Birds of a Feather: December 2024
Our last Birds of a Feather luncheon event for 2024 features special guest Dennis Altman.
About Dennis Altman
Dennis Altman is an influential voice and visionary in the field of sexualities and LGBTQ+ rights. A son of Jewish refugees, Dennis is a writer and academic who first came to attention with the publication of his book Homosexual: Oppression & Liberation in 1972. The first serious analysis to emerge from the gay liberation movement, this book was published in seven countries with a readership which continues today.
Dennis is Vice Chancellor’s Fellow at La Trobe University, a Patron of the Australian Queer Archives, and the Pride Foundation. His impact extends globally, with accolades such as the Simon and Gagnon Award from the American Sociological Association. Altman was President of the AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific (2001-2005) and in 2006 The Bulletin described Dennis as one the 100 influential Australians ever.
Dennis will draw on his remarkable life and career and share his insights on ‘The Lessons of AIDS: Queer Rights Beyond Our Borders’.
Event Details
Date: Thursday 5 December 2024
Time: 12pm to 2pm
Venue: The Victoria Hotel, 67 High Street, Woodend, Victoria, 3442
Meals and drinks at bar prices
RSVPs essential – click here.
If you have any questions, email belinda.brain@scchc.org.au or call 5421 1666 for further information.
Organised by Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health’s Country LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Program (CLIP), Birds of a Feather lunches are held in venues across the Macedon Ranges and offer an opportunity for adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex to come together in a safe and affirming space, to share stories and feel a sense of belonging.
