While reading Living Out Loud: A History of Gay and Lesbian Activism in Australia, an item on the TV news caught my attention — the Gay Games are coming to… Read more »
culture & reviews
Jack Davis: Indigenous leader & playwright
Jack Davis, poet, playwright, actor and Aboriginal activist, died on 17 March at the age of 83. He leaves an extraordinary legacy. Born in 1917, Jack lived for a period… Read more »
Review of Getting Equal: A history of Australian feminism
Review — Marilyn Lake, Getting Equal: A history of Australian feminism, Allen & Unwin, 1999. 316 pages. ISBN 1 86508 137 X Feminism is arguably one of the most powerful,… Read more »
For Pat Parker and radical dykes everywhere!
I know this didn’t happen just this year, but the other day, I found out that Dykes on Bikes, the traditional leaders of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade… Read more »
Crisis and Leadership: A time-tested blueprint for today’s leaders
In the 1960s, when I was a teenager in the United States, it seemed like a day didn’t go by without a city boiling over in protest. The Civil Rights… Read more »
Rape ain’t natural! Misogyny masquerading as science
I have a confession to make. I haven’t read this book all the way through. After reading, on page 103, that a women’s waist size is related to her ability… Read more »
The Times We’ve Been Through : Music for the Times We’re Going Through
Ever found yourself singing along to a catchy tune and then blushing with embarrassment when the actual reactionary meaning of the lyrics dawns upon you? I confess, I have! There’s… Read more »
The Whole Woman: Germaine Greer Demolishes “Post Feminism”
A friend of mine has a clever T-shirt which reads “I’ll be a post-feminist in post-patriarchy.” Germaine Greer’s new book, The Whole Woman, is a book version of the T-shirt…. Read more »
Transgender Warriors: Sure to shift consciousness
“Complex,” “groundbreaking,” “fascinating,” “amazing” and “transformative” are just a handful of the adjectives emblazoned across the back cover of Transgender Warriors. “Nobody will remain unaffected by this book,” predicts critic… Read more »
Say It Loud: Male, Feminist and Proud! A Social Feminist Critiques Men and Sexual Politics
Bob Pease’s Men and Sexual Politics: Towards a Profeminist Practice is an important record of the anti-sexist men’s movement in Australia. Pease himself has at least 20 years’ experience in raising men’s consciousness about gender injustice. He helped form Men Against Sexual Assault (MASA) in Melbourne in 1989 and has been involved in its sexism awareness education program for men. Since 1989 Pease has taught a course called “Men, Masculinity and Anti-Patriarchal Practice” to women and men Social Work students at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
