The Informer

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

The Informer is a national weekly queer news update covering the latest news and information in a rapidly changing time from Australia’s only LGBTIQA+ radio station, JOY 94.9

Recent Episodes
  • Aus passes Magnitsky laws, activists call for Chechen leaders to be targeted | Critics of proposed ‘cyber-bulling’ law say it will only make defamation lawsuits easier | Religious Discrimination Bill won’t protect those who face discrimination says gay Christian man | The Informer – 9 Dec 2021
    Dec 9, 2021 – 29:29
  • World AIDS Day | Dennis Altman on Aus Afghan refugee refusal | The Informer – 2 Dec 2021
    Dec 3, 2021 – 26:42
  • Religious Discrimination Bill legalises discrimination opponents say | MQFF rebuffs calls to cut film funded by Israeli gov | The Informer – 25 Nov 2021
    Nov 25, 2021 – 23:22
  • Majority of queer Victorians don’t trust or feel safe around police survey finds | Vic LGBTIQ Commissioner on the issues facing our communities | The Informer – 18 Nov 2021
    Nov 20, 2021 – 22:10
  • Trans activists attacked by far-right mob in Bulgaria | Paediatric surgeon comments on proposed intersex surgery ban | The Informer – 11 Nov 2021
    Nov 11, 2021 – 20:59
  • Sydney Mardi Gras board proposes change to constitution | How has the Melbourne arts community survived the long lockdown? | The Informer – 4 Nov 2021
    Nov 4, 2021 – 15:02
  • Queer pubs emerge from lockdown | First-hand account of queer life in Burundi | What’s happening for Aussie Ace Week? | The Informer – 28 Oct 2021
    Oct 28, 2021 – 22:26
  • Human Rights Commission calls for ban on intersex child surgeries | How has Texas banned abortions? | Vic LGBTIQ Commissioner #FabJab interview | Vic private prison nominated for trans inclusion award | The Informer – 21 Oct 2021
    Oct 21, 2021 – 27:41
  • Should queer people be concerned about new NSW Premier? | Victoria passes Assisted Reproductive Treatment reforms | Scotland introduces LGBTQI issues and history into school curriculum | The Informer – 14 Oct 2021
    Oct 14, 2021 – 22:07
  • Huge support for gender-affirming surgery to be covered by Medicare | Polish provinces buckle under EU pressure over ‘LGBT-Free’ zones | New Gold Coast gay bar defies trend | The Informer – 7 Oct 2021
    Oct 7, 2021 – 23:53
  • Campaign to end Vic’s low queer representation in parliament | Impacts of Covid delays to gender affirming surgery | Yarra council votes to include ‘A’ in LGBTQIA+ | The Informer – 30 Sep 2021
    Sep 30, 2021 – 22:38
  • Vic Gov announces ban against discrimination of LGBTIQ teachers in religious schools | Proposed community sponsorship could greatly help queer refugees | The Informer 23 Sep 2021
    Sep 23, 2021 – 23:55
  • Latham’s anti-trans bill gathers pace | Manchester Pride faces counter-march over corporatisation | The Informer – 16 Sep 2021
    Sep 16, 2021 – 17:03
  • Vic Gov broadens anti-vilification laws | Trans-women persecuted in Cameroon | Queer youth feel unsafe at school | The Informer – 9 Sep 2021
    Sep 9, 2021 – 18:24
  • HIV cure trials in Vic. | Impacts of Grindr | Russian film challenges homophobia | The Informer – 2 Sep 2021
    Sep 3, 2021 – 28:26
  • Human rights concerns for Afghanistan | Dennis Altman on Aus Gov refusal to accept refugees | OnlyFans de-platforms sex workers with new content rules
    Aug 26, 2021 – 24:27
  • Victoria to Decriminalise Sex Work | LGBTQIA+ Youth at Greater Risk of Domestic Violence During Lockdowns | 19 Aug 2021 The Informer
    Aug 20, 2021 – 23:16
  • Germany’s anti-hate speech laws tested | Combating increasing HIV rates in Indonesia | Frontline healthcare worker dealing with covid | The Informer 12 Aug 2021
    Aug 12, 2021 – 25:37
  • Record number of out Olympians | LGBTQIA+ censorship in China | NZ to ban conversion practices | The Informer 5 Aug 2021
    Aug 5, 2021 – 24:25
  •  Rise in people identifying as Non-Binary| Record number of Vic. Council LGBTQIA+ reforms | Side Gallery for LGBTQIA+ artists | The Informer 29 July 2021
    Jul 29, 2021 – 26:54
  • Public question time in local councils | LGBTQIA+ and census | State Government’s new plan in health and wellbeing services | 22 July 2021
    Jul 22, 2021 – 22:51
  • Pride activists attacked in Georgia | Vic. Pride Centre opens | Gentrification of queer nightclubs | The Informer 15 July 2021
    Jul 15, 2021 – 27:00
  • Indigenous LGBTQIA+ experiences
    Jul 8, 2021 – 26:15
  • The Informer 1 July 2021
    Jul 2, 2021 – 24:35
  • The Informer is back! |Podcast 24 June 2021
    Jun 29, 2021 – 26:04
  • The Informer Podcast 19 November 2020
    Nov 24, 2020 – 33:34
  • The Informer Podcast 12 November 2020
    Nov 24, 2020 – 27:01
  • The Informer Podcast 5 November 2020
    Nov 24, 2020 – 59:08
  • The Informer Podcast 29 October 2020
    Nov 24, 2020 – 47:49
  • The Informer Podcast 22 October 2020
    Nov 2, 2020 – 21:34
  • The Informer Podcast 1 October 2020
    Oct 24, 2020 – 52:42
  • The Informer Podcast 15 October 2020
    Oct 21, 2020 – 56:26
  • The Informer Podcast 8 October 2020
    Oct 12, 2020 – 51:08
  • The Informer Podcast 24 Sep 2020
    Oct 9, 2020 – 44:29
  • The Informer Podcast 17 Sep 2020
    Sep 24, 2020 – 50:56
  • Diversity and representation in the media
    Sep 17, 2020 – 46:41
  • Uncle Dad by David Menon
    Jul 6, 2020 – 15:57
  • Furry Fandom documentary to premiere!
    Jun 27, 2020 – 21:46
  • COVID-19 and mental health in young people
    Jun 18, 2020 – 16:04
  • Inside Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter protests
    Jun 8, 2020 – 27:50
  • Mama Alto on the upcoming Global Pride event
    Jun 5, 2020 – 27:50
  • George Floyd protests – where’s the anger coming from?
    Jun 3, 2020 – 27:50
  • Encore episode – robots and sex toys!
    Jun 2, 2020 – 26:54
  • Calls to end the permanent lockdown – for people with disabilities
    Jun 1, 2020 – 27:50
  • How to get the Australian economy going again? The Greens’ plan
    May 29, 2020 – 27:50
  • So, there’s no creative industries policy… what now?
    May 28, 2020 – 27:49
  • Wait, Australia doesn’t have a creative industries policy?!
    May 27, 2020 – 27:50
  • New research into people living with HIV and clinical trials
    May 26, 2020 – 27:50
  • NICHE – Combating homophobia in rural and regional Australia
    May 25, 2020 – 27:50
  • The Wild World of Spyware and Family Violence, pt 2
    May 22, 2020 – 27:50
Recent Reviews
  • Benji Pea
    Fantastic Podcast!
    Hey Gang, I'm relatively new to this podcast but I love what's going on here. Well researched, informed, and with an array of fantastic guests covering LGBTIQA+ topics that are NOT covered in the regular media but are of paramount importance to Australia's acceptance of diverse groups. I loved the Cason Crane interview, I'd never considered the logistics of climbing Everest and the limited window, not to mention the brutal physiological requirements. Keep up the great work, I'm tuning in from LA! Ben.
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