James McKenzie and Yvette Kean. Producer: Michele Vescio
In Ya Face is probably the longest running queer radio show in Australia. The program explores gay, lesbian, bi, trans, queer, and feminist issues with interviews, music, and commentary. We speak with people engaged in stimulating and provocative projects in queer communities - whether it be activism, advocacy, the arts, their personal narratives, or anything else that grabs our attention. We give queer perspectives about current affairs, social issues, and politics; and we play eclectic tracks and love the quirk factor.
Presented by James McKenzie and Yvette Kean, and produced by Michele Vescio.
This show is created and produced on the stolen lands of Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed.
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National Sorry Day 26 May 2017: This day gives people the chance to come together and share the steps towards healing for the Stolen Generations, their families and communities.
News: Two men accused of having sex with each other were each sentenced on May 17th to 85 lashes in public, the first case of people being punished for homosexuality in the Indonesian province of Aceh (Indonesia) under a strict version of Shariah law. Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that has formally adopted Shariah, and homosexuality is legal in most of Indonesia.
Jared Kushner’s role in the Trump administration is tested amid revelations he is under scrutiny in a federal investigation into whether there was collusion with Russian officials during the presidential campaign.
Investigations into Donald Trump's fired national security adviser Michael Flynn intensify after reports indicate that he accepted from foreign sources, including a Russian state-sponsored TV network.
Martina Navratilova called for a name change of the Margaret Court Arena at Melbourne Park after the Australian great's boycott of airliner Qantas over its same-sex marriage stance.
Interview: James speaks with Rodney Croome, LGBT activist and academic, former national director of Marriage Equality, and the current spokesperson for the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group about the latest developments and progress of the Marriage Equality campaign in Australia, the inevitability of change, and the 2016 proposed (defunct) plebiscite.
