Gender, sex and me – a memoire

Gender, sex and me – a memoire

Gender, sex and me – a memoire Roger Sawkins, Queensland Regional Meeting I first became aware of gender as a child. I can date it fairly accurately because at the age of eleven I transferred from primary to secondary School and started to learn French. French has two...
50 years supporting the rainbow community

50 years supporting the rainbow community

50 years supporting the rainbow community Roger Sawkins, Queensland Regional Meeting In January 1975, nearly fifty years ago, Quakers were the first Australian religious body to publicly support the gay community. As with all Quaker Concerns, it took a couple of years...

Pushing at the Frontiers of Change.

Roger Sawkins, Queensland Regional Meeting. Review of David Blamires (2012) Pushing at the frontiers of change; A memoir of Quaker involvement with homosexuality. London: Quaker Books. (ISBN 978-1-907123-23-8, paperback 100 pages) Changes in attitudes to homosexuality...