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e’ve pored over this current year’s Midsumma system to take you a selection of events that seek to arouse debate and test our views on sex, sexuality as well as the human anatomy.


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Melbourne queer bookstore Hares and Hyenas features a variety of releases, speaks and shows during the period of the second month. A lot more than you are able to poke a dildo at.


From M/M to mmm: ladies Re-wiring homosexual sex

Author C.S. Pacat joins people Clementine Ford and Jules Wilkinson in a conversation about man-on-man relationship and erotica compiled by women and realm of ‘slash’ lover fiction. They’ll discuss exactly why females like to create and study about homosexual male gender and relationships, the controversy over women making use of male pseudonyms plus the developments on these types in both writing and fanfic communities.
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Quinn Eades’ guide launch –

The Beginnings: A queer autobiography in the human body

Quinn Eades is a researcher, creator and award-winning poet whoever introduction book:

All origins: a queer autobiography associated with the human anatomy

examines an existence marked by both upheaval and pleasure. Enroll in Eades alongside Margaret Mayhem, Essie Thomas, Francesca Rundle-Short, Thomas O’Quinn James and Lily Sawenko.

because they delve into the deepness within this poetic memoir.
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Chilli and Spice, Curry or Rice? Component 2

The evites australian LGBTIQ Multicultural Council provides a section conversation with female speakers from a cross-section on the society to talk about several hypotheticals, tackling bisexuality, fetishisation and racism with regards to ethnicity and gender.
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Artist Ross Walker –

Censored Nudes


Censored Nudes

Musician Ross Walker has an interest in whether conservatism on social media marketing moved too far. And he would understand: Some of Walker’s own mural art and photos happened to be taken out of Facebook if you are too provocative. It had been this knowledge that assisted to prompted

Censored Nudes

and prompted him to inquire of, exactly why do photos of flaccid penises need to be disallowed publicly forums targeted at adults?

This is a good question, and in addition a perfect chance of Walker to generate this selection of brand new mural art, unique images and photos that celebrate a man form in every its magnificence.
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Queer Identities


Queer Identities

is actually a characteristic associated with Queermance authors’ Festival and seeks to explore the experiences associated with the diverse identities that define the bigger queer neighborhood.

Join pansexual writer Susan Beck as she has a discuss sex diversity, sexuality, asexuality and not constantly fitted in. Featuring Hespa, Park Ranger and Asexual Awareness suggest, Amanda Marx, Genderfluid Poet, self defined male femme Mark.
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Breaking the Binary

Same-sex lured and gender varied theater ensemble YGLAM check out the intricacies of authentic gender phrase in a world that sometimes fails to stay open-minded. Created by a team of LGBTIQ young adults,

Breaking the Binary

comes directly from horse’s mouth area and lays bare the facts of existence for youthful sex different and non-binary folks in present Australian Continent.
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Midsumma Festival
works from 17 January until 7 Feb.


Sabine Brix is actually Archer’s web material producer and a social media strategist when it comes down to Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. She is in addition an independent journalist and author. Follow their on Twitter: @sabinebrix