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At least, for now. Benjamin and Simon reflect on four years of discussion about queer politics and culture, wondering whatâs changed, what weâve learned, and whether all of this was worthwhile. Thanks everyone for listening and for your supportâweâre sure weâll be back at some point and in some form, so stay tuned.
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Buckle up Sodomites! Sinister Sissies is your gateway to gay true crime, homoerotic horror and all things man-on-man and macabre!
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Benjamin took the opportunity of a recent beachside holiday to do some light reading with Sarah Schulmanâs book Conflict Is Not Abuse, which Simon read (and loved) a while back. This episode is a discussion of Schulmanâs critical, compassionate, and ultimately reparative take on the theme of conflict, the book offering insight into themes that run throughout the discussions of the podcast.
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The Israel Folau sacking, campaigns to block far right activists from entering into Australia, the high court decision to uphold the sacking of the public servant Michaela Banerji. Free speech is everywhere in the news at the moment, yet despite it being central to both the politics of Benjamin and Simon we've never done an episode on it. This week we dive in head first. What even is free speech, why do we talk about it so much, and does it matter?
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Simon interviews writer, lecturer and consultant Jarryd Bartle across a range of topics relating to sexual and criminal deviancy, queer and otherwise. Jarryd talks about the uses and limits of the criminal justice system, whether the current focus of queer politics is a useful path to social change, and why he no longer considers himself âqueerâ.
Follow @SinisterSissies on Twitter to listen to Jarrydâs podcast, Sinister Sissies.
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In the second part of our two-part discussion critiquing the role of sex in queer communities and politics, Benjamin and Simon get to the heart of the matter: is sexuality compulsory in queer movements and spaces? And if it isnât, then what even is queerness?
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Benjamin interviews writer and research Jaya Keaney about her work examining concepts of race in the stories of queer families who conceive kids using reproductive technologies, digging into what it means to re-imagine the queer family in the context of race.
âGrandma, 61, gives birth to own granddaughter so her son and his husband can be dadsâ, by Sonja Haller.
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We talk about sex a lot on the podcast, but what about people who donât feel so comfortable about it? In the first episode of a two-part discussion challenging the role of sex in queer communities and politics, Benjamin and Simon talk sexual anxieties, how queers might overcome them, and whether thatâs something we even want.
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With the announcement that Australiaâs longest-running queer publication has effectively closed its doors, Benjamin and Simon reflect on the value of queer media in an age when queer news is increasingly covered by mainstream publications. The question at the heart of the issue: what do we lose when we lose community-controlled queer publications?
âStar Observer enters voluntary administration and is up for saleâ
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Just what the world needsâanother Game of Thrones take! But after sharing their thoughts on the end of this TV juggernaut, Benjamin and Simon dig into the episodeâs big question: what political responsibility does pop culture have to depict the world in particular ways?
âThe Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of Game of Thronesâ, by Zeynep Tufekci
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Simon interviews community advocate and educator Sally Goldner, discussing Sallyâs advocacy for bisexual and trans folk, diversity education inside and outside LGBTIQ communities, and why weâre all so hung up on binaries.
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In the jumbo-sized Anzac Day episode you didnât know you wanted, Benjamin and Simon ask why itâs okay to commemorate war in some ways but not others, and wonder whatâs really at the heart of these taboos. Plus, a bonus discussion about loneliness and isolation in queer communities for Gay Star Newsâ Digital Pride.
ââLest We Forget!â: Strip club slammed for controversial Anzac-themed âwomen in uniformâ nightâ, by Stephanie Bedo
âGay men post Grindr profile pictures from Berlin Holocaust memorialâ, by Michael Koziol
For more about Digital Pride, visit Gay Star News.
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A chat about body image and gay men quickly spins out into a discussion of queer bodies more generally, as Benjamin and Simon ask: what does it mean to look likeâor fail to look likeâthe right kind of queer?
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Benjamin interviews singer-songwriter Brendan Maclean about his new album And the Boyfriends, digging into the evolution of his music, what it means for gay men to work closely with women, and the complex relationship between queer artists and queer art.
And the Boyfriends is available on iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp: https://brendanmaclean.bandcamp.com/album/and-the-boyfriends.
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Why isnât sex a bigger part of public discourse around queerness? Looking at a classic essay about the revolutionary potential of gay sex, Benjamin and Simon get filthy and dig into the roles sex can play, in theory and in practice, when it comes to queer politics.
âCocksucking as an Act of Revolutionâ, by Charles Shively
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Benjamin and Simon have another crack at figuring out what individuals can do in the face of structural problems, and while the conversation stays on track this time they still end up in the weeds. Whatâs the relationship between collective action and structural change? And is community-level activism an effective alternative?
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Simon interviews journalist Gay Alcorn, discussing recent articles she wrote about violence against women. In her analysis, Gay asks the question: is feminism too narrow a lens through which to examine gender-based violence?
âIt's a false comfort to say the murder and rape of women is caused by sexismâ, by Gay Alcorn
âLetâs not use the murders of women to score ideological pointsâ, by Gay Alcorn
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Benjamin and Simon sit down intending to record an episode about what individuals can do in the face of structural problems like homophobia, but an article about violence against women sparks a disagreement between the hosts over the question: to what extent can and should we examine individual participation within broad structures of oppression? Itâs the most weâve ever disagreed!
âMen of Australia, it's time to pick your sideâ, by Clementine Ford
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Benjamin and Simon hit the world wide web to talk social media. It comes up a lot on the podcast, but what does social media mean for queer politics in 2019? Is it a place to find community, or is it bringing about communityâs end?
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On a trip to Port Moresby, Benjamin interviews an advocate with Papua New Guineaâs only queer community organisation, Kapul Champions, to discuss the political priorities for queers in the country, and the impact of LGBTIQ political discourses in Australia.
For more information about Kapul Champions, visit: https://rainbowpng.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/group-kapul-champions/
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