In this collection, academics working in Australia look at previously hidden gay and lesbian issues in Australia and New Zealand over the past 150 years. Some specific topics are George Bateson and colonial sodomy laws, male friendship and violence in late colonial Melbourne, and the police and homosexuality in Queensland at the turn of the century. Other subjects include the forgotten lesbian in 1970s Australian cinema, homosexuals in the Commonwealth Public Service 1953-74, and HIV/AIDS activism in Australia. The book is illustrated with b&w historical photos. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
