HIV WAKE-UP CALL ON EVE OF WORLD AIDS DAY

This coming Monday (30 Nov), on the eve of World AIDS Day, JOY 94.9 will air a special edition of Hide & Seek profiling the lives of two young gay men living in Melbourne with HIV.

Recent figures released by the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research indicated that new diagnoses had jumped 38 per cent across the nation from 718 in 1999 to 995 in 2008.

Victoria has seen a 35% jump in new HIV cases since 2007 in the 20-29 Generation Y demographic.

It’s these tragic statistics that prompted Dean Beck (38) and James Findlay (22), to put together this special edition of their show, Hide & Seek.

The duo also reveal in graphic detail, their personal accounts of what it is like to go on PEP.

“There are more people living with HIV in my age group than ever before and there are more young guys around James’ age contracting HIV than ever before,” said Dean Beck, producer and co-presenter of Hide & Seek.

“I really don't think the ‘safe-sex’ message is being taken seriously by gay men my age and after what I've come across with my own experiences, I think it’s time for a wake-up call," said co-host James Findlay.

“More and more of Melbourne’s gay men are bare-backing and we all need a reality check as to the consequences. The two guys we are interviewing are aged 30 and 33 and I applaud their bravery, courage and honesty!” explain Dean.

Dean and James will also speak exclusively with porn stars Steve Cruz and Bruno Bond during the two hour show, this coming Monday November 30, from 11pm.

Porn Super Star – Nikki Jayne

EXCLUSIVE – Vivid Contract Girl and Porn Super Star, Nikki Jayne will be a guest on Hide & Seek this Monday night (23 Nov) from 11pm. Nikki recently featured in a BBC doco about the Porn Industry that aired on SBS. Born in Manchester, England the 24yo 5'10" blue-eyed beauty has also competed in kickboxing matches and was a part time model before doing porn. Nikki will join us on Monday night, prior to headlining Melbourne's SEXPO with Jenna Haze, and we'll ask the question, is doing ‘Lesbian for Loot’ the same as ‘Gay for Pay’?

TRY STIPPING FOR A LIVING!

This Monday (23 Nov) from 11pm on Hide & Seek….meet Daniel, Brett and Menno; they are the Bad Boys. (co-host James Findlay can hardly contain himself).

Badboys Australia has been entertaining ladies of all ages all around the globe for the past decade, creating a devoted fan-base, but what is it really like to take your clothes off for a living? The boys are all down-to-earth Aussie blokes, with rugged good looks, rock hard abs and tanned bodies and they join us in the lead-up to performing at SEXPO.

7SOG - SEVEN SHADES OF GREY

This Monday night (Nov 16) we speak with 30yo Guy Davenport, Melbourne’s own Gen Y contributor to 7SOG - a YouTube phenomenon celebrating global GLBTIQ diversity. Each week 7 ‘gays’ from Canada, USA, Japan, Scotland and Guy from Australia, deliver 7 perspectives on questions of ‘life’, posting their thoughts in a short video clip over 7 days for the world to see. Join us and meet a young man who is a real character with a message for the world, this Monday from 11pm on Hide & Seek.

The Mardi Gras Magician - Kabi - Ethel Yarwood Enterprises

Dean and James talk to the man who, for the last 20 years, has been responsible for some of the most memorable award-winning entries in Sydney’s Mardi Gras Parade; The Surry Hillsong Church, The Kate Moss Line Dancers, Dick van Dykes on Bikes, Cher and the USS Missouri, Cussons Imperial Leather Pride, Jenny & Craig, The Happy Little Sodomites, Karma Kleaners and The Only Gay in the Village (which Dean participated in 2005). Kabi, a 6’3” redhead with a Japanese name, truly is The Mardi Gras Magician and the founder of Ethel Yarwood Enterprises - a very different Community Art Project based on the philosophy of the permanence of disposable art. To view a retrospective of Kabi's 20yrs of Mardi Gras click HERE. To hear the interview click HERE.

SHOW US YA TITS

This Monday night (9^th Nov) on Hide & Seek....

We speak to award winning photojournalist and lecturer, Gemma-Rose Turnbull about her amazing on-going photographic documentary of Australian women and their attitude towards their breasts.

In Xposé this week we are joined by the man who, for the last 20 years, has been responsible for some of the most memorable entries featured in Sydney’s Mardi Gras Parade. The multi-award winning Kabi (a 6’3” redhead with a Japanese name) truly is The Mardi Gras Magician and the founder of Ethel Yarwood Enterprises - a collective based on the philosophy of the permanence of disposable art.