HIDE & SEEK – Sex and The Church

Fiona Pattern from ASP Talks About The Church

They don't support gender equity. They stigmatize the GLBTIQ community. They have a pretty bad record on child sexual abuse. They insist their spokespersons be male, single and celibate and they believe all things regarding the business of sex, causes violence in today’s society.

They are collectively known as…..The Church. Fiona Pattern from The Australian Sex Party, joins Hide and Seek in the Studio to highlight the hypocrisy of religious institutions.

In Australia alone, more than 500 Clergy have been convicted sexually abusing children and destroying the lives of thousands of children. Fiona believes a Royal Commission is urgently needed to thoroughly investigate the roll The Church has played, often knowingly.

You can find out lots more regarding this subject at deception.org.au

In Australia, one in three girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused prior to becoming an adult.

A survey in 1994 revealed that, on average, a pedophile molests 148 children. The survey interviewed 453 pedophiles and discovered they had collectively abused more than 67,000 children.

One organisation picking up the pieces of these shattered lives is Bravehearts and I highly recommend you visit their web site to see the wonderful work that they do.

HIDE & SEEK – Fiona Marches & Alex Launches

Australian Sex Party’s Fiona Pattern Marches at Sydney's National Day of Action.

Fiona talks to Hide & Seek following her participation in the National Day of Action rally, marching down Sydney’s George Street. Fiona's profound belief that Gays and Lesbians should be able to legally marry is deeply personal and she shares her reasons why. You can hear more of the Australian Sex Party's policy regarding same sex marriage in this video...

ALEX LAUNCHES GUIDE FOR MELBOURNE LEATHER PRIDE 2009

Alex Schoeffel, the Artistic Director of the Melbourne Leather Pride 2009 takes us through the events, parties and activities following the launch of the festival Guide.

HIDE & SEEK - Xposé - Episode 2B

SEXPO's General Manager, Rob Godwin

Fiona Pattern from the Australian Sex Party was one of the founders of SEXPO and she co-hosts this in-depth chat with the General Manager of SEXPO, Rob Godwin. We ask Rob why it is that the world’s most successful sex expo has had trouble connecting to same sex attracted patrons, why it is that its patronage continues to break attendance records and its international franchise is spreading to New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

HIDE & SEEK - Episode 2A

Gay Shame Study

We speak with Adam Becker, a Masters Student at La Trobe University who is exploring how Gay men deal with the emotion of shame. Adam is studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the School of Public Heath, Department of Counseling and Psychological Health and is keen top speak with Gay men 18-30yo willing to participate in research investigating links between shame, embarrassment and well-being. His study involves 2 X 1 hour, one-on-one interviews conducted at La Trobe Uni in the City, confidentiality and anonymity is assured and if you wish to participate you can contact Adam on 0437 755 580 or via email abecker@students.latrobe.edu.au

Politics, Porn and Policies – The Australian Sex Party with Fiona Pattern

Fiona Pattern from the Australian Sex Party joined us in the studio to explore why we need a Political Party based on Sex, just what their polices are and what they are going to do for the GLBTIQ community.