Hide and Seek

Director Neil Armfield and screenwriter Tommy Murphy, join Dean Beck for an in-depth, behind the scenes analysis of the movie and majesty that is Holding The Man. Timothy Conigrave’s beloved, bestselling memoir became an award-winning stage play; now, at last, it’s been adapted for the big screen. The post Holding the Man appeared first on Hide and Seek.

Andrew and Tim chat with Jane from the Vixen Collective about the upcoming Festival of Sex Work in Melbourne; a celebration of the lives, skills, culture and community of sex workers. The post Celebrating Sex Work appeared first on Hide and Seek.

Join Dean, Avi and 2012 Laird Leatherman Ben Riethmuller as they discuss A Week of Leather and the upcoming 2015 Laird Leatherman competition. The post A Week of Leather appeared first on Hide and Seek.

Dean and Tim chat to Steven Spencer about the art of douching and how you can avoid those nasty surprises when you're in the heat of the moment. The post Don’t be a douche! appeared first on Hide and Seek.

It's 12 months since the worlds largest scientific, medical and human rights conference AIDS 2014 came to Melbourne. Dean revisits some of the highlights from JOY 94.9's coverage of the event including the tragedy of the MH17 airline disaster, the extraordinary stories from delegates and the legacy of AIDS 2014. The post AIDS 2014: Highlights appeared first on Hide and Seek.

Andrew the Apprentice and James have a chat with Tim and Stu, co-founders of the Leather Mob in Melbourne, which aims to bring leather to the masses by breaking down the stereotypes of both leather […] document.createElement('audio'); http://joy.org.au/hideandseek/wp-content/uploads/sites/144/2015/06/2015-06-10-Leather-Mob.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:56 — 24.9MB) The post Bringing leather to the masses appeared first on Hide and Seek.

Andrew the Apprentice is joined by David and Mark to discuss Australian Marriage Equality and their marriage in San Francisco. document.createElement('audio'); http://joy.org.au/hideandseek/wp-content/uploads/sites/144/2015/05/2015-05-27-Marriage-Equality.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:19 — 27.1MB) The post Marriage equality in practice appeared first on Hide and Seek.

John Scott, PhD, is Professor, Faculty of Law, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology (Australia). He is an internationally recognized sexual health and public health researcher. Since 2001, John has published one book, one […] The post Male Sex Work and Society appeared first on Hide and Seek.

There is a sub-culture becoming a lot more visible in the pubs and clubs of Melbourne… the men who identify as pups. In this episodeof Hide & Seek, Andrew and James get an introduction to […] The post Intro to the Pup Life appeared first on Hide and Seek.

What does it take to organise a good private party? What sort of lube should you avoid if you have floorboards? Dean and Andrew are joined by a couple of gentleman who have successfully run […] The post Private Parties appeared first on Hide and Seek.

May is Masturbation Month, so Dean and James thought they’d explore all the ‘jerkings’ of this wondrous pleasure. What’s this history of wanking? Did the Romans do it? Surely the Ancient Greeks did?! The boys […] The post Masturbation Month appeared first on Hide and Seek.

The #approvePrEPdownunder campaign has entered its next phase with the release by the Victorian AIDS Council of a new video featuring the community leaders living with HIV: One of those community leaders is Hide & […] The post Community voices support PrEP appeared first on Hide and Seek.

From 10 to 19 April 2015 across Australia it is National Youth Week. This week we chatted to some of the team from VAC’s Young & Gay network which provides a fun, interactive and supportive […] The post Young & Gay in National Youth Week appeared first on Hide and Seek.

This week, comedian Harley Breen drops by to chat with James and Dean. He’s in town with his latest comedy festival show,Just Another Naked Encounter,so we thought it was appropriate that he explains himself – […] The post Harley Breen talks comedy and spontaneous hard ons appeared first on Hide and Seek.

There is a new BDSM playspace called Splinterin Melbourne, but what is with the “no sex”rule? Listen in as Dean and Andrew chat with co-owners Red and Heath about their new venture. The post Welcome to Splinter appeared first on Hide and Seek.

This week James Findlay and Andrew the Apprentice are joined by ZDNet Journalist, Josh Taylor, to discuss metadata and how the legislation being debated will effect the gay community. Will the government know what sites […]

The VAC is leading a national push for PrEP to be approved for use in Australia. VAC Health Promotion Leader Harry McAnultyand Living Positive Victoria Executive Officer Brent Allen join Dean and Andrew to discuss […]

Following the “controversy” from Russell Tovey’s statements about masculinity and the family environment in which he was raised, Andrew The Apprentice and James chat with Stephen and Daniel about concepts of masculinity within the gay […]

As recently reported, twinks are more likely to have higher rates of smoking and alcohol consumption in comparison to other young gay men, according to a study conducted by the Australian Research Centre for Sexual […]

Join Avi, Stu, Deryckand Nigel as we discuss our body modificationsincluding tattoos, piercings, implants and more. We talk about what we’ve done, why we did it and what our friends, partnersand lovers think about them.