How to be Friends with a Homophobe
By Daryl YangDaryl Yang considers the increasingly common phenomenon of friendships breaking down over political differences, and muses over the question: should we be friends with homophobes?
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Ian Thorpe, Sexuality and the Process of Discovering One’s Identity
By Tamara ChernyIn light of Australian Olympic champion Ian Thorpe’s “coming out”, Tamara Cherny suggests that “being yourself”, particularly in a society less than accepting of diversity, is easier said than done.
Tempering Tribalism
By Ben WadhamBen Wadham on the need to govern military fraternity.
Taking the mark: homophobia and the AFL
By Erin Handley“I figured out that I was gay when I was about 12 or 13 years old,” Ball said. “I fought it for a very long time, and it took me quite a while to come to terms with it because I felt that I would be letting my … community down.” Jason developed his football […]