‘Treatments’ as torture: gay conversion therapy’s deep roots in Australia
Gay conversion therapy is often carried out
in the name of religion. Shutterstock
Less than six months after Australia voted to legalise same-sex marriage, the topic of gay conversion “therapy” reared its head in Victoria. A proposal to debate...
How the histories of Mardi Gras and gay tourism in Australia are intertwined
Within a little more than a decade following the
1978 riot, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival and Parade
nourished the emergence of a budding gay and lesbian tourism...
The term ‘LGBTI’ confuses desire, behaviour and identity – it’s time for a rethink
Desire, behaviour and identity are distinct,
and do not always overlap. AAP/David Moir
The rise of sexually transmissible diseases made front-page news in The Age, which tried to make sense of the rise among “gay men” and...
Sunday essay: the myth of the ancient Greek ‘gay utopia’
The Fall of the Titans,
Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, circa 1590. Wikimedia
In recent years, we have seen significant advances won for LGBT rights through hard-fought legal cases and well-targeted political campaigns. Yet it is...
How the same-sex marriage vote will impact on human rights and democracy
Supporters of the ‘yes’ vote celebrate the
result at a street party outside the Victorian Trades Hall in Melbourne. AAP
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s promise of same-sex marriage by Christmas will almost certainly be honoured....
The road to same-sex marriage support has been long – and the fight isn’t...
People celebrate the results of the
same-sex marriage postal survey in Melbourne. AAP Image/Luis Enrique Ascui
Wednesday's same-sex marriage survey results represent a moment of extraordinary change. It is well within living memory that...
Australians vote overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage
Supporters of same-sex marriage in Melbourne
celebrate the Yes result. David Crosling/AAP
Australia should have same-sex marriage legalised by Christmas after an overwhelming 61.6% “yes” vote in the voluntary postal ballot, to 38.4% for...
What economics has to say about same-sex marriage
If people want commodities like:
love, company, doing tasks together, they are better off if marriage
is permitted. David Crosling/AAP
Love and companionship make most people happy and generally represent two of the key...
Marriage Equality – Why a YES vote is important
An Editorial
Now the papers for the non-binding vote on marriage equality have started to be delivered and with them, comes a very important decision.
Do you vote YES to the right of people to marry...
Marriage vote : how advocacy ads exploit our emotions in divisive debates
The ‘Yes’ campaign’s first ad focused
on the evidential flaws with the ‘No’ campaign’s ads.
The same-sex marriage debate in Australia was always bound to be divisive and emotive. And as a public vote...
