Bibliograph

Pride in defence, the Australian military & LGBTI service since 1945, Noah Riseman & Shirleene Robinson

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Label

Pride in defence, the Australian military & LGBTI service since 1945, Noah Riseman & Shirleene Robinson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pride in defence

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Noah Riseman & Shirleene Robinson

Sub title

the Australian military & LGBTI service since 1945

Summary

LGBTI people have served in the Australian military since its very beginnings, yet Australian Defence Force histories have been very slow to recognise this. Pride in Defence confronts that silence. It charts the changing policies and practices of the ADF, illuminating the experiences of LGBTI members in what was often a hostile institution. Drawing on over 140 interviews and previously unexamined documents, Pride in Defence features accounts of secret romances, police surveillance and traumatic discharges. At its centre are the courageous LGBTI members who served their country in the face of systemic prejudice. In doing so, they showed the power of diversity and challenged the ADF to make it a far stronger institution

Target audience

adult

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