Queering The Air

Iris spoke to Alice who talked about Undercurrent and their work combating interpersonal violence and the dangers of community myths. They also spoke to Incedium Radical Library (IRL) Infoshop. Undercurrent have a Very Spooky Halloween Fundraiser next Saturday Nov 3rd @ Moreland City Band Hall, 8pm-lateTracey and Iris talked to Nic Holas about Change.org and The Institute of Many (TIM) and the struggle to end HIV. Nic passionately works with to put out an awarence to gay, tras and families of people living positive with HIV.Mentioned:https://chuffed.org/project/solitary-but-not-alone-support-cj-during-her-time-in-prison

Iris chats to Louise Malcolm from Tilde: trans and gender diverse film festival, Nov 8th-11th @ Footscray Community Arts Centre, about this year's program and more.Iris later speaks to some news items: #BlockTheBill campaign by RISE refugee, ban on amyl nitrate (Guardian article by Joshua Badge), opt out of my health, Kerryn Phelps win at the bi-election, Sara Ahmed on TERFS, change the rules rally, cops not belonging to queer spaces and the 38 Nations rally hosted by Lidia Thorpe.Also mentionedNarrm Imagining Abolition-Fundraiser

We talked to Emily N3v3r on her art, zines and her participation in the #Inktober challenge.Later in the show, we talked to June Jones about her solo project, first single Here, Something single launch, to dessert and more. Find her: Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, Bandcamp. Further mentioned eventsImagining abolitionTilde launch and festival

Iris and Charlotte talk a little about themselves. We then talk about mental health: from biphobia, to the limitations of awareness without understanding systemic oppression and privilege.News ItemsVanessa Campos Jack Latimore on the Horne PrizeUpcoming eventsJune Jones – 'Here, Something' single launch w/ KalyaniOngoing: We Are Our Grandmothers - DjapWurrung Blood MemoryAll The Feels - Mental Illness/Health FundraiserNarrm Imagining Abolition-FundraiserMentionedLeah Lakshmi on fear of the crazy.Switchboard's Qlife counselling service.

We hear from Jessica Ibacache and Fox Smoulder from In Sickness and Stealth,  a disability, chronic illness and mentall illness artist collective on their upcoming month-long exhibition and showcase on October 10th, 6-11pm, Loop Bar entitled All the Feels. We then hear from Evan from Pride in Protest on their campaign to return Sydney's Mardi Gras from its conservative politics back into its protest roots. Further reading / listening from mentioned itemsSick, but not sick enough: surviving on Newstart with a chronic illness is hell: Stacey ThomsonMia Mingus on access intimacy and interdependence. Trans Femminar by the Icarus project featuring Kai Cheng Thom and Elena Rose, and Femminar in general by Leah Lakshmi.Leah Lakshmi on a fair trade emotional labor economy.Free CJ Palmer, support her here.You are loved collective.Transcript.

We hear from Sha Gaze on their art-making, You are Fortunate card deck project, Floating Key's upcoming Reclaiming the Naming and more.In the second half of the show, we hear from Mama Alto and Mx Munro on the upcoming Trans Magic show and more (Disclosure: Iris is a part of this show too). Also mentioned: Djab Wurrung country, check out the Embassy page, justice for Bowraville murders (news item).

We are joined by Lay the Mystic and hear about their work on A Body Gleaned,  One Night Stanza , collaboration with Moju Juju for Native Tongue, and much more about his artistry. We also hear about many Fringe festival events. Bahdoesa have their Thy Queendom Come -A Triple Single Launch coming this Friday.

We play a panel discussion held by Queerspace on their short film 'It's More Complex Than Yes,' featuring Peter Waples-Crowe, Jax Jacki Brown, Sally Goldner and Ruth McNair.Frank then interviews game developer Sav Ferguson (@TimesNTroubles). Mentioned in showDjab Wurrung Heritage Protection EmbassyNews itemsIndia decriminalises gay sex.Scott Morrison's comments on gender whispering (Simona Castricum).Protest against Germaine Greer's transphobia and victim-blaming. Greenwashing ableist strawban affecting many disabled people (Alice Wong interview).AGMC conference. EventsUgly Zine LaunchCreatrix Tiara's Queer Lady MagicianMama Alto and Mx Munro's Trans MagicFloating Key's Reclaiming the Naming

We discuss current news: Djab Wurrung Heritage Protection Embassy ongoing campaign, successful protests against Quentin Van Meter's transphobic hate tour, the dismal state of this country's politics, counter protest against March for Men, protests in Uganda, sexual violence in academia (Avita Ronnell case) and the left, and "It's a war against bottoms". We then move to a free-ranging conversation about everything from friendship, singledom, coupledom, housing, discrimination, to borders.

So today’s program is going to focus on singleness in relation to coupledom. During a dinner, Iris and I touched upon a common occurence: many of our friends disappeared into coupledom. Funnily enough, Iris had been tinkering over a piece about her relationship status. We noticed a significant variation between how different people approach maintaining friendships. This episode touches upon:- hierachies in relationships- the influence of culture on romantic relationships - the dynamics of relationships- coping mechanisms for loosing close friendships- institutional barriers for single people (particularly in terms of medical care and migration)- explanations for being "single" Due to copyright reasons songs had to be removed. This episode featured a shoegaze mixtape alongside the reading and social commentary. Go listen to these songs after listening to the episode :- "Strange" by Galaxie 500- "Vapour Trail" by Ride- "Alison" by Slowdive- "Candy Talking" by The Jesus and Mary Chain- "Sometimes" by My Bloody ValentineIris's complete piece about coupledom can be read at Archer Magazine. Go check it out: http://archermagazine.com.au/2018/08/relationship-hierarchies-friendships/