the lead-up to Melbourne’s Midsumma LGBTI Festival, Dean and Andrew chat with critically acclaimed queer artist Gavin Roach. Gavin is returning to Midsumma in The Measure of a Man, an exploration of the sexual anxieties of gay men.

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Having lobbied both State and Federal Parliaments for over two decades, Fiona Patten co-founded the Australian Sex Party.

While unsuccessful in winning a Senate seat on two occasions, everything changed in December of 2014.  It was Fiona’s second Victorian State election campaign and persistence paid off, seeing Fiona elected to the Legislative Council as the Member for Northern Metropolitan Region.

Recorded live on 2 December 2015, Fiona Patten MLC joined JOY 94.9 broadcaster Dean Beck in conversation at Hares & Hyena’s Hare Hole, to reveal what she has learnt 12 months later.

With no question off limits and an intimate audience full of supporters, Fiona’s signature style flourishes.  Her frank, forthright and fearless account of parliamentary shenanigans delivers a rare glimpse into life at Spring Street.

Discover why Fiona Patten is afforded respect from all sides of the House, what she has achieved so far and what is on the top of her agenda for 2016?

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Prescription Drugs. Party Drugs. Overdose. It can and does happen.

Hide and Seek co-host Dean Beck reveals he recently discovered his flatmate dead, believed to be due to an accidental overdose of prescription medications.

Together with co-host Tim Little, Dean chats to Harm Reduction Victoria’s President Bill O’Loughlin about the life saving work his organisation undertakes.

VAC’s new website resource for LGBTIQ people has been received with universal praise. Combining mental health, drug information and sexual health, Touchbase is based on harm reduction principles.

Check out HRV President Bill O’Loughlin’s article in the Guardian (7.12.2015) entitled ‘The National Ice Action plan is a setback to all that has been achieved in Drug Policy”. Bill’s critique provoked some serious discussions about the new plan, with comments about the article furiously posted all day. This onslaught of discussion caused the piece to be on the front page of the Guardian website for most of the afternoon.

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In the lead-up to the festive season Dean and The Apprentice find out what could be the perfect gift for yourself or the special man in your life.

They are joined by Nick, the founder of the Melbourne based online store Daily Jocks to chat about jockstraps and trunks and online retail. Then, Dean and the Apprentice make a special trip down to explore Santa's Man Cave, thanks to the boys at Mannhaus.

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Join Andrew 'the Apprentice' and Avi Miller as they discuss fostering and the GLBTI community with Anita from Berry Street. The boys discuss the current state of fostering in Victoria and the amazing difference a foster carer can make in a child's life.

We also discuss Berry Street's Gift Appeal and how you can help brighten the season for kids all across the state.

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A World AIDS Day 2015 Exclusive

Over the last few months on Hide and Seek we have discussed Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis or PrEP from many points of view.

We have heard from the HIV sector, international and local experts, researchers, doctors, trial participants and engaged individuals who in partnership with their GP, have chosen to take control of the sexual health by firstly acknowledging they might be at risk of contracting HIV.  Most importantly, they have actively pursued the necessary steps to import the drug from overseas.

Nobody believes that accessing PrEP from overseas is “world’s best practise” and in a country that proudly claims to have the world’s best health system, it is hard to comprehend the lack of political will-power to deliver PrEP to those who want it and need it now.

A few months back you may recall one Friday morning Melbourne woke to its CBD featuring posters that simply said, “You Can Fuck Raw – PrEP Works – No More HIV”.

Regardless of what one thinks of the guerrilla poster campaign, it has catapulted PrEP into mainstream conscience and gay men’s conversations.

On December 1, World AIDS day, during the events being held at the Doherty Institute, Dean Beck had the privilege of hosting the PrEParation Community Forum, sponsored by the Victorian AIDS Council.

With over 100 people in attendance and many key stake holders from various sectors of our collective communities, the conversation was bound to be very real and robust. It certainly was just that.

On the panel:

Associate Professor Edwina Wright – VicPrEP Trial Researcher at the Burnet institute.

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Following the announcement by Charlie Sheen that he is HIV positive, Dean and Andrew chat with Joel Murray, a self-described libertarian writer who is HIV+, about the mainstream media's coverage of HIV, safer sex, and the broader impacts that HIV impacts individuals.

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Dean and Avi welcome Kevin and Laurence from NudeManFest back to Hide and Seek to discuss what's coming up for the group over the summer months, starting with the season opening Spring Fling in November.

And yes, they were nude for the interview!

We also talk about the other nude events taking off in Melbourne. You can find out more over at Laurence's Tumblr, as mentioned on the show.

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Alan (Pearl) Parkinson joins Dean and Andrew to talk about his recent trip to Burning Man 2015, a festival held in the middle of the Nevada desert attended by 70,000 people.

So what is Buring Man? Burning Man is a network of people inspired by the values reflected in the Ten Principles and united in the pursuit of a more creative and connected existence in the world. The Burning Man organization will bring experiences to people in grand, awe-inspiring and joyful ways that lift the human spirit, address social problems and inspire a sense of culture, community and personal engagement.

But it is so much more...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBAIXeXkQoA

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Dean is joined by Alan (Pearl) Parkinson as they remember Kerrie Le Gore, Melbourne's Mother of Drag who passed away last weekend.  Featurng a special package of highlights from Kerrie's show at the Exchange Hotel "Le Gore's Backyard".

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