Broadcasting love far and wide: JOY 94.9 celebrates Wear It Purple Day

Australia’s LGBTQIA+ radio station JOY 94.9 and community media organisation JOY Media are proudly celebrating Wear it Purple Day.

A specially curated collection of recent conversations with young people has been made available on the JOY website, including chats with the founder of the Rainbow Shoelaces Project, fifteen year-old Abbie (pictured below with mum Sophie and JOY Drive host Warren Andrew) and member of the Wear It Purple Youth Action Council, Isabelle.

JOY Media CEO Paul Scott-Williams says the Wear It Purple Day initiative is more important than ever.

“A key part of the JOY Media mission is providing opportunities and support to all sections of our community. Every day we do all we can to nurture and inform our young people and let them know they can be safe, respected and heard.”

“In 2025, JOY Media has an incredibly strong cohort of youth creatives and broadcasters who are the lifeblood of our organisation. Wear It Purple Day is an expression of pride, support and love that we broadcast far and wide.”

Sixteen-year-old JOY broadcaster Poppy (pictured above) hosts So Basically… each Saturday afternoon, where they share a lively look at youth culture and the music connecting with LGBTQIA+ young people.

They say that for them and their friends, Wear it Purple Day helps show how much they’re valued by the LGBTQIA+ communities.

“Wear it Purple Day is such an important day to recognise and celebrate a wide range of identities. A day like this serves as a reminder to many young people like myself that there is an entire community out here who have your back, and that you are loved and accepted, regardless of your identity.”

JOY will be reflecting the day on air on JOY 94.9 and across socials, and encouraging listeners to share their selfies in their finest Wear It Purple Day outfits, publicly showing their support for LGBTQIA+ young people.

The collection of podcasts is available here.