Bent TV – Season 117

Each week Bent TV aims to constructively contribute to an inclusive society, that is accepting, and affirms, sexual and gender diversity, by presenting lived experience from our diverse community, and beyond, often highlighting the many difficulties faced, that has us in awe of what has been achieved.

Episodes

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Quests By Community: Growing up was like a Bad Dream | Pharrell Shaymar

Pharrell Shaymar grew up feeling that each day was like…

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Seahorse – Pride in Health + Wellbeing

Tonight’s guest is Claire Allen, National Program Manager at Pride…

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Seahorse – Being Transgender in the USA in 2022

Stephanie Dykes, who Greer last spoke with in 2020, joins…

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Being. Multicultural. Aware. Soul Lounge Melbourne

Matcho Makata is the founder of Soul Lounge Melbourne, Spoken…

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Quests By Community: Public Health Research: Estelle Keerthana

Estelle Keerthana is a PHD Student, in Public Health, at…

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The Film Whisperers – Cult Classic

Today, movie nerds, Saj and Abs, focus on just one…

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Seahorse – Lived Experience – Music Artist – Dee Stergo

Dee Stergo, having always been fascinated by sound, is a…

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Being. Multicultural. Aware | Chubby Art Party

Cainne is the founder of Cubby Art Party, an arts…

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The T on the T, Trans in Conversation: Lev Lu

Content Warning (CW): Mental Health, Feeling Suicidal ( 06:43 till…

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Quests by Community – Creative Writing – Trans, Gender Diverse, Non-Binary

Alex Lee is a writer and organiser of regular creative…

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Seahorse – Trans and Gender Diverse Wellbeing – Grace Lee

Filmed during Trans Awareness Week 2022, Grace Lee [ Counsellor…

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Amazing People from our Community – Dr. Judith Buckrich

David Hunt gets in an occasional word when speaking with…

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