Marriage Equality and Resurgent Prejudice in Australia: Guest Speaker Janet Rice

Join the launch of Marriage Equality and Resurgent Prejudice in Australia with authors James Bennett and David Betts, along with former Greens Senator Janet Rice as Guest Speaker. Hosted by Nick Henderson, Australian Queer Archives collections manager.
In 2017, Australia finally said “yes” to marriage equality—but the story didn’t end there.
Marriage Equality and Resurgent Prejudice in Australia traces what happened after the celebrations faded. Drawing on in‑depth interviews with the rainbow community in Newcastle and the Hunter region, James Bennett and David Betts reveal how legal victory coexisted with renewed hostility, subtle exclusions, and emboldened reactionary politics…