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Joss, Rebeckah, Jen and Quinn discuss and reflect on our highlights from the summer’s queer events.

We also chat with visiting professor, Oliver Haimson from University of Michigan about his book “Trans Technologies”, and drill down into a specific discussion about enhancing safety for TGD and BIPOC people using technology. We also chat with US expat, Associate Professor Phoebe Toups Dugas from Monash University’s Human Centred Computing program.

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Miranda, Quinn, Joss and Jen discuss our feelings and experiences around gender-affirming surgeries and the many ways TGD folks affirm our genders aside from surgery.

We also play back a pre-recorded interview Joss and Jen did with Transgender Victoria’s Communications Manager, Hank, where they talk about the important advocacy work TGV does for the trans and gender diverse community, particularly around key community events like Trans Day of Visibility and Trans Awareness Week.

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Rebeckah, Miranda and Quinn discuss OG TGA host Miranda’s time on one of JOY’s other shows, Geeks Out and catch up on what’s been going on in Miranda’s life since she last co-hosted the show. Rebeckah reports back on her Valentine’s Day date, Quinn talks about her experience at the Laneway music event and Miranda talks about where the name of the show “The Gender Agenda” came from.

We also have a chat with Nathan from Queer Connect, who talks about Queer By Design, featuring all queer models, designers and make-up artists, kicking off on 19th February.

and we play back Rebeckah’s interview with Mila Jam, ahead of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras.

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Joss, Quinn and Jen discuss the singer from Mark of Cain coming out as transgender, we talk about the recent Pride street party in Melbourne and some of the unfortunate transphobia occurring around the Sydney Mardi Gras.

We have a fabulous discussion with Melbourne transgender playwright, Daxie Carnay, as she talks about her upcoming new show, “Mr Big”.

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It’s our first LIVE episode back after the summer break!

Joss, Rebeckah, Jen and Quinn discuss what’s in store for our second season and recap all the fabulous summer queer and trans community events.

We also chat with Renea and Charlotte, the mother & daughter team behind the awesome and incredibly popular Ballarat TGD Swap Shop.

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In this, our final show for the year, we talk about some exhibits by trans artists at Australian Centre for Contemporary Arts (ACCA) and more Midsumma events.

We talk about our personal highlights for the year and what brings us joy during the holidays.

We then get to know Victoria’s Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities, Joe Ball and have so much fun that we keep him on for the rest of the show!

We’ll be back with more trans goodness in the new year, starting in February 2026. 

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In this show, we talk about our favourite seasons, our favourite things about summer and play our favourite songs of summer (listed below).

We talk about NZ following the international right-wing trend of banning puberty blockers for trans young people and discuss the impact of the UK statements on gender that may see trans people (and probably others) barred from services based purely on their appearance.

We play back an interview that Miranda did with Irish performer, Kylie Aoibheann on her other JOY show, “Geeks Out”.

We finish up by talking about the trans highlights for the upcoming Midsumma Festival in Naarm/Melbourne.

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In this show, we talk about Trans Awareness Week, culminating in Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) and we have a minute’s silence in honour of all the members of our trans community who have lost their lives to violence.

We talk about why visibility and awareness is so important and discuss what trans awareness looks like for each of us. We then share what TDoR means to each of us and share memories of loved ones who have passed as well as other TDoR events we have attended.

We finish up by bringing up the mood a bit with a discussion about how to grieve as a community, celebrate trans life, and access community events and resources for support, respectfully led by our resident trans psychologist, Lee.

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In this week’s show, we recap our week, then discuss Transgender Victoria’s recent Gender Revel Gala, which we all attended. We also talk about what we each saw at the Tilde trans film festival, and chat with non-binary filmmaker Luka Gracie about their incredible film, “Found“, which featured at Tilde.

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In this week’s show, we recap our week, discuss the ongoing petition to reverse the QLD government’s ban on puberty blockers for trans kids, and chat to some trans creatives.

First off the rank, we chat with Mish Keating about their short film, “Bagua”.

Next we chat with Melbourne darling Naavikaran about their short film, “Where Are You From”.

We finish off the show by talking with occasional host Pharrell, about his book release, “Sleeping With Strangers”.

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