Queering The Air

On today's episode of Queering the Air Thanh Hằng presents an interview that she and Erik Ly did with the Queer Vietnameseness Film Documentary Crew including Director, Quyên Nguyen-Le and cast, Rosi Vo Nghiem, Natalie Newton and Shannon Le. We also hear about Natalie Newton's involvement in the 2013 campaign for LGBT inclusion in the Westminster Tet Parade in Orange County California.All music by Lê Cát Trọng Lý <3

Interview with Natasha Jynel about her new show, Auto Bio Queen playing at the Butterfly Club.And an interview with Sheridon and Fiona about Feminism &childbirth.

On this episode of Queering the Air Thanh Hằng & Iris chat to Virginia Fraser, co-curator of the 'Close to You: The Lisa Bellear Picture Show' exhibiting at the Koori Heritage Trust. Lisa Bellear, a Minjungbul/ Goernpil/ Noonuccal/Kanak woman was an Indigenous activist, photographer, broadcaster, poet, feminist, academic and perfomer. The exhibition coincides with the tenth anniversary of Lisa's passing.We chat about Lisa's life, her photography, her public persona and her private life, as well as her time on 3CR We also hear a clipped interview of Lisa chatting to Ruth Barney on 3CR's Women on the Line show in 1992. The full 27 minute original interview of Lisa on Women on the Line 1992 can be found here (wednesday breakfast show 6th of July 2016).photo by Lisa Bellear featured in the exhibition Close to You: The Lisa Bellear Picture Show.

Listen to an interview with collective members, Claire and Ezel from comedy/ performing arts collective PO PO MO CO about their work and upcoming show in solidarity with Orlando. Additionally a discussion about the Federal election and Queer news.

On this episode of Queering the Air we speak to Jacob Boehme about his latest production Blood on the Dancefloor (BOTDF). Jacob Boehme is a Melbourne born and based artist of Aborignal heritage, from the Narangga (Yorke Peninsula) and Gaurna (Adelaide Plains) nations of South Australia. BOTDF will be premiering at the ArtsHouse June 1st - 5th. On IDAHBOT Day May 17th Iris and Thanh Hang attended the launch of Equinox, Melbourne's first Health Clinic for Gender Diverse and Trans people. We spoke to the audience about their hopes for Equinox and why it's important to them. Image by Dorine Blaise

Mason Wang was involved in the 'No Pride in Detention' float at the Sydney Mardi Gras in March earlier this year. We chat to them about their action. We also play recent interviews from the Bendigo St Homelessness and Housing Action.

On today's episode Amy reports back from Footscray Community Art Centre's Women Arts Politics Symposium. This year the symposium looks at how young secondary boys can be included in the discussion of feminism. We hear performances by young secondary girls on their experiences of feminism + more! Thanh Hang is joined in the studio with Iris and together they discuss patriachy, feminism and emotional labour. Image by Daniela Rodriguez

In today's show we talked about the amazing VoiceFest with Erik and Idil and covered the Trans Day of Visibility <3

During this show presenter Amy speaks with recent high school graduate, Erik Ly and high school teacher, Cordelia, about the impacts of the cuts & changes to the Safe School Coalition program.

Liza Maza is a Filipina Congresswoman, a representative of GabrielaWomen's Party in the Philippine House of Representatives, activist, and current leader/president of GABRIELA, Philippines' frontline network of anti-imperialist, women's grassroots organisations. Malou Logan is the President of GABRIELA Australia. We talk about Gabriela Australia as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary. We also discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its implications.