Forty years have passed since the publication of Dennis Altman’s crucial text, Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation. On this anniversary, Carolyn D’Cruz and Mark Pendleton have compiled an impressive band of writers, activists, historians and founders of the liberation movement.

“Liz Ross’s provocative book challenges conventional views about the origins of modern Lesbian and Gay movements. Her insights are sure to spark debate among fighters for equal rights and liberation.” – Ali Hogg, Victorian Convenor, Equal Love

The sixth in the Gay and Lesbian Perspectives series, Out Here, is published by Monash University Publishing.

Most of the contributions were presented originally at ALGA’s 9th Australian Homosexual Histories conference in Melbourne in 2009.

An anthology of some of the papers from the first two conferences on Australia’s Homosexual Histories.

The articles in this special issue of the La Trobe Journal cover both historical and contemporary subjects, ranging from the relationship between the two female pastoralists, Anne Drysdale and Caroline Newcomb, to an account of how museums and libraries are now dealing with LGBT related material.

An encyclopedic reference to authors, titles and subjects, with easy-to-use A-Z entries.

This book is the only overall history of Australia’s hallmark gay and lesbian event. It traces the evolution of Mardi Gras from 1978 to 1995, and is a ‘warts and all’ account of the controversies that have beset organizers.

‘…a wonderfully comprehensive history of the Australian gay and lesbian movement, which deserves to be read widely. Graham Willett is to be commended for bringing to life the history of a significant social movement, which has radically changed the way we in Australia understand sexuality and its role in social life’: Dennis Altman