Episodes
In this week's After Show we discuss the legacy of iconique queer artist Tom of Finland, in celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday (first published May 23rd, 2020). We also discuss Facebook's hate speech dilemma and the fall out of the Stop Hate For Profit campaign (first published July 11th, 2020). The Gays Are Revolting went on an indefinite hiatus in August 2020. Keep up to date with new developments by following The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at @gaysrevolting,...
Published 10/17/20
New to Lipp, Transdemic is a four-part series documenting trans and gender diverse experiences of the global pandemic, COVID-19. Take a listen to episode one on healthcare and disability, and be sure to subscribe to Transdemic wherever you listen to us.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 10/11/20
In one of our most downloaded episodes, we interview Shane Gardner, general manager of Melbourne’s iconic sauna Wet on Wellington. He chats to us about the building’s history in Collingwood, the darker sides of running (multiple!) sex on premises venues, and his own personal coming out at forty (first published October 12, 2019). The Gays Are Revolting went on an indefinite hiatus in August 2020. Keep up to date with new developments by following The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at...
Published 10/09/20
In this week’s After Show we discuss the privileged nature of the self-care movement and ways to approach self-care as a queer person (first published March 18, 2020). We also weigh up the benefits of drunk sex vs. sober sex (first published February 8, 2020). The Gays Are Revolting went on an indefinite hiatus in August 2020. Keep up to date with new developments by following The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at @gaysrevolting, Facebook at The Gays Are Revolting & Instagram...
Published 10/03/20
In this week's collection of After Shows we discuss instances of bumping into exes (first published March 14, 2020) and the impact of prostate cancer on queers with prostates (first published June 27, 2020). The Gays Are Revolting went on an indefinite hiatus in August 2020. Keep up to date with new developments by following The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at @gaysrevolting, Facebook at The Gays Are Revolting & Instagram @gaysrevoltingpod..  The Gays Are Revolting is produced by...
Published 09/26/20
Excuse Me, I Have Something To Say is a new show to Lipp Media. Join host Shaun Phillip Naylor as he attempts to better understand the human experience. From feminism to queer representation, dealing with grief to embracing identity, Shaun creates a safe space to have conversations with both experts and real people who have something to say. In this episode, Shaun is joined by his fiancé Benny Cole. Together they recount their own personal experiences with coming to terms with their own...
Published 09/24/20
In this week’s set of After Shows we revisit the topic of body positivity (including how that’s changed in isolation) and our connection to the body positive movement at large (originally published April 11, 2020). Kyle's mum Patrizia and brother Ty also play a game of 'which gay son' (originally published June 13, 2020). The Gays Are Revolting went on an indefinite hiatus in August 2020. Keep up to date with new developments by following The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at...
Published 09/19/20
In this week's collection of After Shows we discuss our queer spaces post-COVID 19, including the harsh reality of running a 'gay bar' prior to COVID, and what we'd like to see in our spaces once they reopen (this episode was first released June 6 2020, right before Melbourne's second lockdown). We then go on to discuss how Zoom has taken over our lockdown lives, and how our community are adapting offline spaces in an online world (first released April 25, 2020). The Gays Are Revolting went...
Published 09/12/20
In this week's After Show collection Dr George answers your questions on managing OCD symptoms, sex therapy, PrEP for trans and gender diverse people and more (first released 25 July 2020). We're also joined by Dylan O'Hara from Vixen Collective to discuss the fight to decriminalise sex work in Victoria and how the local queer sex work community has been impacted by COVID-19 (first released 1 August 2020). Finally, enjoy a blooper reel of our various (and hilarious) flubs from the past two...
Published 09/05/20
New to Lipp Media, Join Ruby and Jack for a road trip around this great-southern-sunburnt-lucky-down-under-land we call Straya! They're here for your fortnightly dose of uninformed advice, obscure Australian references, and bogan couture. This winnebago is packed full of nostalgia, hop in girls!' Subscribe wherever you listen to us!   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 08/30/20
Welcome to our the beginning of our After Show releases! To kick off we're talking to the producer of The Gays Are Revolting Dan Gregg about how and why he cast each host, the process of pulling together topics and editing the show each week, and the messages he hopes listeners will take away after 101 episodes. The Gays Are Revolting went on an indefinate hiatus in August 2020. This After Show was first released on August 15, 2020. Keep up to date with new developments by following The...
Published 08/29/20
And just like that - it's our final episode! 2020's been a fiery pile of shit, but when they go low? We go high, baby. So, in an effort to provide some hope in this new topsy turvy world, we discuss Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris' political voting record on issues that matter to the queer community, and the very real possibility of seeing positive change in a post-Trump United States. We also break down TikTok's #FemBoys trend, where straight cis men seem to be...
Published 08/21/20
A new addition to Lipp Media, bookslut is a fortnightly podcast about sex, feminism and erotic literature. In this episode, Sam and Abby talk about bisexuality. They shit on Freud (figuratively), unzip pants (literally) and reminisce about hypersexual teenage games. Listen to bookslut wherever you listen to us!   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 08/18/20
It’s episode 100! And we’ve saved one of our best until last. In this episode, Tom interviews his good friend Debra McDougall. As a self proclaimed ‘f*g hag’ living in San Fransisco throughout the ’70s, ’80s and ‘90s, Debra talks about the death of her close friend to AIDS, having to travel to another state for an abortion, Ronald Reagan’s response to the AIDS epidemic and meeting her husband getting tear-gassed protesting the Vietnam war.  And it's our final After Show! To wrap things up...
Published 08/14/20
This week we’re joined by Curt Mason from Naked Man, a community organisation creating fun and inclusive workshops, retreats and camps, all done in the nude. He talks us through how his camps run, the psychology around consent and re-learning how to connect with your body through masterbation. We also track Ellen DeGeneres’ spectacular fall from grace as allegations of mistreatment mount up and discuss the value of Grindr during Melbourne’s Stage 4 lockdown. Subscribe (for free!), rate and...
Published 08/08/20
Our dear Revolters, there’s no easy way to say this, so here goes: The Gays Are Revolting will be going on an indefinite hiatus at the end of this month. We’ve had such an incredible time making this show and sharing not only our own stories, but the stories of the inspiring queer community members we’ve featured over the last two years. Today we released our 98th episode, and it’s been a dream from day one to hit 100. We’re pushing that number to 101, and we promise our last few episodes...
Published 08/01/20
This week we’re joined by community lawyer Sam Elkin to discuss Victoria's first LGBTIQ legal service, how our queerness intersects with the law, and the various ways queer, trans and gender diverse people can still be discriminated against within employment and housing. Dr. George is also back to chat through Victoria’s mandated masks, implications for people with facial hair and other local COVID-19 developments, and sticks around to answer your listener questions in our After Show! Topics...
Published 07/25/20
Being a millennial isn’t easy – our climate is warming, our social lives are being mediated by technology and the internet, and politicians are out of sync with what we want. Contrary to the popular narrative about millennials being entitled snowflakes, we're faced with challenges that previous generations would never have imagined. In Heckin' Concerned, Amruta speaks with smart and sensitive people about topics that scare millennials, and how to find some hope amongst the endless smashed...
Published 07/21/20
To discuss what many refer to as Melbourne’s Stonewall, today we’re joined by creator of queer nightclub 'Tasty' Gavin Campbell to talk through the infamous police raid that occurred in his club in 1994, and the class action lawsuit against Victoria Police that resulted. We also discuss inappropriate questions straight people ask us and the media’s tendency to over-sexualise gay people. In this week's After Show we chat through the tragic passing of Naya Rivera, the so-called "Glee curse"...
Published 07/18/20
This week we’re joined by queer psychologist Dr. Marcus Squirrell to discuss compulsive sexual behaviour, including its links to internalised homophobia and more frequent encounters of cheating, as well as how shame is experienced by people dealing with sexual compulsions during the pandemic. We also chat about Melbourne’s renewed coronavirus battle and some of the crazier COVID-related misinformation floating about (no, Bill Gates isn't using nasal swabbing tests to implant microchips into...
Published 07/11/20
This week we chat to queer author Britt East about his new book A Gay Man’s Guide To Life. We discuss the masks we wear to hide our true selves, how gay men use friendship with other gay men to find confidence, rampant racism in the gay community and the responsibility we have to learn about other members within the LGBT community. We’re also joined by Paul Mizzi from The Swapcast Podcast to chat to us about queer films that have flown under our radar over the last few years.  And in this...
Published 07/04/20
This week we’re reconciling childhood affection for Harry Potter with the widely critiqued views of the trans community by its author J.K. Rowling. We discuss the dangerous ideas resonating with TERFS, trans-antagonism, and the misguided thinking of those relying on an unfounded idea about how trans people use bathrooms. We also interview WA based artist and activist George Foulkes-Taylor about how queer outreach in rural communities fosters a sense of safety for queer people, what it means...
Published 06/27/20
New to Lipp Media, F*ck Off & Die is a crude cosmic hug for people going through heartbreak. It's made by Sarah Robinson and Jade Foo from a lounge room in Perthm Western Australia.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 06/23/20
It's a shorter episode today, but we’re not holding back on all that juicy infotainment. This week we’re joined by Safe Schools Coalition co-founder, veteran LGBTI activist and Marxist Roz Ward. Roz chats to us about the Safe Schools program ten years on, understanding the capitalist system’s limitations for minority groups, and how the Black Lives Matter protests have assisted the socialist movement. Subscribe (for free!), rate and review The Gays Are Revolting on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...
Published 06/19/20
All the girls stepping out for a family affair! This week we’re joined by Kyle's mother Patrizia and brother Tyronne to spill the tea about Kyle's wild teenage ways, Patrizia’s youth spent tearing up the gay clubs, and what it’s like living with a queer sibling. A huge kiss to Patrizia and Ty for coming in! We’re also joined by William Trewlynn, founder of BlaQ, a not-for-profit initiative for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQ+ community. He chats to us about wildly...
Published 06/13/20