“In spite of the law, Sydney is quickly becoming for gays the San Francisco of the Southern Hemisphere. Now this may be a subject that you feel you or your children would be best to avoid. If so, please switch … Continue reading →
Despite the increasing visibility of lesbians and gay men across Australia from the late 70’s onwards, the law was very slow to catch up. Homosexuality was not decriminalised in most Australian states until the 1980’s, with some holding out until … Continue reading →
Back in my radical youth, I used to think that drag was, quite unequivocally, ‘a bad thing’. To me it was simply men ‘pretending’ to be women and, in the process, portraying them as shallow and bitchy. My dislike for … Continue reading →
As with Gay Pride events around the globe, Sydney’s Gay Mardi Gras was originally held in June to commemorate the Stonewall riots of June 1969. But the connection with the Stonewall riots didn’t stop there. Just as the police had … Continue reading →
OK, I admit this song was originally released in 1978 but with the advent of HIV/AIDS it became the rallying cry of the 80’s. The first person with AIDS that I ever met was Bobbi Campbell (the so-called ‘AIDS Poster … Continue reading →