Pride in Defence : the Australian military & LGBTI service since 1945 / Noah Riseman & Shirleene Robinson
- Bib ID:
- 8543808
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Riseman, Noah J, author
- Description:
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- Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2020
- ©2020
- ix, 262 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
- 9780522876741 (paperback)
- Summary:
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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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Awards:
- The Ernest Scott Prize for History, shortlisted 2021.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Robinson, Shirleene, 1977-, author
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2020
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