The first kiss between Sue and Maud in Sarah Waters’ best-selling novel Fingersmith is visually suggestive and subtly erotic. ‘I kissed her again. Then I touched her. I touched her face. I began at the meeting of our mouths […] I hadRead more…
On screen: the representation of queer women on Australian TV
Once upon a high school day in 2001, my best friend asked me in hushed tones whether I’d seen Home and Away the night before. It was a dark time before Netflix, when we had to settle for the likesRead 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…
Rainbow baby: another kind of normal
Image: Nikki and brother Yarran at Wild Foods party by Big Fag Press. Rainbow Babies – kids with same sex, queer, trans or intersex parents – are often told by conservatives that their families aren’t ‘normal’. With the same sex marriageRead more…