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Collecting, preserving I Like Dykes, (n.d.) 5-45-10 Badge CollectionI Like Dykes, (n.d.) 5-45-10 Negative and Lyn Cooper wearing an ‘I am a lesbian’ t-shirt, International Women’s Day, Adelaide, 1974, Jill Matthews Collection (Photo: unidentified photographer)Lyn Cooper wearing an ‘I am a lesbian’ t-shirt, International Women’s Day, Adelaide, 1974, Jill Matthews Collection (Photo: unidentified photographer) celebrating Yes! - Colin Batrouney (designer) (Melbourne : Thorne Harbour Health, 2017), Badge CollectionYes! – Colin Batrouney (designer) (Melbourne : Thorne Harbour Health, 2017), Badge Collection Australia’s Land Rights for Gay Whales (n.d.) 7-67-16 Badge CollectionLand Rights for Gay Whales (n.d.) 7-67-16 Negative Drag King Ray, an entrant in Mr Lotus 2001 (Photo: Ryan Hsu) B-News CollectionDrag King Ray, an entrant in Mr Lotus 2001 (Photo: Ryan Hsu) B-News Collection histories since 1978.

Gay Pride Week march, Adelaide, 15 September 1973, Jill Matthews Collection (Photo: Jill Matthews)

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No end to the way / Neville Jackson (London : Corgi, 1967)

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Register for the Australian Queer Histories Conference 2026

Registrations are now open for the 2026 Australian Queer Histories Conference, to be held at the Victorian Pride Centre in Melbourne, 7–8 November 2026.

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Since 1999 the Australian Queer Archives has offered a prize for the best fourth year thesis (honours or equivalent of about 10,000 words) submitted at an Australian university in the field of LGBTIQ studies.

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7 July 2026
Call for papers – Australian Queer Histories Conference 2026

The Australian Queer Archives is calling for proposals for presentations at our history conference to be held at the Victorian Pride Centre in Melbourne, 7–8 November 2026.