Contacts, Policies and more...
Grad Queer email list
Keep in touch by joining the postgrad queer email list.To subscribe, simply go to http://mail.gsa.unimelb.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/Queerlist
GSA Queer Library
Queer Officers have collected a small library of queer/gay and lesbian literature and a few films for grads to borrow. Click here for details.Policies
GSA Council adopted the following policies in August 2001:Campaigns
There are currently no campaigns running, but contact the queer officers if you have any queer issues you feel should be brought to greater attention.
Discussion Group
Corkman Pub Night
Gay Marriage Day of Action 2009
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Saturday 01 August 2009 is the national day of action for the legalisation of marriage for queer couples in Australia. Hear a range of speakers from 1 to 2 pm at Federation Square, followed by a march to the marriage registration office for a mass illegal gay wedding!
Queer Library Resource List
Queer Casserole
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Queer drinks
"Welcome back for 2009"
What: Cocktail Party
Host: Dave & Alli
Start Time: 03 March at 17:00
End Time: 03 March at 19:00
Where: The Loft, top floor of Graduate Centre (1888 Building)
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=53336248057&aref=3975308
Get involved!
Queer Events
Events and activities are an important part of creating queer community on campus...
Queer Liaisons
We're looking for students who identify differently to the current queer officers...
Queer Events
Queer events
Queer Graduate students get together during semester for film nights and other events. To find out more, subscribe to our email bulletin. To get in touch with the postgrad Queer Officer email queer@gsa.unimelb.edu.au
Queer Web Links
- On Campus Advice
- External Advice/Activism/Health
- Media
- Entertainment/Sports
Who are you calling strange?
Who are you calling strange?
'Queer' does not mean 'strange', although from about the 16th century to the mid-19th century, this is exactly what the word meant (it had nothing to do with sexuality).
'Queer' is not a homophobic insult, although from about the late 19th century through much of the 20th century, it was used in this way. Towards the end of the 20th century, 'queer' was reclaimed as a positive term of self-identification, which stripped the word of its derogatory power.
'Queer' is not necessarily a political term. It certainly can be, however, and since the 1980s, it has been embraced by numerous anti-assimilationist and radical gay groups.