The Sex Lives of Australians by Frank Bongiorno political-reform of history and how it

of history and how it echoes down the years

and close friends and family

but will ultimately emerge stronger and more stable

'It's amazing to have a lifelong heroine who is also one of my favorite writers

’ —Michael Dirda

The Sex Lives of Australians by Frank Bongiorno political-reform of history and how itCross dressing colonists, effeminate bush rangers and women shortage woes here is the first ever history of sex in Australia, from Botany Bay to the present day. In this fascinating social history, Frank Bongiorno uses striking examples to chart the changing sex lives of Australians. Tracing the story up to the present, Bongiorno shows how the quest for respectability always has another side to it. Along the way he raises some intriguing questions