Well, Well, Well JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities

In light of National Volunteer Week, we speak with Volunteer Coordinators Daniel and Boudie about the LGBTIQ+ Organisation Volunteer Event (LOVE).



We also hear from James in Melbourne and Kellie and Edgar in Adelaide about their experience volunteering for Thorne Harbour Health and SAMESH.



Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.



If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au



Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

Starlady joins us to discuss Transfemme's updated resources to support healthier relationships between trans women and men.



The new resources can be found on the Zoe Belle Gender Collective and Transfemme websites.



Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.



If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au



Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

Living Positive Victoria’s AIDS Candlelight Memorial aims to raise HIV awareness and provides space to remember friends and family lost to AIDS, along with people today living with HIV.



Positive Speakers Bureau Coordinator David O'Keeffe from Living Positive Victoria joins us to discuss.



Jack and Cal also talk about Thorne Harbour Health's exit from Twitter/X in light of IDAHOBIT.



Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.



If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au



Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

Flu season is here and we're keeping you well this winter. Michael is joined by PRONTO and Equinox Practice Nurse Arlo MacDonald about keeping well during the cooler months. Whether it's time for a COVID booster update, getting your regular seasonal flu vaccine, or preventing Mpox - we've got you covered. Arlo shares what vaccines are available, recent Mpox cases in our community, and some tips for harm reduction tools when mingling this flu season.



 



Helpful links



Immunisation for the flu on the Better Health Channel



Stay Well This Winter hub, with cold, flu and COVID information



The Australian Immunisation Handbook providing clinical guidelines for healthcare professionals and others about using vaccines safely and effectively.



Down an' Dirty - with guides in sex and pleasure, and adventurous or kinky practices (NSFW) with info on sex and  Mpox and COVID



Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on the Better Health Channel



 



* This episode originally aired Thursday, May 9 2024 on JOY *



Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.



If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au



Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.



This week's podcast photo is by CDC on Unsplash



This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

HIV impacts people regardless of race, sexuality, or gender. With ¼ of people in Australia with at least one parent born overseas, or from other countries themselves - our communities are diverse. In Victoria, HIV impacts the lives of people from all cultures, and so providing information and services tailored to individual cultural and linguistic needs is vital. 



Michael talks to Jimmy Yu-Hsiang Chen, Networks Project Officer at NAPWHA - the national association for PLHIV. Jimmy previously led  ‘Community Conversations’ aimed to better understand the experiences and needs of Asian men living with HIV who were born overseas in East or South-East Asia Jimmy joins us now to discuss PANA—The Positive Asian Network Australia for all people with an Asian background who are living with HIV in Australia. 

HIV Resources

Positive Asian Network Australia (PANA)



Positive Latinx Australian Network (PLAN)



Free HIV medication for people without Medicare



Free HIV self test kits

Mpox

Recently, Victoria has seen a couple of new cases of Mpox appear in community. Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox) is a viral infection. It can result in symptoms like fever, headache, muscle aches, low energy, and swollen lymph nodes (similar to COVID or the flu) before progressing to a skin rash or lesions. A vaccination program began in 2022, with many in our community at risk for Mpox taking up vaccination to get protected. If you have have only had one shot, are looking to get your first, or want to learn more about Mpox - head to thorneharbour.org/mpox



* This episode originally aired Thursday, May 2 2024 on JOY *



Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.



If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au



Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.



This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

HIV impacts people regardless of race, sexuality, or gender. With ¼ of people in Australia with at least one parent born overseas, or from other countries themselves - our communities are diverse. In Victoria, HIV impacts the lives of people from all cultures, and so providing information and services tailored to individual cultural and linguistic needs is vital. 



Michael talks to Jen Johnson, Program Manager at Living Positive Victoria about supporting our communities living with HIV who speak a language other than English through various multilingual resources and projects. 



 



Thank you so much to Beau Newham, the project lead on Translating the Facts for bringing these resources to life for our community.



Resources



Translating the Facts available in Arabic, Burmese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese 



Planet Positive GOES NORTH for Winter, LPV's social event at the Thornbury Bowls Club for people living with HIV, their families, and friends



2024 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, May 19 at the Library at the Dock



* This episode originally aired Thursday, May 2 2024 on JOY *



Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.



If there’s something you’d like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au



Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.



This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.