Maybe you live with your parents. Maybe you’re unsure. Here’s what to keep in mind if sharing your sexuality in a census question feels tricky.
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Lesbians were misrepresented and parodied by men in ancient Roman texts. Yet these depictions can reveal a lot if we read between the lines.
The high drama of Douglas Stuart’s new novel sometimes feels like a soap opera – but his lyrical prose and atmospheric narrative elevate the genre.
Most current safety initiatives focus on responding to online-enabled harm, not prevention.
A review which posed the question – causing a storm in a teacup of Austenian proportions in 1995 – has now been set to music.
Persian and other Islamic literature celebrated male homoerotic love as a form of divine longing – until Western moral codes entered the region.
In a nation-leading reform, those convicted of homosexuality and cross-dressing crimes in the island state can receive up to $75,000 in redress.
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before.
Unsuitable reveals the power of dress to shape the lives of those who wear it – and to challenge, provoke and bring people together along the way.
Did Cameroon’s elite spread homosexuality through their connections to secret societies? Instead of disproving the conspiracy theory, the study examines why it came to be.
This excellent dramatisation of Bernardine Evaristo’s bittersweet novel about hidden gay love will help it reach a new audience.
Written at a time when there were different norms around sexual morality, Plato’s Symposium is one of the principal sources of the Greek philosopher’s views on love and beauty.
A story of gay love between a white American expat living in Paris – petrified by his attraction to men – and a louche Italian bartender, Giovanni’s Room is one of the great 20th century novels.
Authoritarian leaders are increasingly decrying “LBGT ideology”. In Australia, we have a successful mainstream queer movement but there is no longer a broader quest to reimagine society.
Ghana’s anti-gay bill will affect heterosexual’s too
Asexuality remains widely misunderstood. Here’s what it means and how this sexuality became a social movement.
The trend towards decriminalising same sex relations in the SADC region contrasts with moves towards harsher punishment in other parts of Africa.
A new cross-species study shows same-sex sexual behaviour has social benefits for groups, which explains its high frequency in humans and other mammals.
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party could make gains by rallying the libertarian right, evangelical Christians and immigrant communities, especially Muslims, on issues of sexuality.
Frank Moorhouse had a lifelong fascination with crossing borders – including the borders of gender and sexuality. It was reflected in both his life and his writing.
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Reader in Human Rights Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, and acting SARChI Chair in International Constitutional Law, University of Pretoria
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