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Rainbow Report tonight, Thursday June 11

June 10th 2009 23:06
Will
Will Will Play AFL?(pic: The Age)


We talk to the transgender man who wants to play AFL:
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A special report from our own reporter on the turmoil in the New York State Senate – will it derail gay marriage?

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Plus

Gay rugby team appears on The Footy Show (NRL edition)

News of the first Diversity Conference for gay and lesbian servicemen and women.

And more

Tonight at 7pm onThe Rainbow Report, Joy 94.9 in Melbourne, streaming on the web www.joy.org.au
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Kerri-Anne goes Rainbow on tonight's Report 5 Feb 2009

February 5th 2009 02:27
Kerri-Anne Kennerley
Kerri-Anne Kennerley


Tonight another program of news and current affairs for the Rainbow Crew, ably assisted tonight by Cathy Anderson, who’s fresh ( if that’s the correct word) from Girlfest and Tim Wilson from the Institute of Public Affairs.


Now I must apologise in advance for any bumping and grinding noises you may hear in the background during the show – Kaye Sera is on the roof erecting her tent for her Camping Out show up there, so she can’t be with us tonight. Her show runs till Sunday.

However, we have a most worthy replacement. Last week there was a lot of fuss about Ian Thorpe’s sexuality, making the comparison between his vast sponsorship income and the complete lack of sponsor interest in gay diver Matthew Mitcham.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley decided to throw her weight behind Matthew and interviewed him on her show. She joins us tonight to explain why.

In a surprise move, the Tasmanian Anti Discrimination Commission has decided it was OK for the Liberal Party to call us ‘socially destructive’ because it would only incite hatred in people who already hated us anyway. Rodney Croome has that story for us.

More surprises from the city of Sydney, who have decided they’d like Mardi Gras to follow most gay Sydneysiders and leave Oxford Street, and hold the Mardi Gras Parade and Party at Homebush Stadium. Mardi Gras chair David Imrie explains.

And staying in Sydney, we’ll be chatting with Harley Dennett of the Star Observer, who this week published a major interview with Michael Kirby.

Closer to home, Mornington Peninsula is about to get its own gay magazine – we’ll catch up with the publishers to see how they’re faring in the current difficult climate, when advertising revenues are falling everywhere.

Any time you want to join in our discussion, put a question, call 03 9699 2949, text 0427 JOY 949, or if you’re listening online, email onair@joy.org.au
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Rainbow Report tonight 11/12

December 10th 2008 22:57
Another hour of news and current affairs for the Rainbow Crew.

Jayne Crawley - team leader for Arts & Culture with the City of Melbourne – talking about OutCities, a program of Melbourne queer arts and events being staged at Copenhagen OutGames next summer.

After some initial confusion, it seems Australia became a co-sponsor of the French motion for a declaration by the UN General Assembly on same-sex rights. Simon Margan of Community Action Against Homophobia has that story for us.

Our new Lord Mayor Robert Doyle has already started making waves as he settles in at Town Hall – the Age joked that his first move had been to ditch the word Mayor from his title – so we’ve asked him back for a chat.

Corey Irlam has been, as always, busy leaning on the politicians on our behalf, and specifically on behalf of those members of our community who are being forced to pay the price of equality.

Cathy Anderson makes a welcome return tonight after a sojourn in the Western Desert of suburban Sydney.

And finally, Miss Kaye Sera looks beneath a festive bonnet tonight as she morphs into Madame Santa contemplating what the government should have done to get the economy moving this festive season.

That's The Rainbow Report, Joy 94.9FM Melbourne, streaming ,live at www.joy.org.au: podcasts at the same address and also via iTunes store.

Join me 7-8pm AEDST: call 61 (0)3 9699 2949 / onair@joy.org.au / Txt: 0427 JOY 949
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Footy IS homophobic - but could soon change

September 3rd 2008 10:22
Eddie McGuire
Eddie McGuire congratulates Paul Medhurst - pic: Collingwood FC

Despite the head-in-the-sand attitude of the AFL, football insiders acknowledge there is a problem with attitudes towards sexual diversity in football.

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Footy Show Pikes

August 29th 2008 02:21
Sam Newman
The rumoured 'outing' of a gay AFL player didn't happen.


Well, there we were, all keyed up, and nothing happened. For a month or more rumours have been circulating that a former or retiring AFL player was on the brink of coming out. Everything was in place, Kevin Sheedy and Jason Akermanis had done their ‘John the Baptist’ number, preparing the way, and a lucrative payout had been agreed with the producers of the Footy Show for the exclusive story


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Rainbow Report Tonight

August 28th 2008 05:31
Finally back from holidays and the usual mad scramble to put a show together - and so much to talk about with . . .
Rainbow Lorikeet

Senator Louise Pratt


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Akermanis on gays in the AFL

August 20th 2008 08:22
Jason Akermanis
Jason Akermanis


'Aka' is always outspoken, and often in trouble for it, and he's the one who has broken the AFL players silence on the issue of gays in Australian Rules Football


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On The Rainbow Report Thursday Night

August 6th 2008 06:45
Rainbow Reporter
Every Thursday evening 7-8pm AEST broadcasting live from Melbourne on Joy 94.9FM, streaming live at www.joy.org.au. Podcasts available on the Joy site by the weekend.

Last week we had a few things to say about Jeff Kennett, but he’s rather gone to ground since then. But the issue of gays in sport, the entrenched homophobia in sport, hasn’t gone away. In fact, if anything Jeffs intervention made it worse


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Pigs worth more than Queers

August 4th 2008 03:22
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Neil Mitchell's priority
On 3AW talkback shock-jock Neil Mitchell heavily downplayed the seriousness of Jeff Kennetts remarks comparing bisexuals to paedophiles, making it sound as though the gay community had overreacted.

And took no calls on the issue, preferring nice safe chats with piglovers and pigfarmers about animal welfare and cruelty


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Kennett now equates bisexual footy trainers with pedophile priests

August 2nd 2008 21:00
Dark Knight priest
Dark Night Priest


Well, I was going to lay off Jeff Kennett, but the man just keeps chewing on that foot in his mouth. In the Herald Sun today he continues to make a link between bisexuality and pedophilia. Such a link does not exist, and such a slur is incredibly damaging


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How Kennett Got Involved in the Campagnolo Case

July 28th 2008 22:57
Shane Crawford
Shane Crawford, the gay-friendly Hawks star - even appeared on Joy 94.9


John Michael Howson, speaking on 3AW, asked how the hell Jeff Kennett became embroiled in the Ken Campagnolo saga, leading to his reported comments painting gay men as sexual predators and akin to paedophiles


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Should Jeff Kennett Apologise?

July 27th 2008 22:37
I wrote about this yesterday.

The story also made Channel 7 news last night


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Footy trainer slandered by mayoral candidate

July 27th 2008 00:14
Jeff Kennett
Jeff Kennett, Hawthorn chairman
Jeff Kennett, the former Liberal premier of the state of Victoria and current would-be mayoral candidate for the city of Melbourne, has weighed into the Ken Campagnolo story, equating Ken's bisexuality with paedophilia.

Ch 7 NEWS INTERVIEW WITH KEN CAMPAGNOLO TONIGHT


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