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Articles on Homosexuality
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The legacy of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which partially decriminalised male homosexuality 50 years ago.
Many in the US are celebrating LGBTQ rights for Gay Pride Month. But data show that most countries, including the US, need to do much more to protect sexual minorities.
LGBT rights are a work in progress in Vietnam. But artists are in the vanguard of the movement, pushing for public acceptance.
Recent events in Indonesia should dispel any doubt about the rising influence conservative Sunni Islamist sentiment is having on the country’s laws.
Many people use religion and culture as explanations for their homophobic attitudes.
Past presidents have made strange requests of the FBI, some of which were documented by J. Edgar Hoover.
In the winter of 1915, a German soldier died in a field hospital in Russia. We don't know his name, but he helped revolutionize the way gay people have advocated for equality.
Christian sexuality websites present evangelicalism as a sex-positive religious tradition. At the same time, they also reinforce conservative ideas about same-sex marriages.
Until 1992, being a gay or lesbian soldier was illegal in Australia. New research is unearthing the heartbreaking stories of people who devoted their lives to the military but were discharged when their sexuality was exposed.
In what ways do our sexual pleasures and fantasies inform the way we see the world?
Objections from certain sectors of Malaysian society to the film neatly illustrates both the fear and lack of understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the country.
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.
Why are there such big differences in public opinion about homosexuality? It turns out where you live can be a major influence on how you feel.
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.
The story of Trevor Thomas.
Dating apps are convenient – but they lack the sensuality craved by Victorian aesthetes.
While few people use the language today, many cherish its history.
Same-sex marriage is not a 20th-century phenomenon; couples have long claimed the right to marry.
Could gay guys be the ultimate wing men for their straight, male friends?
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Timothy W. Jones is a Friend of The Conversation.Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Lecturer, Keele Law School, Keele University
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ARC Future Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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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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Professor Emeritus, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.
Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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