Publican, Politician or Poof – Mr. Tom McFeely

Tonight on HIDE & SEEK (7 Dec)…For 21 years, Collingwood’s Peel Hotel has been a place of comfort, safety and exploration for many of Melbourne’s gay men. In Xposé this evening Dean and James speak with the jovial Scotsman and licensee of The Peel; a man loved and loathed, he has an opinion on everything, is never short for words and doesn’t mind ruffling a few feathers along the way. Join Dean and James from 11pm tonight as they explore the life and times of Mr. Tom McFeely.

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.

HIDE & SEEK - Xposè – Leather Men Competition Finalists

Sircuit's Leatherman Josh Burrows & Mr Leather SA Garry Morrison

The winner of Sircuit Bar's Leatherman competition, Josh Burrows joins Hide & Seek, together with Garry Morrison who won the South Australian Mr Leather event. They talk about their lives growing up in regional Australia and their challenges and triumphs along the way. Both men are now finalists in the Melbourne Leather Pride, Mr Leather Australia / New Zealand competition being held at the Collingwood Town Hall on Friday 25th of September. For further details on the event click here.

SEX, FETISH, PORN – JOY 94.9 GOES HARDCORE

Australia’s first gay and lesbian radio station, Melbourne’s JOY 94.9, announced today that a new show exploring sex and sexuality will form part of its new programming schedule. The show titled ‘Hide & Seek’ will be presented by Dean Beck, with regular contributions from the Eros Foundation, The Australian Sex Party, Doctors, Psychologists and others. “Hide & Seek endeavors to explore and empower the listener’s individual sexuality whilst celebrating the diverse nature of sexual expression in our GLBTIQ Community,” explained JOY’s head of programming Leenie Fabri. Dean Beck, a former President of Pride March Victoria and media spokesman for Melbourne Leather Pride, works in Australia’s thriving Adult Industry. “I am excited that JOY 94.9 has seen fit to offer a voice to Melbourne’s united, strong and ever-growing Leather, Fetish, Bear and Kink communities,” said Dean Beck. “The show will engage, educate, challenge and hopefully inspire people to be who and what they want to be; responsibly,” said Dean.