Hide & Seek

There is a new BDSM playspace called Splinter in Melbourne, but what is with the “no sex” rule? Listen in as Dean and Andrew chat with co-owners Red and Heath about their new venture.

This week James Findlay and Andrew the Apprentice are joined by ZDNet Journalist, Josh Taylor, to discuss metadata and how the legislation being debated will effect the gay community.

Will the government know what sites we visit? What if we call the sexual health centre? Will people living in the closet be outed?

The boys are also joined by Victorian Greens MP Ellen Sandel for her take on the policy, and how it might effect the gay community.

The VAC is leading a national push for PrEP to be approved for use in Australia. VAC Health Promotion Leader Harry McAnulty and Living Positive Victoria Executive Officer Brent Allen join Dean and Andrew to discuss the latest. Be sure to sign the Approve PrEP Down Under petition.

Following the “controversy” from Russell Tovey’s statements about masculinity and the family environment in which he was raised, Andrew The Apprentice and James chat with Stephen and Daniel about concepts of masculinity within the gay male community.

As recently reported, twinks are more likely to have higher rates of smoking and alcohol consumption in comparison to other young gay men, according to a study conducted by the Australian Research Centre for Sexual Health and Society (ARCSHS). This week Andrew The Apprentice and James speak with Shane and Brendan about the culture of twinkdom and whether or not it is time for the gay community’s largest sub-culture to proudly claim their identity.

Join Avi, Stu, Deryck and Nigel as we discuss our body modifications including tattoos, piercings, implants and more. We talk about what we’ve done, why we did it and what our friends, partners and lovers think about them.

On the eve of the release of the ’50 Shades of Grey’ movie, Andrew The Apprentice and James explore the real life experiences of the BDSM community as they speak to Sado BJ (from Eagle Leather) and Riverkeeper.  Is ’50 Shades’ a real representation of BDSM?

Curator, Jack Giles, and documentary maker, Logan Mucha, join Dean and James to talk about the new exhibition part of Midsumma’s GoWest program, which shows selected images from award winning photographer, Charles Meacham. Meacham journeyed to document how different countries celebrate LGBTIQ pride events including Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, Lithuania, Belarus, Romania, Russia, Croatia, Turkey, UK, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Israel. Excerpts of Mucha’s documentary, East Bloc Love, are also shown.

Walk with Pride is on at the Incinerator Gallery, Moonee Ponds until 22 February 2015.

Dean Beck and James Findlay are joined by Simon K Patterson and Brendon Knox to talk online hookups, Manhunt and the changing space of online meeting, as well as the website’s new app Jack’D.

Midsumma is almost over, but there’s still time for you to catch some great shows. In this episode, Andrew and James learn more about BAD ADAM/PONY, a double bill of two short performances presented back-to-back that question sex, sexuality, power and pleasure through theatre and dance.

Andrew Lovett also joins the show to talk about VicLeather at Pride March.