War Heroes, Queer Villains
Gay men who helped defeat Nazis were also often victimised because of their homosexuality.
Gay men who helped defeat Nazis were also often victimised because of their homosexuality.
OutRage! advocates an age of consent of 14 for everyone, both gay and straight.
Equal rights for all couples – married and unmarried, hetero and homo.
The ban on gay blood donors is based on homophobic myths that stereotype and demonise gay men.
The ideals and activism of the early 1970s gay liberation era.
Young people under 16 have a right to make their own sexual choices without being victimised by the law.
Outing homophobic church leaders is morally defensible and has resulted in practical benefits to the lesbian and gay community.
The legal system subjects lesbians and gay men to separate and unequal treatment.
Lesbian and gay freedom involves more than mere equal rights. Rejecting a simplistic law reform agenda, queer politics celebrates sexual difference, opposes both assimilationism and separatism, seeks social transformation, and affirms that everyone is potentially queer.
“Outing” gay public figures who are homophobic and hypocritical is morally justified and necessary.