Aussie “LGB” Radio Show, OUT Radio, Calls Trans Identity A “Fetish Add On”

OUT Radio, a new “LGB” radio show hosted by Switch Brisbane, has come under fire after exclusionary and highly prejudicial positions held by its creator Matty Boyd were made public. 

In an online chat viewed by Star Observer, Boyd (AKA Hot 30 with Matty) told Australian singer Greg Gould that the show would host “90s lgb” and “00s lgb” and that “10s lgbtqi + trans are not apart of our community”.

“Yes they need protection,” wrote Boyd, “but lesbians don’t date trans and gays dont neither do bis.. nothing against them but there additions has watered down our gains.”

Boyd went on to state that “T is a fetish add on that is not common in our community”.

Greg Gould Pushes Back On OUT Radio’s Discriminatory Positioning

Gould’s reply was swift: “I want nothing to do with a radio station that excludes them.”

When Gould challenged Boyd’s views, he was blocked. The singer then took to Facebook, revealing details of the altercation and making his pro-trans position explicit.

“We cannot spend decades demanding acceptance for ourselves, only to deny it to others,” wrote Gould. “We cannot preach equality while practising exclusion.

“I told [Boyd] that being trans is not a fetish, that his comments were extremely offensive, that trans people are absolutely part of our community and that excluding them was something I could not support.”

The singer went on to problematise Boyd’s claims that gays, bisexuals, and lesbians don’t date trans men.

“I’m gay. I’ve dated trans men. That statement is not only ridiculous, it’s deeply offensive. I told him I wanted nothing to do with a radio station that excludes trans people. He replied “Ok fine. Removed” & then blocked me.”

“We Know What Discrimination Feels Like” Greg Gould Tells Star Observer

In conversation with this masthead, Gould reflected on how disappointing it is when discrimination comes from letters inside the LGBTQ+ acronym.

“We know what discrimination feels like,” Gould told Star Observer. “We know what it is to be told we’re not welcome, that we’re not normal or that we don’t deserve the same rights. We should know better than to inflict that on others.

“I simply don’t believe there is a place in our community for a queer platform that chooses to exclude any part of our diverse and beautiful community. We should be creating spaces where all of our people feel welcome, represented and safe.”

Star Observer contacted Out Radio directly, but no response was supplied by time of publication.