Sport is an integral part of Australian life and provides a multitude of benefits for our society. It does however bring up issues of inclusiveness and participation and raises questions about how we could use sport to promote more inclusive so

The Rise of Sexting

May 15th, 2014 15m 21s

A recent study found that 54% of surveyed Australian teenagers reported receiving a sexually explicit text message and 26% reported sending a sexually explicit photo of themselves. It also looked at the sexual knowledge and activity of teenager

The Rainbow Tick

May 1st, 2014 13m 27s

Liam Leonard (Director, GLHV, La Trobe University) on inclusive practise and setting up the Rainbow Tick, an LGBTI accreditation for organisations.Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Contraception Confusion

Apr 3rd, 2014 15m 16s

Professor Jayne Lucke (ARCSHS, La Trobe University) on contraception: what we know about it, how we use it, and the challenges of clearing up the confusion.Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Reimagining Hepatitis B

Oct 10th, 2013 13m 17s

Jack Wallace (Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society) on attempts to change the public policy response to Hepatitis B.Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Doing LGBTI Policy Differently

Jun 21st, 2013 15m 59s

Liam Leonard (Acting Director, Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria (GLHV), Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University) raises the question - should we consider policy doing LGBTI differently?Liam argues that what is needed now are not only i

Sexuality, Diversity and Ageing

Jun 20th, 2013 17m 30s

Dr Catherine Barrett (ARCSHS, La Trobe University) coordinates a program promoting the sexual health of older people at Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria and the Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society.Catherine had a Big FAT Idea

Sex Education That Works

May 13th, 2012 15m 34s

Jenny Walsh (ARCSHS, La Trobe University) on sex education that works.Despite worry about the effects of sexualised media content on children, and a swathe of research that documents a less than healthy state of young people's sexual health,

Sport and Violence Against Women

May 8th, 2012 46m 3s

Sport and Violence Against Women (handout)

May 8th, 2012 46m 3s

Private Lives

May 3rd, 2012 10m 31s

Liam Leonard (ARCSHS, La Trobe University) Private Lives, the national survey of the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender Australians.Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Sexuality Education in Schools

May 12th, 2011 11m 52s

Beyond Homophobia

Apr 15th, 2011 17m 25s

Modern Men and Masculinity

Mar 18th, 2011 15m 31s

Modern Day Eunuchs

Mar 15th, 2011 52m 52s

Professor Richard Wassersug (Anatomy and Neurobiology, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia; and the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University) on modern day eunuchs - both through voluntary castration,

What Makes a Eunuch?

Feb 17th, 2011 12m 16s

Professor Richard Wassersug (anatomy and neurobiology, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Adjunct Professor, ARCSHS, La Trobe University) on voluntary castration and what makes a modern day eunuch.Copyright 2011 La Trobe University

Study Examines Teenagers and their Sexual Health

Aug 4th, 2009 3m 38s

Survey results from the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society amongst school aged students has highlighted gaps in knowledge and areas of concern about the sexual knowledge and activity of Australian youth.Copyright 2009 La T

Same-Sex Attraction

Sep 18th, 2008 12m 57s

Professor Anne Mitchell of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) discusses homophobia induced bullying in schools, and students who experience same-sex attraction.A transcript for this podcast is available at http

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