Intrigued by recent research that shows longer-term breastfeeding may be linked to higher IQs, I shared an article about it on my Facebook page. I was promptly accused of “breast-is-best” fascism. It appears…
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Sexual expression is a fundamental part of being human, with most of us able to choose our sexual partners and, to varying degrees, meet our intimacy needs and desires. While not all people with disabilities…
Cases of teenagers “sexting” each other have recently provoked panicked responses by media, parents, educators and policy makers in Australia. Now a Victorian parliamentary inquiry into the practice has…
Most of the current media relating to gay rights focuses on marriage equality. But for some older gay men, another issue is even more important. Sex between consenting men ceased to be a crime in Australia…
Biologists and psychologists like to tussle with human characteristics: what’s inherent? What’s learnt? What’s genetically coded? What’s malleable? Every so often an “expert” will reignite the nature vs…
When women view pornography, blood flows away from the part of the brain responsible for processing visual information, new…
Educating teens about the perils of sexting, instead of punishing them with criminal charges, is favoured amongst the US…
I was recently approached by a young journalist, who asked for my comments on the Feminist Porn Awards. In the course of the interview, she asked if I thought feminists should watch porn. I replied that…
Having more visibly “out” gay people within communities and society, would reduce homophobia. That’s the finding of a study…
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Associate professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professeur d'histoire ancienne, Université de Lorraine
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
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Reader in Human Rights Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate professor Sexualities and Genders / Sociology, Western Sydney University
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Associate Head, School of Psychological, Social & Behavioural Sciences, Coventry University
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Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University Schools, University of Sydney
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Professor of Media and Communication and Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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