The current moral panic surrounding Australia’s ‘Safe Schools’ programme is the latest iteration of a ‘gay agenda’ conspiracy theory that goes back a long way. In 1980, for example, the government of the Australian state of Victoria decided to include … Continue reading →
AIDS has certainly been subject to some extraordinary media distortions and deceit over the years. It’s usually the tabloid press (with special merit to Rupert Murdoch’s publications) that have produced the greatest amount of offensive rubbish. So it came as … Continue reading →
Most of us are familiar with Britain’s notorious Clause 28 (of the 1988 Local Government Act), which prevented local authorities from funding anything that might be viewed as ‘promoting’ homosexuality. Created by Conservative MPs, supported by Conservative MPs (albeit with … Continue reading →
In October 1982 Professor Ron Penny diagnosed Australia’s first case of AIDS, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. The man was a tourist visiting from the USA and he subsequently returned to Florida. The first diagnosis of an Australian with … Continue reading →
Australia’s reputation as a proactive, world leader in the AIDS field took a significant blow in 1987 when the powers-that-be decided to run with the so-called Grim Reaper campaign. The clip at the end of this post clearly illustrates some … Continue reading →