Doug PollardFRESHLY DOUG THURSDAY FEBRUARY 04
Why is this woman apparently ignoring gays & lesbians lack of representation in companies and managements?
THIS WEEK . . .
Eyewitness report from the historic Don't Ask Don't Tell hearings in Washington, PFLAG frontwoman Shelley Argent demands trade unions get behind equal marriage, employment agency RossJuliaRoss announces ‘comprehensive’ survey of workplace diversity but ignores GBLTI people, and the first of a series of reports on attitudes to gays and lesbians from around Australia. Plus we get to meet the man behind the uniform with GLLO head honcho Scott Davis.
Harley Dennett
First we’ll be heading to Washington DC where Harley Dennett - whose husband is in the Australian military - has been attending the congressional hearings into the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the policy that prevents gays and lesbians from serving openly in the US military.
And where a court in California has been hearing arguments against Proposition 8, the referendum that overturned same-sex marriage in the state. This one may go all the way to the US Supreme Court and either cement or block gay marriage for a generation.
Scott Davis
As always between 10 and 11 I spend an hour with someone special. Today’s guest is someone Joy listeners know well from the Rainbow Report , The Conch and The Good Police. Scott Davis is the Manager of the Victorian Police Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officers, and though he’s not a gay man himself, his efforts on our behalf have transformed the relationship between the police and the gay community. He joins us at 10.
Shelley Argent
This week ACON, on behalf of the LGBTI Health Alliance, launched a government funded education campaign to make us all aware of what we got from the 85 law reforms they put through on our behalf. There was a big launch outside Sydney Opera House, a single from Natalie Bassingthwaighte, and lots of t-shirts.
We’ll be talking more about the campaign over the course of the month, but it was evident that, although people are very grateful for what has been done, we expect more, as Julie McCrossin said at the launch.
Later on 7s Sunrise Shelley Argent, national PFLAG spokesperson, made the same point. She’s also carrying on campaigning, and joins us to give us the lowdown.
Sarah Rogan
I received an interesting press release from Julia Ross's employment agency, telling me all about their ‘comprehensive diversity survey’ that, oddly, didn’t include us. I invited Julia Ross to explain why her 'comprehensive' survey didn’t include us, but she failed to respond by the deadline.
Instead we talk to Sarah Rogan, of the Trade Unions Pride campaign, that seeks to promote GLBTI diversity in the workplace.
Daniel Witthaus
If you could significantly change school student attitudes toward gay men and lesbians, would you do it? What if it only took you one hour a week for six weeks?
That’s a question posed by Daniel Witthaus and his answer is ‘That’s So Gay’ – a book he’s about to launch and take on tour around the country. In the first of a series of appearances, as he reports back to Freshly Doug on the state of the nations homophobia, Daniel joins us to explain what he’s doing, and why.
And the rest
Plus Cate the Green Renter returns, and Will Conyers brings us the latest local theatre news.
St Dorothy Day Midsumma Mass Friday 6.30
See you all at St Agnes Church, Booran Rd., Glen Huntly on Friday 5, 6.30 pm for the annual gay Midsumma Mass. Guest preacher is last weeks Digging Deeper guest Meredith Rogers - check out the Joy website for the podcast. And there's supper afterwards.
Pride March Victoria
Don't forget Pride March starts at 2pm this year on Sunday - I'll be there for Joy so stop by and say hi or listen in.
Nine2Noon Thursday on Joy 94.9, streaming live at Really Long Link
SMS 0427 JOY 949, that’s 0427 569 949, or twitter @freshlydoug. Email onair@joy.org.au or call 1300 JOY 949 – 1300 569 949.
Gay ban at Myer?
Don't forget, if you have any knowledge of Virgin/Sanity pulling gay titles off display or removing gay display racks in their own or Myer stores, let me know freshlydoug@joy.org.au - we know it happened at Myer Virgin Chadstone, but where else?
