My first ‘love’ was like when the teacher said, ‘Let’s pretend we’re bears,’ so, I climbed under the mundane table draped with only a black cloth to make a make-believe cave. On our first date, the magic was already present.Read more…
Invisible Wounds: Unspoken violence in the queer community
It is not news to say that Australia has a persistent issue with violence. Recent events have brought the issue of domestic violence into particular focus, with Malcolm Turnbull pledging to take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to domestic violence withRead more…
Enough awareness raising, it’s time for action on domestic violence
So we wonder why, as we try to make sense of this Why is it always men who resort to the gun, the sword and the fist Why does gunman sound so familiar while gunwoman doesn’t quite ring trueRead more…
I wasn’t a victim of domestic violence – my mother was
**Trigger warning – graphic descriptions of domestic violence** Covered in blood that poured down from her forehead to her breasts, pulsating from her nose to her chin. The tears of terror and pain washed out the thick, sticky, deep-red dripsRead more…
This is Not a Wife Beater – Challenging violence against women
Alisa Draskovic is the woman behind the This Is Not a Wife Beater (NAWB) campaign, a ‘Canberra-based, not-for-profit campaign that challenges language, attitudes, stereotypes and behaviours that minimise and condone intimate partner and family violence’. I caught up with AlisaRead more…