At least, for now. Benjamin and Simon reflect on four years of discussion about queer politics and culture, wondering what’s changed, what we’ve learned, and whether all of this was worthwhile. Thanks everyone for listening and for your support—we’re sure we’ll be back at some point and in some form, so stay tuned.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At least, for now. Benjamin and Simon reflect on four years of discussion about queer politics and culture, wondering what’s changed, what we’ve learned, and whether all of this was worthwhile. Thanks everyone for listening and for your support—we’re sure we’ll be back at some point and in some form, so stay tuned.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The End of Queers

Buckle up Sodomites! Sinister Sissies is your gateway to gay true crime, homoerotic horror and all things man-on-man and macabre!Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Sinister Sissies is a Lipp Media podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buckle up Sodomites! Sinister Sissies is your gateway to gay true crime, homoerotic horror and all things man-on-man and macabre!Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Sinister Sissies is a Lipp Media podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

We present: Sinister Sissies

Benjamin took the opportunity of a recent beachside holiday to do some light reading with Sarah Schulman’s book Conflict Is Not Abuse, which Simon read (and loved) a while back. This episode is a discussion of Schulman’s critical, compassionate, and ultimately reparative take on the theme of conflict, the book offering insight into themes that run throughout the discussions of the podcast.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Benjamin took the opportunity of a recent beachside holiday to do some light reading with Sarah Schulman’s book Conflict Is Not Abuse, which Simon read (and loved) a while back. This episode is a discussion of Schulman’s critical, compassionate, and ultimately reparative take on the theme of conflict, the book offering insight into themes that run throughout the discussions of the podcast.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Conflict Is Not Abuse

The Israel Folau sacking, campaigns to block far right activists from entering into Australia, the high court decision to uphold the sacking of the public servant Michaela Banerji. Free speech is everywhere in the news at the moment, yet despite it being central to both the politics of Benjamin and Simon we've never done an episode on it. This week we dive in head first. What even is free speech, why do we talk about it so much, and does it matter?Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Israel Folau sacking, campaigns to block far right activists from entering into Australia, the high court decision to uphold the sacking of the public servant Michaela Banerji. Free speech is everywhere in the news at the moment, yet despite it being central to both the politics of Benjamin and Simon we've never done an episode on it. This week we dive in head first. What even is free speech, why do we talk about it so much, and does it matter?Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Free Speech

Simon interviews writer, lecturer and consultant Jarryd Bartle across a range of topics relating to sexual and criminal deviancy, queer and otherwise. Jarryd talks about the uses and limits of the criminal justice system, whether the current focus of queer politics is a useful path to social change, and why he no longer considers himself “queer”.Follow @SinisterSissies on Twitter to listen to Jarryd’s podcast, Sinister Sissies.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon interviews writer, lecturer and consultant Jarryd Bartle across a range of topics relating to sexual and criminal deviancy, queer and otherwise. Jarryd talks about the uses and limits of the criminal justice system, whether the current focus of queer politics is a useful path to social change, and why he no longer considers himself “queer”.Follow @SinisterSissies on Twitter to listen to Jarryd’s podcast, Sinister Sissies.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Interview: Jarryd Bartle

In the second part of our two-part discussion critiquing the role of sex in queer communities and politics, Benjamin and Simon get to the heart of the matter: is sexuality compulsory in queer movements and spaces? And if it isn’t, then what even is queerness?Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second part of our two-part discussion critiquing the role of sex in queer communities and politics, Benjamin and Simon get to the heart of the matter: is sexuality compulsory in queer movements and spaces? And if it isn’t, then what even is queerness?Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Sexless Queers

Jaya Keaney

Benjamin interviews writer and research Jaya Keaney about her work examining concepts of race in the stories of queer families who conceive kids using reproductive technologies, digging into what it means to re-imagine the queer family in the context of race.‘Grandma, 61, gives birth to own granddaughter so her son and his husband can be dads’, by Sonja Haller.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Benjamin interviews writer and research Jaya Keaney about her work examining concepts of race in the stories of queer families who conceive kids using reproductive technologies, digging into what it means to re-imagine the queer family in the context of race.<a href="http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/birth/birth-stories/grandma-61-gives-birth-to-own-granddaughter-so-her-son-and-his-husband-can-be-dads-20190401-h1d2ao?fbclid=IwAR0PyX00NyW8DFp4kh8NaIPbDLEwJ3m88drBCwDZS6VhI-OBhLGPDlkL6fI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Grandma, 61, gives birth to own granddaughter so her son and his husband can be dads’</a>, by Sonja Haller.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.Queers is a Lipp Media podcast Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Interview: Jaya Keaney

We talk about sex a lot on the podcast, but what about people who don’t feel so comfortable about it? In the first episode of a two-part discussion challenging the role of sex in queer communities and politics, Benjamin and Simon talk sexual anxieties, how queers might overcome them, and whether that’s something we even want.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about sex a lot on the podcast, but what about people who don’t feel so comfortable about it? In the first episode of a two-part discussion challenging the role of sex in queer communities and politics, Benjamin and Simon talk sexual anxieties, how queers might overcome them, and whether that’s something we even want.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Let’s Not Talk About Sex, Baby

With the announcement that Australia’s longest-running queer publication has effectively closed its doors, Benjamin and Simon reflect on the value of queer media in an age when queer news is increasingly covered by mainstream publications. The question at the heart of the issue: what do we lose when we lose community-controlled queer publications?‘Star Observer enters voluntary administration and is up for sale’Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the announcement that Australia’s longest-running queer publication has effectively closed its doors, Benjamin and Simon reflect on the value of queer media in an age when queer news is increasingly covered by mainstream publications. The question at the heart of the issue: what do we lose when we lose community-controlled queer publications?<a href="http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/star-observer-enters-voluntary-administration-and-is-up-for-sale/182260" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Star Observer enters voluntary administration and is up for sale’</a>Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The End of Queer Press

Just what the world needs—another Game of Thrones take! But after sharing their thoughts on the end of this TV juggernaut, Benjamin and Simon dig into the episode’s big question: what political responsibility does pop culture have to depict the world in particular ways?‘The Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of Game of Thrones’, by Zeynep TufekciSubscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just what the world needs—another Game of Thrones take! But after sharing their thoughts on the end of this TV juggernaut, Benjamin and Simon dig into the episode’s big question: what political responsibility does pop culture have to depict the world in particular ways?<a href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-real-reason-fans-hate-the-last-season-of-game-of-thrones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘The Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of Game of Thrones’</a>, by Zeynep TufekciSubscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Winter is Problematic

Queers is a podcast about politics and culture with Simon Copland and Benjamin Riley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Queers is a podcast about politics and culture with Simon Copland and Benjamin Riley. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Queers

We usually think of stereotypes as wholly negative things, but when it comes to queers, what are the consequences of rejecting them? Simon and Benjamin take a long, hard look at stereotypes, asking where they come from, how they limit our experience, and whether it’s possible to move past stereotypes without throwing some queers under the bus.‘The most ethical way to allow gay men to donate blood is to end HIV’, by Nic Holas‘PrEP revolution: Shame, class and bareback sex’, by Shafik Zahyr  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We usually think of stereotypes as wholly negative things, but when it comes to queers, what are the consequences of rejecting them? Simon and Benjamin take a long, hard look at stereotypes, asking where they come from, how they limit our experience, and whether it’s possible to move past stereotypes without throwing some queers under the bus.<a href="http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/most-ethical-gay-men-donate-blood-end-hiv/164307" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘The most ethical way to allow gay men to donate blood is to end HIV’</a>, by Nic Holas<a href="http://archermagazine.com.au/2018/01/prep-revolution-shame-class-bareback-sex/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘PrEP revolution: Shame, class and bareback sex’</a>, by Shafik Zahyr Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 40: Don’t You Know Who I Am

Janet Rice

At the Better Together conference in Melbourne in January, Simon interviewed Senator Janet Rice, the Australian Greens' LGBTIQ spokesperson, about the overlaps between environmentalism and queer politics, the legacy of the marriage equality postal survey, and the future of LGBTIQ politics in Australia inside and outside of parliament.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the Better Together conference in Melbourne in January, Simon interviewed Senator Janet Rice, the Australian Greens' LGBTIQ spokesperson, about the overlaps between environmentalism and queer politics, the legacy of the marriage equality postal survey, and the future of LGBTIQ politics in Australia inside and outside of parliament. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Interview: Janet Rice

As Australian politics is embroiled in a good old-fashioned sex scandal, Benjamin and Simon dig through the muck to ask: why do we care so much about people having sex anyway? Can queers be the vanguards of a society where sex is no longer the logical endpoint of human intimacy?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Australian politics is embroiled in a good old-fashioned sex scandal, Benjamin and Simon dig through the muck to ask: why do we care so much about people having sex anyway? Can queers be the vanguards of a society where sex is no longer the logical endpoint of human intimacy? Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 41: Sex Panic

Mardi Gras is upon us, and this year it has prompted apologies (with varying degrees of sincerity) from institutions with a history of violence against queer people. Watching the reactions play out, Benjamin and Simon think about how queer communities remember past violence in the face of a violent present.Note: following the recording of this podcast news broke that Mardi Gras threatened the organisers of the float "No Pride in Borders" that they would be banned from the parade due to them protesting against ALP leader Bill Shorten.Links to that story can be found here: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/mar/07/mardi-gras-parade-threatened-to-ban-refugee-advocates-if-they-harassed-bill-shorten And Simon's take on the matter here: http://www.starobserver.com.au/opinion/mardi-gras-shameful-moment/147319  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mardi Gras is upon us, and this year it has prompted apologies (with varying degrees of sincerity) from institutions with a history of violence against queer people. Watching the reactions play out, Benjamin and Simon think about how queer communities remember past violence in the face of a violent present.Note: following the recording of this podcast news broke that Mardi Gras threatened the organisers of the float "No Pride in Borders" that they would be banned from the parade due to them protesting against ALP leader Bill Shorten.Links to that story can be found here: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/mar/07/mardi-gras-parade-threatened-to-ban-refugee-advocates-if-they-harassed-bill-shorten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/mar/07/mardi-gras-parade-threatened-to-ban-refugee-advocates-if-they-harassed-bill-shorten</a> And Simon's take on the matter here: <a href="http://www.starobserver.com.au/opinion/mardi-gras-shameful-moment/147319" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.starobserver.com.au/opinion/mardi-gras-shameful-moment/147319</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 04: A History of Violence

A discussion of Adrienne Rich's classic 1980 essay on "compulsory heterosexuality" leads Simon and Benjamin into the politics of sexual essentialism, from "born this way" to "no Asians" on Grindr profiles.You can read Adrienne's essay here: http://people.terry.uga.edu/dawndba/4500compulsoryhet.htm  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A discussion of Adrienne Rich's classic 1980 essay on "compulsory heterosexuality" leads Simon and Benjamin into the politics of sexual essentialism, from "born this way" to "no Asians" on Grindr profiles.You can read Adrienne's essay here: <a href="http://people.terry.uga.edu/dawndba/4500compulsoryhet.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://people.terry.uga.edu/dawndba/4500compulsoryhet.htm</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 05: Made Straight

Valentine's Day gets Simon and Benjamin thinking about love, but questions about how queer politics became all about love quickly spin out into a discussion of what it means to be queer when you take love and relationships out of the picture.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Valentine's Day gets Simon and Benjamin thinking about love, but questions about how queer politics became all about love quickly spin out into a discussion of what it means to be queer when you take love and relationships out of the picture. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 03: Queer and Loveless

A question about the relative privilege of gay men within queer communities turns into a debate about the value of analysing privilege through an identity-based lens at all. Benjamin and Simon grapple with the question: does assigning privilege to certain groups of people help us overcome oppression, or simply drive us apart?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A question about the relative privilege of gay men within queer communities turns into a debate about the value of analysing privilege through an identity-based lens at all. Benjamin and Simon grapple with the question: does assigning privilege to certain groups of people help us overcome oppression, or simply drive us apart? Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 45: Problems with Privilege

An article framing so-called "reparative therapy" for queer people as an expression of self-determination finds Benjamin and Simon confronting some deeply held beliefs, and asking what options there really are when being queer is an impossible choice.The article discussed in the episode can be found here: http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/04/16625/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An article framing so-called "reparative therapy" for queer people as an expression of self-determination finds Benjamin and Simon confronting some deeply held beliefs, and asking what options there really are when being queer is an impossible choice.The article discussed in the episode can be found here: <a href="http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/04/16625/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/04/16625/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 06: The Self-Help Guide to Queerness

The #MeToo movement against sexual assault has dominated global headlines over the past six months, but what does it mean for queer communities? Looking specifically at gay male spaces, Simon and Benjamin consider some complex and difficult questions about the nature of consent.'How gay men normalize sexual assault', by Phillip Henry  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The #MeToo movement against sexual assault has dominated global headlines over the past six months, but what does it mean for queer communities? Looking specifically at gay male spaces, Simon and Benjamin consider some complex and difficult questions about the nature of consent.'<a href="https://www.them.us/story/how-gay-men-normalize-sexual-assault" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How gay men normalize sexual assault</a>', by Phillip Henry Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 42: A Politics of Consent

Jordan Raskopoulos

Simon sits down with comedian Jordan Raskopoulos about coming out as trans in a very public way, what it means to be a comedian who cares about being funny at the same time as she cares about queer communities, and being encouraged to embrace her body through roller derby.Jordan's website: https://www.jordanrasko.com/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon sits down with comedian Jordan Raskopoulos about coming out as trans in a very public way, what it means to be a comedian who cares about being funny at the same time as she cares about queer communities, and being encouraged to embrace her body through roller derby.Jordan's website: <a href="https://www.jordanrasko.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jordanrasko.com/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Interview: Jordan Raskopoulos

The queer acronym (LGBTIQA+, etc.) seems to be getting longer with each passing year, but who gets to be a part of it? Benjamin and Simon start out wondering whether it’s useful to dissect which letters are in and which are out, leading to a surprising discussion about the limits of abstract debate when it comes to effecting political change in the real world.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The queer acronym (LGBTIQA+, etc.) seems to be getting longer with each passing year, but who gets to be a part of it? Benjamin and Simon start out wondering whether it’s useful to dissect which letters are in and which are out, leading to a surprising discussion about the limits of abstract debate when it comes to effecting political change in the real world. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 43: Acronyms, in Theory and Practice

An article about the idea of “full equality” for LGBTIQ people gets Simon and Benjamin wondering what the idea even means, particularly once most of our civil and legal rights have been taken care of. If we can’t see a sexual revolution coming any time soon, where does the idea of equality stop making sense, even on its own terms?‘‘Full equality’: how Netherlands is pointing the way for Australia on LGBT rights’, by Paul Karp‘Canberra business cleared of discrimination for firing no voter’, by Jesse JonesFacebook comment, by Andrew Robert  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An article about the idea of “full equality” for LGBTIQ people gets Simon and Benjamin wondering what the idea even means, particularly once most of our civil and legal rights have been taken care of. If we can’t see a sexual revolution coming any time soon, where does the idea of equality stop making sense, even on its own terms?‘<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/17/full-equality-how-netherlands-is-pointing-the-way-for-australia-on-lgbt-rights" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Full equality’: how Netherlands is pointing the way for Australia on LGBT rights</a>’, by Paul Karp‘<a href="http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/australian-capital-territory/business-cleared-firing-no-voter/168239" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canberra business cleared of discrimination for firing no voter</a>’, by Jesse Jones<a href="https://www.facebook.com/QueersPodcast/posts/193440911286800?comment_id=193446467952911&amp;comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook comment</a>, by Andrew Robert Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 44: Full Equality

Scott Williams

After a debate in the media over the ethics of gay parenting, Benjamin interviews gay dad and rainbow families advocate Scott Williams about the politics of queer families, assumptions made about adoption and surrogacy, and the possibilities of family units that don’t fit nuclear norms.More information about Rainbow Families NSW can be found on their website.‘Julie Bindel: Gay men who use surrogacy: “Narcissistic, rich, racist, entitled pricks”’, by Jake Hook.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a debate in the media over the ethics of gay parenting, Benjamin interviews gay dad and rainbow families advocate Scott Williams about the politics of queer families, assumptions made about adoption and surrogacy, and the possibilities of family units that don’t fit nuclear norms.More information about Rainbow Families NSW can be found on their <a href="http://www.rainbowfamilies.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>.<a href="https://www.thegayuk.com/julie-bindel-gay-men-who-use-surrogacy-narcissistic-rich-racist-entitled-pricks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Julie Bindel: Gay men who use surrogacy: “Narcissistic, rich, racist, entitled pricks”’</a>, by Jake Hook. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Interview: Scott Williams

In the jumbo-sized Anzac Day episode you didn’t know you wanted, Benjamin and Simon ask why it’s okay to commemorate war in some ways but not others, and wonder what’s really at the heart of these taboos. Plus, a bonus discussion about loneliness and isolation in queer communities for Gay Star News’ Digital Pride.‘‘Lest We Forget!’: Strip club slammed for controversial Anzac-themed ‘women in uniform’ night’, by Stephanie Bedo‘Gay men post Grindr profile pictures from Berlin Holocaust memorial’, by Michael KoziolFor more about Digital Pride, visit Gay Star News.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the jumbo-sized Anzac Day episode you didn’t know you wanted, Benjamin and Simon ask why it’s okay to commemorate war in some ways but not others, and wonder what’s really at the heart of these taboos. Plus, a bonus discussion about loneliness and isolation in queer communities for Gay Star News’ Digital Pride.<a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/lest-we-forget-strip-club-slammed-for-controversial-anzacthemed-women-in-uniform-night/news-story/e3d6cbfd7a0656d55086aa940f01daf9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘‘Lest We Forget!’: Strip club slammed for controversial Anzac-themed ‘women in uniform’ night’</a>, by Stephanie Bedo<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/technology/gay-men-post-grindr-profile-pictures-from-berlin-holocaust-memorial-20140729-zy74d.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Gay men post Grindr profile pictures from Berlin Holocaust memorial’</a>, by Michael KoziolFor more about Digital Pride, visit <a href="https://www.gaystarnews.com/digitalpride" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gay Star News</a>.Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Foxhole Fantasy

A chat about body image and gay men quickly spins out into a discussion of queer bodies more generally, as Benjamin and Simon ask: what does it mean to look like—or fail to look like—the right kind of queer?Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A chat about body image and gay men quickly spins out into a discussion of queer bodies more generally, as Benjamin and Simon ask: what does it mean to look like—or fail to look like—the right kind of queer?Subscribe (for free!), rate and review Queers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Follow Queers on Twitter at @queerspodcast, Instagram at @queerspodcast and Facebook at Queers Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Good Queer Body

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