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edited by Graham Willett, Wayne Murdoch and Daniel Marshall

Beyond the proud civic architecture, the boulevards, the parks and gardens, there is another Melbourne, less visible, less celebrated but no less marvellous. From the earliest days, men who loved men, and women who loved women – sodomites and spinsters, camps and gays and lesbians, queers of all kinds – have made the city their own, giving it a vibrant history. Secret Histories of […]

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edited by Yorick Smaal and Graham Willett

The sixth in the Gay and Lesbian Perspectives series, Out Here, is published by Monash University Publishing.

Most of the contributions were presented originally at ALGA’s 9th Australian Homosexual Histories conference in Melbourne in 2009.

• Table of contents (pdf).

A$35 or A$30 to ALGA members, plus $6 postage within Australia.

by Val Eastwood

‘These stories are the creations of a seeing heart; places and bodies, yearnings and pain, loss and redemption in small places, in dry paddocks, in worn apartments and dusty sea side motels. The stories are embedded in a rich Australian landscape, in their language, in their depiction of the hard knocks of life, in the finding of mateship in the face of huge odds. Eastwood portrays the human need for touch in […]

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edited by Graham Willett and John Arnold

The articles in this special issue of the La Trobe Journal cover both historical and contemporary subjects, ranging from the relationship between the two female pastoralists, Anne Drysdale and Caroline Newcomb, to an account of how museums and libraries are now dealing with LGBT related material.

There is also a strong focus on the 1970s, the decade of Gay Liberation, including memoirs and a portfolio of photographs taken […]

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edited by Yorick Smaal and Belinda McKay

A special issue of the Queensland Review (vol 14, no. 2, 2007). Among many interesting articles in this issue is Belinda McKay’s fascinating account of “queer” men and women spanning four generations within her family, from early twentieth century Cooktown to the present.

• Table of contents (pdf)

A$25 or A$20 to ALGA members, plus $5 postage within Australia. Currently out of print

by Graham Willett

‘…a wonderfully comprehensive history of the Australian gay and lesbian movement, which deserves to be read widely. Graham Willett is to be commended for bringing to life the history of a significant social movement, which has radically changed the way we in Australia understand sexuality and its role in social life’: Dennis Altman.

Published by Allen & Unwin in 2000. 307 pages, illustrated. A$35.00 plus postage

by Graham Carbery

This book is the only overall history of Australia’s hallmark gay and lesbian event. It traces the evolution of Mardi Gras from 1978 to 1995, and is a ‘warts and all’ account of the controversies that have beset organizers.

Published by the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives in 1995. 281 pages, illustrated. A$5.00 plus postage

by Michael Hurley

An encyclopedic reference to authors, titles and subjects, with easy-to-use A-Z entries.

Published by Allen & Unwin with the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives in 1996. 298 pages. A$20.00 plus postage

This list contains the 650+ individual periodical titles held by the Archives, indicating all the issues for each title. A pdf version is available free, online. You can buy a hard copy of the complete and updated list. A$15.00 including Australian postage ($10 to ALGA members).

Available in small, medium, large, and body-hugging sizes. A$10.00 plus postage ($5 to ALGA members).