EP 118: Shirleene Robinson on Australia's history with LGBTQ rights in the military

On EP 118: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia sit down with another amazing guest... Shirleene Robinson; co-author of Serving in Silence?: Australian LGBT servicemen and women and board director of the Australian Marriage Equality Campaign.

6:18 - How does a co-writing process work, and how did Shirleene create this book?

9:10 - Where has Shirleene’s interest in LGBTQ history come from?

11:02 – Has there been a change in support for marriage equality since it was legalised?

14:33 - What was the LGBTQ subculture like in the Australian Defence Force before the ban was lifted?

21:09 - Was the sexism and homophobia in the defence force coming more from their superiors or their colleagues?

23:01 - How were LGBTQ people in the defence force “outed”?

25:02 - Why was the law stopping LGBTQ people from serving even a thing? Logically it makes no sense.

27:02 - What surprised Shirleene the most as she collated stories for this book?

29:41 - (Not so) fun fact: The US Military spends more money on Viagra than they do on medication for transgender people.

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Shirleene's Book: Serving in Silence?: Australian LGBT servicemen and women 

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