Media.
2019
Rendezview.
El Paso tells an uncomfortable truth about mass shootings
Talking about male violence means nothing without action
Liam Neeson shouldn’t be ‘cancelled’
BBC Online.
2018
Rendezview.
Gay or straight, acting is acting
How identity politics is shutting people up
2017
SBS Sexuality.
Why George Michael’s ‘Faith’ is one of the most important queer albums of our time
Estrangement from friends and family is very real for many transgender Australians
The long-lasting impact of being estranged from your family due to your sexuality
The criminalisation of unintentional HIV transmission, and why it doesn’t work
Nature vs. Nurture: when it comes to gendered behaviour it’s more complex than we thought
Is non-monogamy the new sexual frontier?
History lesson: the first queer venues?
Threats, violence, hope: what it’s like to be a gay activist in Indonesia.
First, do no harm: new report denounces human rights violations against intersex people
History lesson: Why saunas remain important to gay culture
The Guardian Online.
Marriage equality has passed but there’s more to be done for a fairer society
Underlying the celebrations is an immense feeling of hurt and pain
We didn’t want the postal survey, but let’s focus on the positives following it
Anxiety is a way of life for Gen Y. In an insecure world, is it any surprise?
Bride and Prejudice: why does reality TV continue to disappoint us?
All articles available here.
The Overland Journal.
Otto Warmbier was a victim of capitalism
Ending the ‘criminal class’
A queer take on Safe Schools and identity politics
How to get out of this mess
All articles available here.
Junkee.
Why I’m celebrating LGBTIQ progress and letting go of the pain
Is ‘Common Sense’ the news and politics show Australia needs right now?
2016
SBS Sexuality.
11 big wins LGBT+ Aussies celebrated in 2016
The medical community’s approach to intersex people is still primarily focused on ‘normalising ‘ surgeries
Will Russia’s backlash against LGBT+ people be replicated in the USA under Trump?
Indigenous HIV infection rates requires new preventative strategies
Is it time to replace the ‘Alphabet Soup’?
Should we mandate condoms in porn?
Stop trashing the Irish Referendum
In defence (sort of) of gay conservatives
The history and importance of gay beats
The Guardian Online.
Screen bites: can a show like You Can’t Ask That change the conversation?
Attacks against queer people have a long history. It’s time we changed our defence.
In challenging homophobia gay men have become our own oppressors
All articles available here.
Junkee.
Why The Secret Life of US meant so much to a generation of LGBTQI Australians
The Rumpus.
2015
SBS News.
On the verge of a post-antibiotic world
Can we have a sensible debate about sharks?
Don’t be too excited over Malcolm Turnbull’s newfound love for science
When is it okay to boo the Prime Minister?
‘New Atheism’ takes on a boy and his clock
Abbott is gone, forgive me for not being excited
Will Serena Williams make US Open history — on her own terms?
Abbott, Turnbull or Morrison? Who cares? It doesn’t matter.
Calais ‘crisis’ a product of the failures of our political class.
As Barack Obama moves on justice reform is it time for Australia to follow?
If the Labor Left can’t get boat turn backs right, then why do they exist?
What role can unions play when we have role models like this?
The end is in sight for the coal industry
Same-sex marriage has been won
Bring on the marriage equality referendum
Sex, guys and video games
We were unable to save them, but we can remember them
Let’s not rush to judge Billy Gordon
The sharing economy — how another technological ‘savior’ is failing us
Why is the ALP negotiating on the Renewable Energy Target?
Labor victory coal comfort for electorate if major projects surge ahead
The great leadership myth
Has the Pope missed the point on contraception?
Leelah Alcorn is the victim of a movement who ignored her.
Porn restrictions an attack on the power of women
All articles available here.
The Guardian Online.
Telling people not to shop at Christmas is nothing more than snobbery
Review: is our search for genetic answers cultural rather than scientific
Born this way: society, sexuality and the search for the gay gene
CIA torture is only part of medical sciences’ modern dark history
I have two boyfriends. It’s time polyamory became socially acceptable
Dating two people at the same time: why I’m polyamorous and proud
Equality and polyamory: why early humans weren’t the Flintstones
Is really good sex what happens at a sex festival? I went to find out.
All articles available here.
Junkee.
If Bill Shorten really wants to achieve marriage equality he’s going about it the wrong way
The SCOTUS decision was a win for marriage, not a win for love
Australia might actually win Eurovision 2015 this weekend. Here’s why.
Tony Abbott’s no jab no pay policy is misdirected and won’t work
Mardi Gras is a celebration we need to be having, but it’s losing its political core
SBS Sexuality.
Why the ‘gay gene’ doesn’t fit modern sexuality
A queer guide to the 2016 US presidential election
Time for CHOGM to address LGBTI rights abuses
All articles available here.
How We Get To Next.
The global race is on to replace roads with more sustainable materials
Food sharing Apps may reduce billions of pounds of waste
Could seeds planted by fleets of gardening drones save the world’s forests
France Mandates that its roofs be covered in solar panels and garden — should we too?
The Advocate.
2014
SBS News.
Nuclear power: there is no magical solution to climate change
Will Lambie be the new Palmer?
The environment movement shouldn’t have supported Direct Action
We cannot expect another Gough, nor should we want one
The Bachelor highlights our confused relationship with love
I’m glad Abbott didn’t attend the NY Climate Summit
A conversation can change a life on R U OK Day
United by rugby, but a long road ahead to end discrimination
A sense of community in Helsinki, while our car culture continues
Royal Commission or political munition?
Coalition losing its grip on carbon tax mandate
What on earth is going on with Australian climate politics?
LGBTIQ youth biggest winners of the High Court’s chaplaincy ruling
You’re wrong, Mr Hockey: class warfare is precisely what we need
Are broken promises that important?
Who pays for selling off social services?
It’s time for some real direct action
A. Political culture of power and influence rotten to the core
Wake up and smell the coal smoke
Bordering on silence
Why do we hate asylum seekers?
What cutting environmental regulations will do
Ali Choundhry’s problems are far from over
All articles available here.
The Guardian Online.
The Block: Our renovation nation is chipping away at the Australian dream
Jackie Lambie is the whole package: politicians are humans too
Could the men of roller derby become sport’s first male feminists?
Is libertarianism good for LGBTI rights?
Rocky Horror Show: 40 years on - where is its world of absolute pleasure?
What’s wrong with choosing to be gay, anyway?
March in March doesn’t offer credible alternatives
All articles available here.
Junkee.
How taking naked photos of yourself in the shower can help fight stigma around HIV/AIDS
We need a Scotland-style national debate in Australia
This while Mike Carlton mess is terrible for our freedom of press. Here’s why.
Idolising our sports ‘stars’ and the nasty, dangerous mindset it creates
Junk explained: why is everyone tweeting about the Great Barrier Reef?
How to write a dirty song
Why Eurovision might be the most important show on TV
The Overland Journal.
Against experts
The anti-Abbott movement: time to rethink
All articles available here.
Mammamia.
I’m not sorry you might have to talk to your kids about condoms today
Should we have boycotted the Sochi Olympics?
2013
SBS News.
Coalition versus the Opposition — losing, but not winning
It’s not just about jobs
Pyne was right, let’s go back to the drawing board on Gonski
Abbott’s own history wars
‘Just deal with it, Indonesia’ isn’t real foreign policy
The reinvention of Julia Gillard
Clive and Tony are no joke
Some lessons for the ALP on climate messaging
Time to drop the ‘marriage equality’ tagline
What will same-sex marriage actually mean?
How to stop the repeal of the carbon tax
The logic of Gillard’s opposition to same-sex marriage
All articles available here.
The Guardian Online.
Keep our coal in the ground
A Malcolm Turnbull Comeback would not be good for the left
Australia should show more respect to its public servants
Green tape should be strengthened, not cut
All articles available here.
The Overland Journal.
Men’s roles in women’s spaces
Against equality
Wikileak’s ideology problem
Turkey and the fight for space
The debate we should be having
All articles available here.
Mammamia.
I won’t be praising anything the Pope has to say
Howard Sattler’s comments are why we need to tackle homophobia
Do we only care about trolling when celebrities are victims?
The Drum Online.
Surplus debate is a problem of leadership
Crikey.
Dennis Altman’s The End of the Homosexual
2012
Crikey.
Murdoch paradox: bias in climate reporting
Fact check: coral reefs will not ‘bloom’ under climate change
Murray-Darling health dependent on water extraction plans
Global warming may not cause drought
Food prices soaring due to global warming
Antarctic melt alarm as scientist find ‘very unusual’ warming
The Drum Online.
Reality check: some jobs will have to go
End the cynicism and start demanding better
The war against renewable energy
A good year for climate campaigners
2011
The Drum Online.
New approach needed to tackle population problem
Without society change, law change is useless
Is science sascrosanct?