November 25

Sarah and Andrew were joined by Fiona and Emily from Eastern Diversity Group. We had a blast, and are looking forward to EDG's kick-off event (which is this afternoon). Don't forget, you'll need to RSVP, so here are all the details:

Are you Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Intersex, Transgender or
Just not sure???
Are you aged between 15-25 yrs???
Want to meet new* cool* interesting* fun* people?
Then come down and joins us...check out an awesome group for you!
We will run a 4 week workshop, every Wednesday starting 25th November.
Food and Music Provided
Your Presence and Energy Needed!
Family Access Network Inc (FAN) introduces…
Eastern Diversity Group
When: Wednesday 25th of November
Time: 4pm till 6pm
Contact: Stavrina, Emily or Fiona on 9890 2673
Proudly Funded By StreetSmart and Youth In Philanthropy

In other news, we discussed what celebrities we would like to see under our christmas tree this year, and found out that Sarah would like to see Lady Gaga Vs Madonna in a dance-off under her christmas tree!

Super Human: Revolution of the Species will look at the future of body augmentation and the insights people with disabilities have about their bodies. The keynote speaker at the conference is a UK gay artist with a disability, who will discuss societal stigma and societal body norms. Get along and see the related art exhibition at RMIT Gallery until December 5. More Info.

Tasmania is becoming a gay hotspot for tourists, with the island offering GLBTI tourist guides, and services. More Info.

The Rudd Government announced community stations will be allocated space on the digital broadcasting spectrum, which will allow our voice to be heard for years to come. Bent TV currently broadcasts on C31's community license, so this announcement means a continuing presence for the GLBTI community on Aussie TV. More Info.

Don't forget about Joy's 16th Birthday party this saturday night. It's going to be an amazing night out for our supporters and volunteers. It's a members only event, so call the station to join up, or visit Joy.org.au for full details.

November 17

Upcoming Events

Neverwhere & Heavens Door team up to save the dolphins
Saturday, 21 November 2009 at 21:00
Neverwhere & Heavens Door, 185 Smith St, Fitzroy & 147 Commercial rd, South Yarra
In Japan, fishermen round up and slaughter thousands of dolphins and other small whales each year.
In the small fishing village of Taiji, entire schools of dolphins are driven into a hidden cove after a prolonged chase. Once trapped inside the cove, the fishermen kill the dolphins, slashing their throats with knives or stabbing them with spears. The water turns red with their blood, and the air fills with their screams.
Neverwhere and Heavens Door are teaming together to help raise awareness and money to help save the dolphins in Taiji, Japan.
Come to either venue on November 21st and donate a gold coin at the door to help in this fight.
Heavens Door is all RnB...Play
Neverwhere is all Queer/Indie/Rock...Listen up
Drink specials all night!

Joy 94.9 is turning 16, and are celebrating with a party for all our members. for details, email rsvp@joy.org.au

Xtreme Teen youth school holiday program. Fancy sailing, watching DVDs, going on a shopping spree, learning jewlerymaking, or participating in the masterchef challenge? Then the Xtreme teen school holiday program is for you. Running between Jan 6 and Jan 22. More info from Bayside City Council youth services: 95994622.

10 November

Suspended over a haircut? Should schools be able to suspend a student after shaving their head for cancer charity? Get the full story here.

Bee Authur has left a generous donation in her will for New York's Ali Forney Centre. The centre supports homeless gay and lesbian youth. The money will go towards buying another home, to house up to 12 extra homeless youth. Full details here.

The Midsumma Festival for 2010 has come across the westgate, and is planning two events for the western gay and lesbian community. Full details here.

Jason Ball, President of the Melbourne Uni Secular Society, stops in for a chat with Kyle. Read more about Jason here.

3rd of MO-vember!!!

Another rediculously OTT show!

Micah, Kyle and the lovely Chantelle talked about Long Distance Relationships! Do they work?
Kyle told us about his LD Relationship, his boyfriend has been overseas for nearly 6 months and they are still together. Micah's brother and his girlfriend had a long distance relationship between Sydney and Melbourne and now own a home together! So the news isn't all that bad!

We also caught up with Brent, from Bathtub Gin! An event that is sure to BLOW YOUR MINDDDSSSSS!!! Circus and Burlesque meets Musical Festival. All indoors at The Forum Theatre here in Melbourne. Tickets are $35 and are available from Ticketek. Check out the site. www.bathtubgin.com.au

Micah checked in with Sarah from the Youth Mentoring Alliance, about the programs they run and all that is good about working with Youth and sharing ideas between generations.
http://www.youthmentoringvic.org.au/

And gay school this week was all about Taipei's 'Love Out Loud' festival promoting gay equality and same-sex marriage. Taipei's gay community is quite progressive and the Taiwanese Government constantly tackling the issue positively. WELL DONE TAIWAN!

The Equal Love, Equal Rights Same-Sex Marriage Rally is on, on the 28th of November this year, Not far away at all, right here in Melbourne town. We will keep mentioning it over the coming weeks and no doubt you will hear tonnes about it on Joy too!

And now I need my beauty sleep!

Love yourselves, and each other.

LULT (love u long time)

Kyle, Micah and Chantelle.