Most gay men who grew up in Australia in the 1950s-80s were living a lie, constantly exposed to the triple risks of prosecution, job loss and shame. Hugh O'Keefe was bold, brash and usually ready to push the envelope.
Inevitably, change agents like him caused great discomfort to many in Australian society. But this book illustrates the important role that ‘living a lie’ played in the preservation of oppression. One man's life in the open thus becomes a candid, racy and very readable metaphor for major changes that happened in our society. And that are still going on in Australia and around the world.
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Hugh Patrick O'Keefe ISBN:9780648597414 ISBN 10: 0648597415 Publication Date:01 June 2020 Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
