The Informer

Silence can speak volumes.

And on Monday night in Melbourne, at a vigil for Eurydice Dixon, it did just that.

One week, here on the Informer, we recount how communities, on and offline, have been managing the changing narrative and what that tone means for where we go next, as we try to create a safer and more equal society for all.

If you feel distressed by any part of this story, or have any personal concerns on LGBTIQA+ issues, please contact the team at QLife on 1800 184 527 or for web counselling at Qlife.org.au.

Or you can contact beyondblue on 1300 22 46 36 and at beyondblue.org.au.

Thank you for being silent with us.

On this episode of The Informer we share with you the sound of ten thousand people standing in silence, at the vigil for Eurydice Dixon, as well as look at LGBTIQ issues abroad, as we look past our borders, because just because their isn’t a headline, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be reminded of injustices for our communities.

Plus we speak to Brisbane Triton’s Jeremy Archer, the winner of of the Out Role Model Award at the Australian Pride in Sport Awards.

 

Sporting identities, clubs and codes across the country gathered in Melbourne last night for the inaugural Australian Pride in Sport Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in LGBTI inclusion in Australian sport, both on and off the field.

The Australian Pride in Sport Awards was the first celebration of its kind dedicated solely to recognising exceptional efforts in making sport more inclusive of LGBTI people. Produced by Pride in Sport, the national

not-for-profit sporting inclusion program spearheaded by Australia’s largest LGBTI health organisation ACON.

Water Polo was heavily featured in the nominations and winners last night, and now on The Informer, Dean Arcuri speaks to the winner of the Out Role Model Award from Brisbane Jeremy Archer, who is also a member of the Brisbane Tritons, QLD LGBT I and inclusive water polo team.

On this episode of The Informer we share with you the sound of ten thousand people standing in silence, at the vigil for Eurydice Dixon, as well as look at LGBTIQ issues abroad, as we look past our borders, because just because their isn’t a headline, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be reminded of injustices for our communities.

Plus we speak to Brisbane Triton’s Jeremy Archer, the winner of of the Out Role Model Award at the Australian Pride in Sport Awards.

 

Yesterday, Human Rights Lawyer Lee Carni had the honour and privilege of delivering a statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the importance of protecting LGBTI rights globally. Lee is in Geneva for the next 3 weeks advocating for stronger human rights protections in relation to LGBTI rights and women’s rights back home. and we look forward to touching base with her next week to see how those conversations are going.

Here on the Infomer, we bring you Australia’s LGBTI news and current affairs, and we love doing it. We have other shows on JOY such as World Wide Waves that look at what is happening globally, but sometimes it is important for us to take the time to focus past our own backyard.

During IDAHOBIT last month, we at The Informer started talking about finding ways on the show to highlight what is going on in our LGBTIQ Global community, while still bringing you the news and current affairs for Australia.

We started to remember that 12 months ago we couldn’t stop talking about what was happening in Russia with Vigils of solidarity all around the country, and here we are, 12 months later, and circumstances for our LGBTIQ community in Russia continues to get worse, and we hear about it less and less.

Now on The Informer, Darcy Meehan reminds us of the past year in Russia, because just because their isn’t a headline, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be reminded of injustices around the world.

Silence can speak volumes.

And on Monday night in Melbourne, at a vigil for Eurydice Dixon, it did just that.

One week, here on the Informer, we recount how communities, on and offline, have been managing the changing narrative and what that tone means for where we go next, as we try to create a safer and more equal society for all.

If you feel distressed by any part of this story, or have any personal concerns on LGBTIQA+ issues, please contact the team at QLife on 1800 184 527 or for web counselling at Qlife.org.au.

Or you can contact beyondblue on 1300 22 46 36 and at beyondblue.org.au.

Thank you for being silent with us.

They’re burly, hirsute and dogged with lingering queries about their proclivities in the woods; If you noticed a seeming migration of bears around Melbourne last week (no, the other kind of bears) that would be because the annual Southern Hibearnation event week was on here in Melbourne; celebrating all things bear in the gay community and culminating in the Mr Australasia Bear Competition, crowning a representative of the Australian and New Zealand bear community for the coming year.

Tom Morgan heads down to the festivities and spoke with each of this year’s contestants about what exactly defines a bear, their hopes for the title, and gave them a little practise at their pageant answers ahead of the competition including this year’s winner Dale, from Habour City Bears in NSW.

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 19th June 2018

Being transgender is no longer considered a mental disorder but is classified under sexual health conditions thanks to a reclassification by the World Health Organisation.

This should reduce stigma and improve care, and earlier today Dean Arcuri spoke to advocate Sally Goldner from Transgender Victoria about what this change means for transgender people’s futures.

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 19th June 2018

In the new International Classification of Diseases ‘ICD11’, transgender is no longer considered a mental disorder, but is classified under sexual health conditions.

This should reduce stigma and improve care, and now on The Informer Dean Arcuri explores how & why these changes were made.

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 19th June 2018

In the World Health Organisation’s new International Classification of Diseases ‘ICD11’, transgender is no longer considered a mental disorder, but is classified under sexual health conditions.

On tonight’s show we explore what this change in classifications means for Australia’s trans community, as well as why and how these changes came about.

Plus, we head behind the scenes of the Mr Australasia Bear competition on the weekend and find out what it means to be a bear, no matter your shape or size.

This episode of The Informer on JOY 94.9 was hosted by Tom Morgan.