Sociology

You won’t be surprised to hear…

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[Potential Trigger warning] … that a study has just discovered that rapists don’t usually have rapist tattoed on their forehead.  THE typical rapist is a charmer, not a misfit, new research shows. He is talkative, engaging and employed in a… Read More ›

Review: Radical Act

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Radical Act, a documentary by Tex Clark, was filmed back in 1995 and is about the queer/feminist music scene in the USA at that time. The documentary is simple but endearing – Clark interviewed female musicians and music journalists about… Read More ›

In Support of Captain Bridget Clinch

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Captain Bridget Clinch is a pretty awesome woman. It’s because of her that the Australian Defence Force changed its policy, which banned people undergoing or contemplating gender reassignment from serving. She risked the job she loves — the job she’s… Read More ›

Friday Hoyden: Katharine Hepburn

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This is a repost: first published March 30, 2006 as Hepburn and Mephistopheles (before I’d got into the Friday Hoyden habit). I’ve taken this opportunity to correct my original misspelling of her given name, and I’m very happy that the website I snarked on then still exists for you to … enjoy.

Ethics classes to be offered in SRE time in NSW

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Ethics classes in special religious education time (SRE) are almost certainly going ahead in NSW, in 2011 at least. What do you think? If you have a child will you or would you have them attend the ethics option in SRE time? Will you or would you volunteer to be an instructor?