Graham Willett and John Arnold (eds), Queen City of the South: Gay and Lesbian Melbourne (special issue of the La Trobe Journal, no 87, May 2011, , May 2011
That the Church of England was an active and public supporter of homosexual law reform during the... more That the Church of England was an active and public supporter of homosexual law reform during the long debate on the issue in England between 1957 and 1967 is reasonably well known. It released reports and documents justifying and arguing for decriminalisation, and its bishops in the House of Lords were among those voting in favour in 1965. In this article, relying upon archival materials that have been only rarely used, I demonstrate that the Church's support went much deeper than is often assumed. Beginning in 1952, a process of theological reconsideration and behind the scenes lobbying lead by a relatively small group of thinkers made the Church an initiator in the reform process. Relying upon Rochon's notion of a “critical community,” I offer a description and explanation for the Church's role.
This article sets out to explain how it was that during the period of the Howard government in Au... more This article sets out to explain how it was that during the period of the Howard government in Australia (1996–2007) gay and lesbian activists managed to make such progress around their equality agenda. It looks at the ways in which the government tried to stem the tide of gay, lesbian and transgender rights. It examines the contradictory ideological positions through which the government operated and the creative responses of gay and lesbian activists to the challenge presented by its intransigence.
Graham Willett and John Arnold (eds), Queen City of the South: Gay and Lesbian Melbourne (special issue of the La Trobe Journal, no 87, May 2011, , May 2011
That the Church of England was an active and public supporter of homosexual law reform during the... more That the Church of England was an active and public supporter of homosexual law reform during the long debate on the issue in England between 1957 and 1967 is reasonably well known. It released reports and documents justifying and arguing for decriminalisation, and its bishops in the House of Lords were among those voting in favour in 1965. In this article, relying upon archival materials that have been only rarely used, I demonstrate that the Church's support went much deeper than is often assumed. Beginning in 1952, a process of theological reconsideration and behind the scenes lobbying lead by a relatively small group of thinkers made the Church an initiator in the reform process. Relying upon Rochon's notion of a “critical community,” I offer a description and explanation for the Church's role.
This article sets out to explain how it was that during the period of the Howard government in Au... more This article sets out to explain how it was that during the period of the Howard government in Australia (1996–2007) gay and lesbian activists managed to make such progress around their equality agenda. It looks at the ways in which the government tried to stem the tide of gay, lesbian and transgender rights. It examines the contradictory ideological positions through which the government operated and the creative responses of gay and lesbian activists to the challenge presented by its intransigence.
Allen and Unwin, 2000
Out of print; available for purchase from Australian Lesbian and Gay Archi... more Allen and Unwin, 2000
Out of print; available for purchase from Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives www.alga.org.au
Papers from a Conference held in Berlin 2005 organised by Graham Willet and supported by the Frei... more Papers from a Conference held in Berlin 2005 organised by Graham Willet and supported by the Freie University, Berlin. Available from Graham Willett, gwillett@unimlb.edu.au
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Out of print; available for purchase from Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives www.alga.org.au