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Queering The AirA Sad Farewell to Sasja and SeenaOn today’s session, Madison Moffat shared some very sad news regarding the Queering The Air team; purely coincidentally, both Sasja Sydek and Seena Katayama are departing from 3CR. Seena has found an amazing career opportunity elsewhere in the media industry that sadly requires her to only perform such work with her new employer. Sasja has been a mainstay of Queering The Air. For a significant period she held the show up on her own while working hard to develop a team. Sasja has decided to sharpen her focus on other obligations, and so departs QTA following an amazing contribution. She will...2025-03-1600 min
Wednesday BreakfastTrans Justice Alliance Victoria on Cops out of Midsumma, Digital Rights under Surveillance Capitalism, Effects of fracking in the Betaloo BasinMadison Moffat & Sasja Sydek introducing their new collective, Trans Justice Alliance Victoria, and their urgent public letter of demand to VicPol to stop attending Midsumma Festival.You can listen to Madison and Sasja on Queering The Air on 3CR every Sunday from 3-4pm, or head to 3cr.org.au/queeringtheair for all their previous episodes. Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker & Samantha Floreani on Digital Rights under Surveillance Capitalism: We listen to an episode of Women on the Line that was first aired in 2022 named Digital Rights under Surveillance Capitalism which was conducted by Priya Kunjan . This episode is ever relevant in the era o...2025-01-1400 min
Queering The AirThree Generations of Trans ImmigrantsAn insightful discussion about the hopes and challenges faced by trans migrants who envisioned a better life in Australia with a special panel of guests. Proud Trans Women of Colour, our co-host Sasja Sydek, Latoya Hoeg and Robin Chandla share their powerful personal narratives and lived expereinces as immigrants navigating life in Australia.2024-11-0300 min
In Ya FaceVictoria's Pride Street PartyInterviews at Victoria's Pride Street Party with discussion about pinkwashing, capitalism, disability access and Pride March. Segments from Queering the Air's live coverage on Smith and Gertrude with Adaraya, Sasja Sydek and guests, Sunday, 11 February 2024. No Pride in Genocide. No Pride in Detention. 3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation.2024-02-1600 min
In Ya FaceTrans Pride March Melbourne; Pansy Productions' this moment in time, Alastair WardTrans Pride March Melbourne excerpts from 3CR's live-to-air coverage on Sunday, 13 November. Includes vox pops by reporter Phuong Tran at the March, chat with James McKenzie & Sally Goldner in the studio, and speeches by Pharrell Shaymar and Miya Lee Spencer with MC Sasja Sydek. Organised by Trans Sisters United, who made history creating Australia's first Trans Pride March. Content warning: includes discussion of issues that listeners may find distressing or triggering. QLife phone 1800 184 527 Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14 - Crisis Support. Suicide Prevention. https://www.switchboard.org.au/rainbow-door To hear 3CR's full four-hour coverage of the March, including all the speeches: https://w...2022-11-1800 minWednesday BreakfastCo-operative worker owned organisations, Trans Pride March, Covid update, Objects and Resilience7.00am Acknowledgement of Country 7.02am Update on the collapse of soft plastics recycling facility RedCycle and response of Australian Marine Conservation Society. 7.12am Claudia speaks with Ana Aguirre, a co-founder and worker owner at Tazebaez co-operative which works closely with the famed Mondragon Cooperative Consortium in Spain’s Basque country. The Consortium utilises democratic methods in corporate organisation and ownership. Ana speaks to us ahead of a panel discussion hybrid event being held today in Naarm 3-5pm, in person at RMIT FORWARD, 58 Cardigan St, Carlton - RMIT Building 55 Level 3 Room 3 and also online. Bookings at https://events.humanitix.com/building-the-social-economy-co-operativel...2022-11-1500 minWednesday BreakfastQueer Indonesia Archives, Productivity Commission Draft Report into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and crafts, ANMF calls on community to support nurses7.00am Acknowledgement of Country 7.15am Sasja Sydek and Jacob Gamble from Queering the Air speak with Beau Newham and Sidhi Vhisatya from the Queer Indonesia Archives, a digital archiving project committed to the collection, preservation and celebration of material reflecting the lives and experiences of queer and trans Indonesians. In the first part of the conversation, we hear about an online exhibition on AIDS and Queers in Indonesia. You can view the three online exhibitions at qiarchive.org/en Follow the Queer Indonesia Archives on social media - qi.archive on Instagram, and qiarchive on Twitter. This segment first aired on 3CR's Q...2022-07-1900 min
3CR Community RadioPaz Bizarre On Boundary Setting, BDSM, and your Happiest Healthiest LifeKitty reunites with her colleague Paz Bizarre to talk about the types of people they've become to be. Paz shares her journey of becoming a sex worker mom, how she makes it work and shares her tips on how she's living her happiest, healthiest life with the family she's created!2022-05-2600 min
3CR Community RadioCassie Joy on Being a Sex Worker MotherWe bring back a wonderful episode celebrating the life of a sex worker mother, Cassie Joy. She shares with us challenges and how she overcomes them along with her secrets to an amazing and healthy relationship with her daughter.2022-05-1900 min
3CR Community RadioTH!S IS MEIt’s the last week of celebrating advocates for their advocacy. On tonight’s episode, Sasja and Kitty will be joining Tina Brunet - founder of This is me and Sheena Saigal - Th!s Is Me model 2022 to talk about their advocacy work. Sasja will also be sharing her experiences and involvement at Th!s Is Me 2020. Tickets - https://thisismemelbourne.com.au/ Tina Brunet - Tina Brunet is a founder of the Fundraiser and Event This is Me.Th!s is Me launched in 2020 with a handful of volunteers and a dream to make a difference in the way women...2022-04-2700 min
3CR Community RadioGeorgie Yovanovic - Trans - Intersex Fem AdvocateIn the month of celebrating advocates and their advocacy, Sasja is bringing back Georgie Yovanovic who is an intersex advocate for Sisters and Brothers NT, a support service for people of diverse gender, sex and sexuality based in the Northern Territory. Georgie Yovanovic is also an advocate for sex workers and a particular interest in Depathologising Healthcare pathways for Transgender and Intersex people of their lived experiences.2022-04-2000 min
3CR Community RadioSharing Our Journey in Sex Work AdvocacyKitty and Sasja open up to their humble beginings in sex work advocacy and how it all began. Items as mentioned in this episode“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.” Elie Wiesel What do you do when someone just doesn't...2022-04-1400 min
3CR Community RadioCelebrating Advocates and Their AdvocacyIn this episode, Kitty shares her journey and understanding of how she became an advocate and what it means to be an affective advocate bridging gaps. She also shares music that celebrates all those advocating and their work in advocacy; Thank you to all of you for your service.2022-04-0700 min
3CR Community RadioGeorgie Yovanovic - Trans-Intersex Fem Sex Worker from the 80s #TDoVOn this episode, BCD is trilled to present you Georgie Yovanovic. Miss Yovanovic is co-identify as Trans - Intersex Fem, non- binary who uses pronouns She/Her. She is currently a board member for the Zoe Belle Gender Collective, and an advocate working on the Transfemme resource. Miss Georgie was an LGB Trans-Intersex advocate for Sistergals and Brotherboys in Alice Springs, NT. She is a member of Intersex Human Rights Association, IHRA, and was a working member of the Darlington Statement, ACON LGBTI Aged care project, National LGBTI Health Alliance for mental health project, Northern Territory Aids and Hepatitis council, a...2022-03-2400 min
3CR Community RadioTiffany - Transgender Street Based Sex WorkerOn tonight’s episode, Sasja is with the lovely guest, Tiffany, a womxn of transgender experience from Thailand. Tiffany will be sharing her struggles that she had to face while working on the street during Melbourne lockdown. Tiffany is a strong and a very outgoing person who has always sees positivity in every challenges that has been thrown at her. Her story will inspire you. You do not want to miss this episode!---------------St Kilda Legal Service (SKLS), will be presenting an information session about the Spent Conviction Scheme, (a law passed in Victorian parliament late last year) and it will...2022-03-2400 min
3CR Community Radio[Part 2] Street Based Sex Work; First Time Experiences and Important WishesIn this not to be missed episode, we elevate even more voices of sex workers with experiences of street base sex work. Our guests, Miss Katalyna, Telesia, and LaToya touch base on their first time experiences and Chrissy opens up about her experiences in child exploitation. Kitty and Chrissy then find out they share the same important wish for the sex work industry. *THIS EPISODE CONTAINS CONTENT AND TRIGGER WARNINGS*If you or a loved one need support, please contact the following support networks below.24/7 Support servicesLifeline: phone 131 114https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 1800 806 292https://casacv.org.au/Beyo...2022-03-2300 min
3CR Community Radio[Part 1] Finding Knowledge and Empowerment from Street Based Sex Workers in the Transgender Community [BCD Uncut Raw Edition]For the first time, we give you a behind the scenes uncut recording of what takes place when we record with our guests. In tonight’s episode, we bring to you the voices of ex street based sex workers from the trans community and are privileged to gain knowledge from their insights. This uncut recording stands on it's own and is an empowering show hosted by Kitty G, Sasja Sydek and guests, Miss Katalyna and Telesia.2022-03-2300 min
3CR Community RadioVulnerable Sex Workers - Street Based Sex WorkersJoin Sasja and Kitty as they introduce this month's topic of vulnerable sex workers, discuss Sasja's past experiences of being a street based sex worker and Kitty's commitment to supporting street based sex workers through community service. St Kilda Legal Servicehttp://www.skls.org.au/legal-help/sex-work/The St Kilda Legal Service aims to educate people about their legal rights. Some of the projects that they have worked on specifically aimed at educating sex workers.Hustling to Health (H2H)https://sexworker.org.au/rhed-programs/hustling-to-health-h2h/H2h provides a drop-in space for street based sex workers every Friday e...2022-03-0300 min
3CR Community RadioMaryaan Phoenix - Political Activist from the 80'sOn this episode Sasja talked to Maryann Phoenix, a former sex worker and political activist from the 80’s on sex work decriminalisation in Victoria, Maryaan's involment in her activism in the early 80's for sex workers and hiv & aids movement, her experinces in the early days illegal brothel work and sex workers rights.Maryaan was one of the founding members of the Prostitutes Collective of Victoria, a peer support organisation for sex workers set up in 1984. Negotiated State Funding for the Prostitutes Collective of Victoria to provide peer education to sex workers, drop- in centre and the first needle exchange in St K...2022-02-2400 min
3CR Community RadioSex Work Decriminalized in VictoriaNow that the bill has passed, we will be highlighting the laws which have changed and break down all the important things that sex workers need to know? Sasja will be discussing via zoom meeting with MP Fiona Pattern from The Reason Party who worked from inside parliament and Matthew, a spokesperson for Sex Work Law Reform Victoria who worked outside advocating with activist and lobbying MPs. Behind Closed Doors 3CR Community RadioThursday 6-6:30pm on 855am#BCD3CR #3CR #RadioShow#Melbourne #Australia #SexWork#SexWorkIsWork #BreakingStigma2022-02-1700 min
3CR Community RadioSex Work Decriminalisation Bill in ParliamentKitty is joined with spokesperson Matthew Roberts from Sex Work Law Reform Victoria (SWLRV) to discuss the Victorian Sex Work Decriminalisation Bill that is currently being tabled in parliament. This is a pre-recording taking place prior to Thursday's 10.02.22 parliamentary debate on the bill. The two of them discuss why decrim is important, how it can affect change and what to expect.Join us again next week Thursday 17.02.2022 6pm to hear us reflect on the outcome and how it affects both sex workers and non sex workers alike. You can watch the live stream on the Victorian Government tabling the Sex Work D...2022-02-1000 min
3CR Community RadioHealthy Relationships: Bringing Back Excitement Into RelationshipsSummaryKitty and Sasja dive into exploring healthy relationships. We touch on how do we bring back excitement into a relationship that's misplaced it's magic? How to add sprinkles on what people may consider as "vanilla sex"? How important is communication really and what non verbal communication methods can we also use? We touch on vulnerabilities, insecurities, the power of finding out and encouragement to redirect unhealthy to healthier relationships. This is a jam packed episode not to be missed! Previous podcast episodes on consent:Cosent and Why It's Important: https://www.3cr.org.au/behindcloseddoors/episode-202110071800/consent-and-why-its-importantDiving Deeper Into Consent: https...2022-02-0300 min
3CR Community RadioInvasion Day, Our Definition of Sex Work, Motivation, and Future TopicsKitty and Sasja explore what changed their minds about Australia Day and are reminded to be thoughtful, sensitive, respectful, and kind. They then dive into their own definitions of sex work and explain why they dedicate time and energy to continuing Behind Closed Doors. There is also a sneaky preview of what is to come for the month of February.2022-01-2700 min
3CR Community RadioBehind Closed Doors Introduction to the New YearOn tonight’s episode : We welcome Kitty & Sasja back to the studio for the very first time this year. They will discussing on what they’ve been up to over the summer break, everything relating to sex work, sexual health and the sex positive movement. They also update listeners on what to expect in the coming months.2022-01-2000 min
3CR Community RadioMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!It’s our final episode for the year!! Kitty & Sasja had to do this episode via zoom meeting because Kitty is still under quarantine in her home. They talked about Kitty’s experience with covid-19, updates on decrim in Victoria and what to expect from BCD3CR next year. We would like to thank our loyal and new listeners for tuning on our show every Thursday. Thank you 3CR family for believing in us and giving us this platform for sex worker’s and allies’s voices to be heard. We’ve been broadcasting for 3 years now. Can you believe it?! We wish...2021-12-1600 min
3CR Community RadioTaylah Austen - Survivor Sex Worker to Comfortable Brothel WorkSasja had a conversation with Taylah Austen via zoom meeting on her experiences being in the sex work industry. Taylah Austen is a proud Gunggari and Kamilaraoi student, activist and a sex worker. Taylah received the highly prestigious DUX award in History during Year 12, and has gone on to be awarded the Monash Indigenous Scholarship for achievement and equality. Taylah sites her experiences as having been shaped by her home in the western suburbs, her journey as queer teenager, going to a public school and actively trying to decolonize sex work. Behind Closed Doors 3CR Thursday 6-6:30pm on 855am#BCD3C...2021-12-0900 min
3CR Community RadioBernie Clifford - IDPD2021International Day of People with Disability - Sasja had a conversation with Bernie Clifford, who is a person with disability. He loses his leg at the age of 25. Bernie is the founder of POME (www..bernzerk-pome.com.au) inside the Art Deco-inspired, Lynchian-influenced venue, patrons can eventually expect to find everything from exhibitions and performances to fashion shows, book readings and Q and A sessions with artists. He is also a film editor and producer, known for A Fistful of Heart (2000), Amissa Anima (2019), a character voice in Marry and Max ( 2009), a photographer and is an accredited changing places and SDA assessor...2021-12-0200 min
3CR Community Radio25NOV Special - Standing Up Against Family ViolenceIn this episode, Kitty digs deep into her experience with family violence and shares how she found a way out of it. In sharing her story, Kitty hopes to empower everyone to know that there is another life outside of violence and that we should never put up with any form of abuse.The 25 November is United Nation’s annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and ends on International Human Rights Day the 10th of December. This episode is created to be part of the in...2021-11-2500 min
3CR Community RadioFamily Relationships with Fathers and Sex WorkA cross interview between Kitty and Sasja and Jump Daddy from podcast, Dad to Me. We explore what our fathers and relatives think about our sex work and delve into solutions for happy healthy relationships. To check out Jump Daddy's podcast Dad to Me, click here.2021-11-1800 min
Radical AustraliaSasja SydekOn this week's show we welcome the charming Sasja Sydek, co-host of 3CR's Behind Closed Doors, a show which explores the world of sex work. Sasja is a trans woman of colour hailing from Singapore who has been jailed many times for simply being who she is. She is the co-founder of Trans Sisters United and Trans Pride March Melbourne as well as turning her hand to short film production of late. Sasja is a total fashion tragic and speaks four languages. One sassy, smart cookie right here. We thank Sasja for being our lovely guest this week. Here are s...2021-11-1000 min
3CR Community RadioConsent Wrap Up: Sharing Our Personal ExperiencesKitty Sasja share very personal experiences and insights into their lives about how consent operates in their relationships and try to answer some difficult questions around asking for and giving consent.2021-10-2800 min
3CR Community RadioDiving Deeper into ConsentKitty Sasja dive deeper into consent and share tips for sex in healthy relationships. If you only listen to one podcast in 2021, LET THIS BE IT!2021-10-2100 min
3CR Community RadioTaylor Cougle aka Luna Douleur - Transgender Issues, BDSM & ConsentTaylor Cougle aka Madame Luna Douleur is a proud trans woman from Victoria. On this episode, Sasja and Taylor discussed on how toxic the transgender sex worker community can be. Taylor took us on a journey of her bdsm world and filled us in on what it's really like to be Luna Douleur. Taylor educated us on her bdsm practice such as sensory deprivation can be things such as using blindfolds, blocking sounds it touch… Like mummification or even a float tank to rest in. Taylor also talked about how consent works in her bdsm practice. Have you heard of 'Lamint...2021-10-1400 min
3CR Community RadioConsent and Why It's ImportantConsent is not always an easy topic but Kitty and Sasja do their best in breaking it down and introducing consent in a way that is easily digestible. They discuss reasons for why consent important and encourage listeners to actively practice asking for consent in their day to day lives. This is a great episode to share with people who want healthier relationships. Tea as an Anology for Consent [Tea Consent video]- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQbei5JGiT8Music by amorphous - Beyoncé x Rihanna & Future - Yes Loveeeeee (Mashup) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIWSS8ecC50...2021-10-0700 min
3CR Community RadioKitty and Sasja Welcome Spring and Update ListenersWe love sharing exciting news here at Behind Closed Doors! Come listen to Kitty and Sasja give you all important updates and welcome spring into the year.2021-09-3000 min
3CR Community RadioMusic That Represents Womxn Empowerment!No matter what you’re in the mood for, this playlist of the best women-empowerment songs will get you healed and hyped. Being a woman as beautiful as it is nuanced. That’s why the artists who capture femininity best span iconic punk figures, house DJs, rappers of the 21st century, country singers, grunge front women, and everyone in between. There are so many great feminist songs by women artists that celebrate feminine brains, brawn, and beauty. Some extol the virtues of self-love, while others tackle complicated political questions related to the challenge of gender. Some are just bops about gettin...2021-09-2300 min
3CR Community RadioMusic That Makes You Feel UnstoppableListen in to a wide variety of music that makes you feel unstoppable and lifts the spirit through even the most trying of times.2021-09-1600 min
3CR Community RadioMusic That Sparks LoveKitty plays a wide selection of music in effort to remind us to spark love, romance, and rekindle the chase.2021-09-0900 min
3CR Community RadioSharing Sex Worker JourneysSex workers are diverse and so are the co-hosts at Behind Closed Doors. Listen in on this episode to learn the journeys shared in this episode.2021-08-2600 min
3CR Community RadioSex Work and Client ExperiencesThe hosts of BCD come together to spill the tea on client experiences. This highly anticipated replay recounts experiences with clients and explores the perspectives of service provider and client.2021-08-1900 min
3CR Community RadioSex Workers as Model CitizensKitty and Cassie explore their private lives and uncover how they live examplary lives standing up against bullies in our world. Be inspired to be proud citizens and help those around you.2021-08-1200 min
3CR Community RadioSasja and Dean interview Sandra Pankhurst the Trauma CleanerSasja and Dean interview Sandra Pankhurst the Trauma Cleaner who generously shares her knowledge, advice, and suggestions.2021-08-0500 min
3CR Community RadioTaking Intimate Relationships to the Next LevelSasja and Kitty take a dive into healthy relationships from a sexual health perspective. We give you our tips on how to revive your sex life and how to keep it going. We explain how consent IS sexy and opens up avenues for adventure! From sleeping with countless men, we give you a crash course on how you can begin having it all at home with your partner.2021-07-2900 min
3CR Community RadioPermanent Body Fashion! Body Piercings and TattoosWe are exploring permanent body fashion; tattoos to penis piercings. If you are deciding to date someone with permanent body fashion or are deciding to get some yourself, listen in!!! Join Sasja and Kitty as we discuss what you can wear that makes you the sexiest you’ve ever been.2021-07-2200 min
3CR Community RadioBreaking Big Cock MythsBig cock, small cock. Does size really matter? In this episode Sasja and Kitty break big cock myths. Is having a big cock really all that or is it something just for male porn stars or trans sex workers? Are there any added responsibilities? What to do if you have a micro penis? Listen in to find out tips and tricks for a better sex life regardless of the package you’re unzipping!2021-07-1500 min
3CR Community RadioComing Out Fashion and Celebrating YouComing out as a sex worker is a privilege to those you tell. Listen to Sasja and Kitty set the criteria and boundaries for themselves and journey with Kitty as she learns to reveal more of her inner self each day. Embrace natural biological sexual health needs with us and share this episode with anyone who has struggled with being judged as a sex worker!2021-07-0800 min
3CR Community Radio[Part 2] Demystifying Sex Work for the General Public with JakeIn this follow up episode, Jake asks about the morality of sex work. Can we really bust the stereotype and myths of sex work? Are the only clients we have the ones who cheat? Come join us as we explore what sex work really is. This episode explores sex work through the questions from a member of the general public in a safe space using Kitty's personal experiences. If you would like to be our next "Jake" then please contact us at bcd3cr@gmail.com.2021-07-0100 min
3CR Community Radio[Part 1] Demystifying Sex Work for the General Public with JakeFollowing on from our last episode of Sasja and Jake from 11 June 2021, Kitty is now grilled with burning questions that the general public has about sex work. Listen in to find out what it's like coming out to a friend, how much do sex workers really earn, and some well meaning advice for anyone who is considering sex work. This episode explores sex work through the questions from a member of the general public in a safe space using Kitty's personal experiences.2021-06-2400 min
3CR Community Radio3cr Radiothon - Sasja and Kitty Raise Money for Community Radio!It's the ONE time in the year that the team at Behind Closed Doors tries their best to raise funds for 3CR!!! Join Sasja and Kitty who LiveStream on Instagram while broadcasting live on air. This cheeky episode is fun, full of great music, and free spirited dancing!2021-06-1700 min
3CR Community RadioJake - Public Opinion on Sex WorkBehind Closed Doors host Sasja Sydek interviews a closed friend of Kitty Galore who just found out about Kitty's sex work. Listen to their discussion on what his opinion is on sex work and explores any emotion of shock. Sasja also follows up with Kitty's reflections.2021-06-1000 min
Tuesday Breakfast#March4Justice, The Radical History of IWD, ‘Why Did She Have to Tell the World?’ and Sasja Sydek's upcoming Midsumma performanceNews Headlines - Three Indigenous deaths in custody in a week, Sarah Everard vigil in the UK (and violence against the Black community in the UK), burqa ban in Sri Lanka, and #March4Justice // Alternative News - We discuss the radical history of International Women’s Day and look closely at Alexandra Kollontai’s 1913 article ‘Women’s Day’ // March 4 Justice Rally - We hear interviews from 3CR’s live cross to yesterday’s march in Naarm (Melbourne). We hear from Sue Bolton (Moreland City Councillor) and Tilde Joy (3CR Programmer from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union) // 3CR ‘Out of the Pan’ - We pla...2021-03-1500 min3CR Community RadioKim Cums and Jarryd Bartle: Say NO to Part 9 of the Anti Porn Laws!Will Australia have a version of Fosta/Sesta that hurt marginalised people including sex workers? Dean Lim chats with legal expert Jarryd Bartle and porn performer Kim Cums to dissect the legal ramifications. New Zealand has a better grasp about porn and society via an informative commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzrYIIGT0vAWhat can Australians do about the upcoming changes to our Porn Laws? We can write a submission before 14th Feb 2021: https://www.communications.gov.au/have-your-say/consultation-bill-new-online-safety-act 2021-01-2800 min
3CR Community Radio16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based ViolenceGender-based violence is NEVER ok.The entire Behind Closed Doors Team encourages everyone to call outand stand up against gender-based violence!As mentioned during this episode, check out:www.unwomen.orgwww.facebook.com/thekindnesspandemic Online resource (updated)International Domestic Violence Resource Guide (2023)mysticmag.com 24/7 Support servicesLifeline: phone 131 114 lifeline.org.au Beyond Blue: phone 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ 1800-RESPECT: phone 1800 737 732 https://www.1800respect.org.au/contact-us Safe Steps: phone 1800 015 188 https://www.safesteps.org.au MensLine: phone 1300 789 978 https://mensline.org.au Sexual Assault Crisis Line: phone 1800 806 292 https://www.sacl.com.au/ Kids Helpline: phone 1800 55 1800 (for ages 5 to 25) https://kidshelpline.com.au/ Office Hours SupportOrange Door: ht...2020-11-2600 min
3CR Community RadioLinda Cowen - SlutWalk Melbourne 2020Our BCD team chat with Linda Cowen, one of the organisers of SlutWalk Melbourne, about the serious issues on ending Slut-Shaming, Victim-Blaming, Rape-Culture and more... SlutWalk Melbourne want the government to know that we will not be silenced! The online event will be broadcast live on 3CR. Follow www.facebook.com/slutwalkmelbourne for further updates.2020-11-1200 min
3CR Community RadioSelena Hobeiche aka Fifi & Sasja Sydek - Cam GirlDean & Sasja had a chat with Selena aka Fifi about her friendship with Sasja and their first time working abroad in the sex industry as cam girls. It was a bitter sweet experince for the both of them. Have a listen...2020-10-2900 min
3CR Community RadioDean Hurlston - Responsible Council Spending NowWhich Council in Victoria allocates funds to investigate and prosecute illegal brothels? Sassy and Kitty had a chat with Dean Hurlston, the President of RPV (Ratepayers Victoria) about the role of local councils and the purpose of rates.2020-10-2200 min
3CR Community RadioMP Fiona Patten - Victoria's Sex Work Review UpdateVictoria's Sex Work Review is under way. Public submissions have been completed. MP Fiona Patten, who led this historic review, has now submitted her findings to the Victorian Government. Dean Lim had a chat with Fiona Patten and Lisa Marie (spokesperson from peer led lobby group Sex Work Law Reform Victoria) to learn more about the next stage towards sex work decriminalisation.2020-10-1500 min
3CR Community RadioMelissa Brown Part 2 - Family Violence & Relationships[Part 2] Family violence counsellor and court support worker Melissa Brown chats with us about relationships. Kitty also discusses her experience as a victim survivor of family violence.Relationships may not be simple. Everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect. *THIS EPISODE CONTAINS CONTENT AND TRIGGER WARNINGS*If you or a loved one need support, please contact the following support networks below. 24/7 Support servicesLifeline: phone 131 114https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Beyond Blue: phone 1300 22 4636https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ 1800-RESPECT: phone 1800 737 732https://www.1800respect.org.au/contact-us Safe Steps: phone 1800 015 188https://www.safesteps.org.au MensLine: phone 1300 789 978https://mensline.org.au Sexual Assaul...2020-09-2400 min
3CR Community RadioMelissa Brown Part 1 - Family Violence & Relationships[PART1] Family violence counsellor and court support worker Melissa Brown chats with us about relationships. Dean shares his experience as a victim survivor of family violence.Relationships may not be simple. Everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect. *THIS EPISODE CONTAINS CONTENT AND TRIGGER WARNINGS*If you or a loved one need support, please contact the following support networks below. 24/7 Support servicesLifeline: phone 131 114https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Beyond Blue: phone 1300 22 4636https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ 1800-RESPECT: phone 1800 737 732https://www.1800respect.org.au/contact-us Safe Steps: phone 1800 015 188https://www.safesteps.org.au MensLine: phone 1300 789 978https://mensline.org.au Sexual Assault Cris...2020-09-1700 min
3CR Community RadioSandra Pankhurst - The Trauma CleanerA transgender woman who was adopted into an abusive family, forced to live a malnourished life in a backyard shed and worked in brothels across Australia has found solace in the most unlikely of professions.Sandra Pankhurst has worked as a trauma cleaner for more than two decades after noticing a void in the market after becoming one of Australia's first female funeral directors.Sandra has accomplished a lot in her life, as some will know from reading "The Trauma Cleaner", Sandra has built Australia's largest and most successful trauma cleaning business. From small beginnings going on to become the...2020-08-2700 min
3CR Community RadioChristine McQueen - My Battles with Financial DiscriminationKitty and Dean had a chat with celebrity sex worker Christine McQueen about her experiences battling financial discrimination.2020-08-1300 min
3CR Community RadioDarren Sudgen - Brothel OwnerDarren Sudgen is a brothel owner in a Melbourne suburb. Sassy and Dean had a chat with Darren on how he got into the Sex Work industry. His business has been put on hold since March due to Covid-19. He talked about how he's coping with the Victorian lockdown... and what this deadly virus has done to his business and to all his employees.2020-08-0600 min
3CR Community RadioMaggie McNeill Part 2 - Sex Work ActivistKitty and Dean had a chat with Maggie McNeill about the importance of sex work activism, her writing and the need for sex work decriminalisation.2020-07-3000 min
3CR Community RadioMaggie McNeill Part 1 - The War On Whores DocumentaryWhy is it important for sex workers to be involved with media representation? Kitty and Dean had a chat with author and sex worker, Maggie McNeill about the documentary "The War on Whores".2020-07-2300 min
3CR Community RadioSam Elkin - Roberta Perkins Law ProjectSassy and Dean had a chat with Sam Elkin from St Kilda Legal Service, the founder of The Roberta Perkins Law Project: A new legal service supporting trans and gender diverse communities in Victoria.2020-07-0900 min
3CR Community RadioKatie Cameron - RED Magazine Issue #37Katie Cameron, the new editor of RED magazine came to our show to talked about the latest issue of the sex worker community magazine. Miss Cameron has taken this magazine to another level. One word: FRESH! Sassy and Dean discussed the news of the week including many community consultations for Victoria's Sex Work Law Review such as the numerous ones hosted by Sex Workers' Voices Victoria.2020-07-0200 min3CR Community RadioCovid19 Inquiry and sex work Part 2Kitty and Dean discuss the breaking news stories including new Victorian Minister of Consumer Affairs, Melissa Horne. Also 17th July deadline for submissions to Sex Work Law Review led by MP Fiona Patten. Many groups and individuals participating including pop-up project Sex Workers' Voices Victoria helmed by Cheryl Overs from Michael Kirby Centre for Public Health and Human Rights. This week is Part 2 with MP David Limbrick about Victoria's Covid19 Inquiry and why we all need to be involved.2020-06-2553 min3CR Community RadioCovid19 Inquiry and sex work Part 1Sassy and Dean chat about the launch of The Roberta Perkins Law Project. Kitty and Dean ask MP David Limbrick about Victoria's Covid19 Inquiry and its importance to sex workers.2020-06-1853 min
3CR Community RadioCheryl Overs & Estelle Lucas - Victoria's Sex Work Review DeadlineWe have the honour of being the first to hear about "Sex Workers' Voices Victoria". Guests Cheryl Overs (founder of The Prostitutes' Collective of Victoria and Scarlet Alliance) and Estelle Lucas (founder of Red Files) discuss the details and how we can get involved with the 2020 Sex Work Law Review.2020-06-1100 min
3CR Community RadioKevin Jones - Workplace Safety Part 2Dean had a chat with Kevin Jones in Part 2 of Workplace Safety in Victoria. Sassy and Dean discussed workplace hazards in Victorian brothels.2020-06-0400 min
3CR Community RadioKevin Jones - Workplace Safety Part 1Sassy and Dean had a chat about the importance of International Sex Workers Day on June 2nd.Dean and workplace safety expert Kevin Jones discussed Occupational Health and Safety in brothels.Kitty and Dean reflect on their brothel workplace experiences.2020-05-2800 min
3CR Community RadioAustralian Government Public Health Recommendations or Sex Work Stigma?Kitty and Dean deconstruct the Australian Government's 3 Step framework for a Covid Safe Australia. What does this mean for brothels and sex workers in Victoria?2020-05-2100 min
3CR Community RadioCan Victorian Sex Workers Return To Work?Coronavirus restrictions in Victoria has eased up to allow social visits of up to 5 visitors per household. Why are private sex workers still banned from working? Kitty and Dean discussed the implications.2020-05-1400 min
3CR Community RadioRita Therese - Sex MemoirsRita Therese is a writer and sex worker from Melbourne and the author of Come: A Memoir. She began her writing career when she joined the sex industry at 18. She is also the author of a series of zines chronicling her journey as a sex worker.2020-05-0700 min
3CR Community RadioPort Phillip Council Support Sex Work DecriminalizationKitty and Dean discussed to what happened at this week's council meeting for Port Phillip Council, where a member from Sex Work Law Reform Victoria spoke about their experiences as a sex worker.Lisa shared her reviews on a documentary film - 'The War on Whores'.Sunday 8th March is International Women's Day. Our co-presenter, Sassy Sin will be struting the runway for a good cause and to raise money at This Is Me Fashion Show Melbourne.2020-03-0500 min
Thursday BreakfastDeathscapes, Justice for Uyghur people, Existence is Resistance, Trans Sisters United, Trans affirmative health care7.00 am Acknowledgement of country 7:05 am News with Cait Kelly 7.15 am We hear a segment of the episode, Femicide, from the 3CR Doin Time show, where Professor Bronwyn Carlson discusses missing and murdered Indigenous women in Australia and internationally as part of the Deathscapes project.**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this recording contains the names and stories of people who have passed away 7.30 am We speak with Nurmuhammad Majid Siddiq, Uyghur leader and spokesman, about the plight of the Uyghur People of East Turkistan. He speaks about the crimes against humanity being committed against his people and...2020-02-2600 min
3CR Community RadioMasturbation! Self Love or Self Harm?Masturbation: Do u see is at self love or can it be harmful to you? Can masturbation help or hinder sexual performance? Kitty and Dean discussed what masturbation means to them.2020-02-1300 min
3CR Community RadioBody ImageWhat do sex workers think about their bodies? Is there such a thing as the perfect body? Kitty and Dean had a chat about their own experiences with their body image, self love and self acceptance.2020-02-0600 min
Thursday BreakfastEnd Rape on Campus, Pay the Rent, Archer First Nations Issue, Trans Sisters United, House of DévineAcknowledgement of country Alternative News We speak with Sharner Bremner the founder and director of End Rape on Campus Australia. EROC provides assistance and support to higher education students who have been sexually assaulted or harassed. We discuss the systemic issues behind the recent award of an Order of Australian to men’s rights activist Bettina Arndt, the widespread nature of victim blaming and the crucial importance of believing survivors. Following Invasion Day 2020 and renewed calls for all settlers to Pay the Rent, we listen to part of an interview with Aunty Hazel Collins, one of the founders of Grandmother's Agains...2020-01-2900 min
3CR Community RadioMP Andy Meddick - Animal Justice Party Views On Sex WorkWhat does the Animal Justice Party stand for and do they support sex workers? Find out more when Sassy and Dean had a chat with MP Andy Meddick.A trans woman from Sydney was murdered recently. BCD pay our respect to Kimberley McRae.2020-01-2300 min
3CR Community RadioMP Fiona Patten - Victorian Sex Work Law Reform 2020Politician Fiona Patten will be leading the Sex Work Law Reform Inquiry in 2020. Dean Lim had a chat with Fiona Patten to find out more about the Inquiry with special guest Lisa Marie from Victorian sex worker peer led not-for-profit organisation - Sex Work Law Reform Victoria. UPDATE: for more information https://www.vic.gov.au/review-make-recommendations-decriminalisation-sex-work2019-12-0500 min
3CR Community RadioPolitician David Limbrick on Sex Work LawsVictorian State MP, David Limbrick of the Liberal Democrats, joins Kitty Galore and Dean Lim to discuss Sex Work Lawsand the need for decriminalisation. Please note 3CR and Behind Closed Doors in no way endorses the Liberal Democrats Party.This was an unpaid interview. The words and thoughts expressed by David Limbrick are his own.2019-10-1753 min
3CR Community RadioLatoya Hoeg - Exploring Trans Sex Work Part 2: Stigma, Relationships & In Bedroom ExpectationsCatch up with your weekly dose of laughs as Latoya Hoeg and Sassy Sin help to continue educating us around the world of being a trans sex worker. Find out why the trans community frown upon "mopping" and why porn industries uses "fluffers". Also find out why Kitty yells "HORSE" and whether or not she is "moist" by the end of the show. Don't call us if you tummy hurts from laughing - you've been warned!2019-08-1500 min
3CR Community RadioLatoya Hoeg - Exploring Trans Sex Work Part 1: Transitioning in the 80s/90s, Religion, Sisterhood and RelationshipsJoin us for some fun as Latoya Hoeg and Sassy Sin share light on what it means to be a woman of transgender experience and a sex worker. We hear how they overcome their challenges all the way to celebration of who they are today. Latoya also graciously shares her motto of self-love which stems from being able to pay her bills, looking after herself, and putting a roof over her head. Listen in for some laughs and your healthy dose of self-love.2019-08-0800 min
3CR Community RadioCassie Joy - Can Sex Workers be Model Citizens?Listen in to hear who are undercover sex workers and find out whether sex workers can be model citizens of our community today. Walk away inspired to be a nonjudgemental person and learn to speak up for those who are being unfairly treated. Become a better person and share with people around you a quote from Elie Wiesel, "We must take sides. Neutrality helps the opressor never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented".2019-08-0100 min
3CR Community RadioEstelle Lucas - Red FilesWhat happens when an enterprising sex worker uses technology to help and support the sex worker community? Sassy and Dean had a chat with Estelle Lucas, the founder of Red Files - an online sex worker resource.2019-07-1100 min
3CR Community RadioInternational Sex Workers Day 2019This is a special one hour episode discussing sex workers rights and organisations around the world. Just in time for International Sex Workers Day on June 2nd.2019-05-3000 min
3CR Community RadioBella Green - A Lady Of Many TalentsBella is a stand-up comedian, writer and sex worker living in Melbourne, Australia. She got her start in comedy by telling jokes in brothels to anyone who'd listen. Now she tells jokes in some of the best comedy rooms in the country. Her debut stand-up hour, Bella Green is Charging For It, answers all the questions you’d never thought to ask about the adult industry. You can also find her at The Breast of the Fest, a showcase of the best up-and-coming stand-ups at comedy festivals around Australia.Bella writes and acts for The Improv Conspiracy’s house sketch team Goi...2019-04-1800 min