Have you been putting off your COVID vaccine appointment because of the possibility of misgendering? Did you have a bad experience of deadnaming at your first appointment and are hesitant to return for your second? After trans and gender diverse people reached out to Transgender Victoria for help, the organisation along with Victorian Pride Centre, drummond street services and Your Community Health Preston teamed up to organise a vaccine clinic for queers! CEO Mama Alto spoke with us about WHY vaccine hesitancy might be found amongst LGBTQIA+ people and how they can access resources and services to get vaccinated against COVID safely. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Loud & Queer BONUS EPISODE: Mama Alto talks vaccine accessibility for LGBTQIA+ folks

Liz takes the opportunity to chat cishet people in queer spaces after Daniel Craig reveals he frequents gay bars to pick up women. Listen to Laura/Bailey talk about trying out their new name, plus their relationship to their birth name.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: Choosing a new name and straights at the gay bar

Join the Loud & Queer crew for a super special episode featuring Liz's (she/her) interview with Desire Marea about their debut album, the journey they took to get there, and the artist collective which makes their talent thrive. Also in this episode, Laura (they/them) reviews the 2020 David O'Donnell film Under My Skin under the lens of its impact on trans vs cisgender viewers. You can also find this week's LGBTQ+ news whip and hear all about Sammy's (they/them) froth for the week - an experimental song from Sarah Su. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: Desire Marea's spiritual path to their debut album

It seems transgender people are still facing the impact of right wing populism in another week on the internet, but what does it mean for the community when trans celebrities start spouting the same divisive rhetoric?  Also on the show, Censorship of radical queer voices was underway when The Guardian US posted an interview with iconic academic Judith Butler, and One Nation is still on the warpath to attack the wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ kids.  Listen to Laura, Sammy, Liz, and special guest Lucinda discuss these topics and more on Loud & Queer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: trans people on social media and an update on that One Nation bill ft. a special guest

 Sammy holds an interview with Naarm-based creative Kabir (they/she/he), about their latest work. Kabir is the Community Advisor at St Kilda's Gallery 17. She breaks down the ways the gallery is trying to tell stories which have previously not been prioritised in majority Euro-centric nations. He also talks 'Enshrined,' Gallery 17's upcoming exhibition celebrating South Asian cultures and connection.  Tune in for a special announcement in our LGBTQ+ news update, and listen to the team have a chat about our latest media interests in Froth or Not. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: Gallery 17's Kabir talks breaking down barriers for POC artists

Sam, Laura and Liz get together for a relaxed Sunday chat about all things creative pursuits during lockdown, what Wear it Purple Day means to us, and getting vaccinated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: Creative pursuits and Wearing it Purple

This week, we interrupt our regular programming to hear all about June Jones' new single 'Motorcycle', her album Leafcutter, and the ebbs and flows of creative work amidst the pandemic in Naarm/Melbourne. Settle in to hear about her collaboration with Geryon and after pursuing creativity remotely.  Laura and Elizabeth also pop in for a quick LGBT+ news update and 'froth or not'.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: June Jones on her new single 'Motorcycle' and album

The team discuss the ramifications of the Australia Government's choice to exclude sexuality and gender from the census, despite the Australian Bureau of Statistics shortlisting questions which would have allowed people to share their identities.  Laura talks about what it means for their inner child to see characters like Gonzorella - a newly gender non-conforming character on Muppets Babies - introduced to young audiences. Laura and Elizabeth talk about why it's so important to see representation from a young age.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: gender and sexuality questions excluded from the census and introducing 'Gonzorella'

On this episode of Loud & Queer, Liz and Laura break down all our thoughts and questions on the season finale of Disney's new series, 'Loki' and what it means when Olympians are outed by their settings on dating apps. From the topsy-turvey world of bi representation to the implications of platforms that aren't regulated to protect queer people, this is Loud & Queer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: That 'Loki' season 1 ending and Olympians outed by social media

This episode of Loud & Queer heard Sammy, Elizabeth and Laura discuss some of the latest cases of gender discrimination in the legal system.  Elizabeth also sat down with an emerging queer musician to chat about their creative process: Joolz, a Brisbane-based cross-genre artist featuring a mixed bag of feels consisting of Indie pop, RnB electro and Hiphop.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: LGBT+ artistic processes and gender in the legal system

The teams at Asian Pop Nation and Loud & Queer get together for an epic collab! We chat queer representation in cinema, TV and music. We also explore the varied portrayal of gender and gay storytelling across K-Dramas, manga and Asian-made video games.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer meets Asian Pop Nation

Sammy joins Laura and Elizabeth for some light-hearted trash talk about corporation's terrible attempts at making pride merch for queer people. Sammy also chatted with queer filmmakers Mischa and Sam about their film 'Fireworks'.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: Queer filmmaking and pride merch fails

Big things are kicking off season 2 for Loud & Queer this week! Elizabeth and Laura highlight some things that bring them joy in their queer identities this week, from accidentally being "outed" to friends who might have already known, to learning to validate your own queerness in your art.  Laura sat down with debut author Kaya Wilson (he/they) about the recent release of his memoir on the catalysts that resulted in him making big choices about his transition. Our news whip featured good news for lesbian comedian Hannah Gadsby and multiple veto's against transphobic bills in US parliaments.  Elizabeth found a silver lining in a classmate's heteronormativity and Laura rediscovered some passions in Froth or Not.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: a trans memoir and queer moments of joy

Tune in for Loud & Queer's rundown on the 2021 Melbourne Queer Film Festival! Laura (they/them) and Elizabeth (she/her) dove into four movies across the annual March festival. Laura describes the heartfelt documentary "Keyboard Fantasies" about African American musician Beverly-Glenn Copeland. Copeland grew up in small-town USA in a single-minded religious community where his parents taught him classical and traditional music. Moving to Montreal, he thought he was gay before realising he was a trans man. His 1986 album, which inspired the title of the documentary, was released on a cassette to a local audience but didn't reach further afield until his old age. The documentary follows Copeland and his band as he tours across Canada, inspiring young people with his vibrant and soulful music. The only thing missing for us was more queer content focusing on self-love as Copeland accepted himself later in life. Laura's rating: 9/10 Elizabeth saw "Forgotten Roads" at Como Cinema, a Spanish film which follows the story of widower Claudina who is still discovering parts of her sexual identity. The story follows her close relationships with those in her village, her loving grandson, her estranged daughter, and her new lover, Elsa. These relationships highlight her growth  but aren't integral to it; Claudina is her own person with a loving partner: they both just happen to be queer. Elizabeth's rating: 8/10 Laura visited Cinema Nova with their partner to check out "Kiss Me Before It Blows Up", a Tel Aviv-based film surrounding the engagement of a young Sapphic couple, German Maria and Israeli Shira. The couple goes through the usual trials and tribulations when 'meeting the parents', discussing their future, and the uncomfortable history of ex-flames. Their queerness is hardly an issue, but their family histories are thrown in their faces daily where in Israel, the personal is equal to the political. While the story was your average rom-com in all things cinematography, plot conventions and the like, the characters had no chemistry between them and it seemed the Palestinian issue was always played for laughs in some pretty inappropriate ways. The movie's main saviour is its occasionally witty, disastrous humour on things unrelated to Palestine. Laura's rating: 2/10 | Laura's partner's rating: "Do you accept decimal point ratings?"  Special shout out to "My First Summer", MQFF's principal film for the 2021, which Laura saw out of interest. It follows the lives of two teenage girls falling in love and supporting one another through trauma and neglect. Wildly unique and downright touching, My First Summer didn't condescend to its audience, or underestimate the strength and depth of young queer women. Laura's rating: 8/10 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer reviews Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Sit down with Elizabeth, Laura and a cup of tea to hear about our favourite queer musicians from childhood to now, how they inspired us as gaybies, and how they fit into our lives today. What makes an artist's music queer? What makes us feel seen and represented when our favourite musicians own their sexualities in their art? How does LGBTQ+ music fit into our lives today as young adults today? Tune in to find out more.  This episode also features our weekly LGBT News Bulletin - including a new queer festival in QLD and a short dive into the United State's current slew of anti-trans legislation. Plus a Froth or Not to update you on our lives and loves this week.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loud & Queer: queer musicians from Fergie to Frank Ocean

Loud & Queer is a weekly live national radio show produced by and for queer youth. The show airs on SYN Nation every Sunday, at 4pm AEST (2pm AWST).

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