The joy of polyamory
In my first year at university, I developed a major crush on a man. He didn’t appear to return it. Seven years later, he was married with children, and I was good friends with him and his wife. He and...
View ArticleVaginismus: My secret about sex
I can still recall the first time I tried to insert a tampon. Locking myself in the bathroom, I pulled out the Carefree leaflet and carefully studied the instructions. Was I supposed to push in and up...
View ArticleThe expansion of gender identities is not just because of the internet: A...
“The gender renaissance is upon us!” These might be your thoughts if you’ve ventured out into select parts of the internet lately, or if you have a keen interest in the fashion world. There’s been...
View ArticleTerms of endearment: defining your sexuality in the Tumblr age
I’ll never forget the first time I was asked to define my sexuality. Now when I say define, I don’t mean ‘realise’ – because that happened many years earlier when I staged my first polyandrous lesbian...
View ArticleArcher Asks: Natasha Jynel, facilitator of ‘Our Voices, Changing Culture’
Theatre maker Kai Bradley, creative director of The Fashion Market AU Natasha Jynel, and Monique Hameed—project officer for the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health—have come together to coordinate...
View ArticleGender diversity represented in sexual health campaign
Strolling up and down Oxford Street, you don’t have to think too hard about who advertisers are trying to target. On one corner, two perfectly coiffed, blonde-haired, blue-eyed boys soap each other...
View ArticleChanging the politics of queer cinema
“There were no women at all in that film.” This is an initial observation from a member of ‘the Queer Agenda’ – a fictionalised gay lobby who presides over the film to be screened during opening night...
View ArticlePolicing visibility: Binaries, bisexuality and intra-LGBT exclusivity
For a long time, I thought self-acceptance of my own bisexuality was enough. No one asked me for a label and I experienced very little overt discrimination. I toyed with the idea of telling my folks...
View ArticleGenderqueer: falling between the boxes
Queer rights have made a big leap forward in Australia. In a short space of time, a number of legal advances have been introduced including recognition of relationships, alterations to identity...
View ArticleA woman’s work: Sex as a fat lady
For a fat lady, sex and desire are complex beasts. I regularly refer to the time I’ve spent learning how to love and fuck as ‘work’. While not a romantic turn of phrase, it’s a fairly accurate...
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