Australia has Matilda’s fever, and why shouldn’t they! Their quarter final against France recorded the largest tv broadcast audience since Cathy Freman’s 400m Gold at the 2000 Olympics, and that number is bigger than ANY AFL Grand Final Match viewership numbers recorded. 

Victorians are braving the freezing temperatures to stand in Federation square together in record numbers to watch the Matilda’s compete in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, plus nearly every queer venue in Melbourne is forgoing their drag bingo nights tonight to make way for our communities to come together and watch them compete against England. 

Not only do we love to see the Matilda’s celebrating their true selves and queer pride in sport, I think the most surprising statistic of all isn’t the fact that Matilda’s jerseys are reportedly flying off the shelves outselling Socceroo’s two to one, but the fact that Rach and Dean from JOY Breakfast couldn’t be more excited to talk about sport even thoughthey have no idea what we are talking about. 

So, to share in our Matilda’s fever they were joined by writer and comedian Bec Shaw, who’s article in the Guardian last week perfectly captured the joy we are all feeling watching the Matilda’s continue to shine and soar. 

Normally JOY Breakfast saves their Live Lounges for the end of the week, but when Rach heard the music of our next guest, she just couldn’t wait to get a hold of them and bring them onto the show.  

“It’s not often that a PR email that gets directed to the “junk mail” folder then becomes one of the hottest interviews we want to get our hands on. As soon as I pressed play on the attached track I was sold and just KNEW we had to have SANNIA on for a live lounge.” Rach said.

And the reason we are doing a Live Lounge on a Tuesday is because SANNIA’s latest single ‘trigger’ is due for release Today!  

It’s a captivating pop single that is both contained and eruptive, and deadly catchy. The second single from her upcoming debut album arriving later this year, and we couldn’t be more excited to have you on the show, Sannia welcome to JOY Breakfast. 

Enjoy this special virtual Live Lounge and go and download ‘Trigger’, and all of Sannia’s songs.

Find out more about SANNIA here.

 

In this morning’s delicious Breakkie Wrap we shivered our booties off, talked the future of flying cars and joined the netherworld with the VIC announcement of Beetlejuice the musical coming in 2025.

Councillors at Surf Coast Shire have voted to make bathrooms in the shire gender neutral through amendments to its Community Amenity Local Law. 

The local law has been updated to allow people over six years of age to enter a Council toilet or facility that is signed for use by persons of a different gender. 

JOY Breakfast chatted with Surf Coast Shire Mayor Liz Pattison, to find out exactly what this means for the area and members of the community, as Rach & Dean found out why it’s hasn’t changed anything.

Australia’s first purpose built psychedelic-assisted therapy clinic will commence taking expressions of interest from potential clients. Clarion Clinics, which is set to open its doors in September, will provide a highly specialised course of psychedelic-assisted therapy for people suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder or treatment-resistant depression. 

Suresh Sundram is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, Chair and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at Monash University. Professor Sundram has conducted more than 40 investigator-initiated clinical trials with multiple pharmaceutical companies and has been conducting cutting edge clinical research using psychedelic agents in mental disorders leading up to this. 

But with all this scientific research and investigation, how does this affect us, every-day folk who may suffer from PTSD or TRD, so Rach & Dean invited Professor Suresh Sundram to break it down for them on JOY Breakfast.

Arguably Drag Race Down Under’s sweetest smile (and unarguably the trade of the season according to the JOY offices), Ivanna Drink is the glitz and glamour queen from NZ, our neighbour from across the ditch in Auckland, and joined Rach and Dean on JOY Breakfast after her big weekend at Drag Expo, and elimination from the STAN original series.

A dazzling queen from Sydney with her unique blend of Chinese and Dutch heritage (and self proclaimed giraffe with a wig), Ivory Glaze joined Rach and Dean on JOY Breakfast after her elimination from Drag Race Down Under on the weekend.

JOY Breakfasts very own Gossip Gay, Joel King-Mayne joined Rach & Dean around the water cooler for a bit of celeb goss, that lead into a morning spat between Rach & Dean. Billy Porter talks Vogue & Harry Styles while Beyonce spreads trans joy onstage.

Expressions of Interest for individuals interested in joining the LGBTIQ+ Ministerial Taskforce and its two working groups, which will focus on justice and health and wellbeing respectively, close this weekend. 

And the Andrews Labour Government is putting out the call for a diverse cross section of our communities to help shape government policies to make life better for our communities. 

So what does it take to apply for the LGBTIQ+ Taskforce and its working groups?

Rach & Dean find out on JOY Breakfast as they are joined by the Victorian Commissioner for LGBTQ+ Communities, Todd Fernando

Applications close to join the LGBTIQ+ Taskforce and working groups on Sunday August 13th.

Each group is seeking 9 new members to be appointed for a term of 2 years.

Find out more here : https://www.vic.gov.au/lgbtiq-taskforce

 

A Queer Plus size Faboriginal artist and performer and 2023 Vic NAIDOC Pride recipient, 2Joocee is they’re unapologetically true to themself spreading joy and love wherever they go.  

“I aspire to inspire, especially for those who (like me) don’t feel represented within our culture/cultures.”

2Joocee joined Rach and Dean ahead of their performance at the The Huxleys: DisGraceland | Performance Night at the Abbotsford Convent, and talked about being authentic to yourself while having a great time too.