There has been a decrease in the proportion of Australians who are married, and an increase in co-habitation of both heterosexual and same-sex relationships.
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As Catholicism teaches abstinence before marriage, there is a common perception that Catholic schools would be places without hookup culture. Does faith make a difference?
Is the bromance, as depicted in films such as 21 Jump Street and Pineapple Express, also making its mark on daily life?
The new program for Catholic schools draws on the same research as Safe Schools (so perhaps it wasn’t part of a ‘Marxist agenda’ after all).
Tumblr might the weird cousin of the other social media platforms, but it also makes a safe space for queer kids to hang out and understand their sexuality.
Unlike earlier lesbian and gay movements whose politics depended on visible identities, queer theory grew out of a critique of this – and perhaps that’s where Djuna Barnes sits.
Pop culture has always found something sexy about female fighters, who feature in everything from Sumerian hymns and Greek mythology to the new Wonder Woman film.
Many people use religion and culture as explanations for their homophobic attitudes.
A new study shows that adding an energy drink to alcohol increases risk-taking among young people – but the effect is imagined rather than real.
The Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” presents rape as an aggressive act, working hand in hand with the powers that be and permeating a school’s entire culture.
At a time when a new national school curriculum is starting its pilot phase in Kenya, a study shows the massive gaps in sexuality education programmes.
Change Agents: Ending the gay panic defence
In this episode of Change Agents we look at the abolition of the gay panic defence across Australia.
The intimate needs of elderly people living in cares homes are being ignored – the system needs to change.
Double standards about sexual activity not only make life difficult, but they also complicate STD research. As we observe STD Awareness Month, it’s good to think about how to get to the truth.
Sexual equality should not be mere letters and words in laws. Rather, people - in this case student teachers - must understand sexual equality as a lived reality.
The idea of gaydar, the ability to discern who’s gay and who isn’t, promotes stereotypes. And research purporting to prove its existence is flawed.
Exploring the role and limits of photography is a task that appears all the more relevant in the era of fake news.
In Japanese popular culture, new trends come and go. But the Japanese have toyed with gender norms for generations.
From “gay” to “poofter” to “fairy” - the words used by others to define gay people can say a great deal more about them than us.
While it may be a surprise for some, seniors still enjoy sex. But assisted living facilities may work to keep the older lovers apart in an effort to protect them.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow, Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professeur d'histoire ancienne, Université de Lorraine
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Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Associate Head, School of Psychological, Social & Behavioural Sciences, Coventry University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
VC Fellow, La Trobe University
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Associate professor Sexualities and Genders / Sociology, Western Sydney University
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Reader in Human Rights Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University
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Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University Schools, University of Sydney
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Professor of Media and Communication and Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Law, Keele University
