Queer View Mirror

In a ‘Melbourne Writers Festival’ special-episode, Mununjali-writer Ellen van Neerven joins the program to discuss her new book ‘Personal Score: Sport, Culture, Identity’ and the experience of sport as a queer individual. After, Brisbane-based writer Kris Kneen talks about her ‘Queering the Cannon’ panel at this years writers festival and how books can shape our sexuality and gender.

LGBTIQA+ sport researcher Dr. Ryan Storr from Swinburne University joins the program to discuss the recent landmark decision from Basketball Australia to ban transgender athlete Lexi Rodgers from participating in their women’s competition. Together they explore trans athletes' policies across sport and the inherent discriminatory nature of these policies. Later, Lucy and Stacy from ‘Queen Beaver’ drop by the studio to discuss their free LGBTIQA+ improv comedy workshop running in Darebin later this month and how to get involved.

Hamish and Sam are joined by Jackie Turner, director of the ‘Trans Justice Project’. Together they discuss the emerging anti-trans rhetoric in the Australian legislature and how we can battle transphobia on social media. Later, Naarm-based writer Tim Loveday drops by the studio to talk about his new piece ‘Aftermath’, published in the Overland literary magazine.

Tabitha Lean (guest editor of the Incarceration edition of Archer Magazine) and Amy Middleton (the founder of Archer Magazine) join the show to talk about Incarceration, prison abolition, and radical possibility. Then Kanika Chopra, the founder, curator, and editor of the zine More Than Melanin, discusses the difference between a magazine and a zine, the importance of payment instead of just experience, and plans for the next upcoming issue.

With presenters Sam Elkin, Gemma Cafarella and Hamish McLachlan

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In this show, two editors discuss their different anthologies. Poet, director, playwright, spoken-word artist, and editor Mohammad Awad joins the show to chat about the new book that he co-edited called Admissions: Voices within mental health and reads an excerpt of his own poem Episodes from the anthology. Then American author and editor Joe Vallese discusses It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror and the choice to create a collective queer memoir focused on horror films.

With presenters Sam Elkin, Gemma Cafarella and Hamish McLachlan
Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/queer-view-mirror
Twitter: @QueerViewMirror

T Rex, secretary of Melbourne's chapter of Dykes on Bikes, talks about the recent transphobic and fascist rally, being there as a presence at the counter-rally, and the behaviour of the police. Then author and journalist Shannon Molloy discusses his new book You Made Me This Way which investigates the longterm consequences and impact of child sexual abuse on male survivors.

With presenters Sam Elkin, Gemma Cafarella and Hamish McLachlan
Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/queer-view-mirror
Twitter: @QueerViewMirror

Pete Foley and Scott Ford, founders of game development studio Fuzzy Ghost, discuss their upcoming game Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch) that's set in a queer sharehouse and talk about their callout for real-life rental horror stories and the political message of the game. Patrick Abboud, an award-winning Investigative journalist, documentary director, and tv and radio host, discusses the podcast he hosts called The Greatest Menace which focuses on Australia's only gay prison. John Richards, Festival Director of Bendigo Pride, discusses creating a festival for 'the quiet queers' and the many offerings at Bendigo Pride 2023.

With presenters Sam Elkin and Hamish McLachlan

Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/queer-view-mirror
Twitter: @QueerViewMirror

Hannah McElhinney, the creator of Rainbow History Class, joins the show to discuss getting into history as a content writer and creator, overalls and carabiners as lesbian fashion codes, TikTok algorithms and her new book Rainbow History Class: Your Guide Through Queer and Trans History.

With presenters Gemma Cafarella and guest hosts Chloe Lewis and Claire Noone

Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/queer-view-mirror
Twitter: @QueerViewMirror

Photographer J Davies discusses their exhibition 'The Sentimentality of Something Unseen', shot on film and compiled digitally, and their approach to photography changing during lockdowns. Then Anna Piper Scott, comedian and host of the upcoming 'T4T: A Transgender Showcase', and her producer Olly Lawrence, explain what it's like getting laughs of recognition (instead of laughs of confusion), being edgy but having a message, and how performing for a majority trans audience makes for a unique experience for both performers and audiences.
With presenters Sam Elkin, Gemma Cafarella and Hamish McLachlan.

Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/queer-view-mirror
Twitter: @QueerViewMirror

Nonbinary author and food writer Jess Ho discusses their debut book and memoir Raised by Wolves. They dive deep into the book's focus and talk about the immense stress and challenges of working in restaurants, perceptions of supposedly 'low skill' jobs, reactions from people within the industry to the book's critique of exploitative and abusive behaviour within the food industry, homophobic language and treatment of queer workers within hospitality, and cultural appropriation in cuisine.

With presenters Sam Elkin, Gemma Cafarella and Hamish McLachlan

Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/queer-view-mirror
Twitter: @QueerViewMirror