We dive into Emen8’s new Welcome peer navigation service and updated brand identity, designed to build trust with young and newly arrived gay and bi migrant men.
Tony and Alex walk us through Welcome’s service on WhatsApp where migrants can chat one-on-one with peers who share their language and lived experience.
We explore why peer-to-peer connection cuts through where government-style health messaging can’t, and what questions people ask when they won’t ask a doctor.
To close, we compare queer cultures across Brazil, Thailand, and Australia — from sexual health clinics to drag scenes and the words that just don’t translate.
Chapters
1:05 – What is emen8?
8:41 – What barriers do migrant men face?
16:44 – What questions do Welcome users ask?
19:53 – Why not just ask an AI chatbot?
23:53 – Which peer navigator stories stand out?
27:16 – What surprised you about Australian clinics?
29:56 – What can Australia learn from home?
37:00 – What’s your message for new arrivals?
All chapter timecodes are approximate.
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Produced by: Jake Neville, Trinity Trinh, Jack Crnjanin