LUCKY STRIKE
“The plan was to go together, then live together, get married, then have children. But the plan went the opposite. Julie got pregnant, we got engaged at Christmas in 1990, we got married in 1991, and Amanda-Lee was born in June. Throughout the time, different people – our families and some of our support workers […]…
LOST
“I’ve spent my time in hell. I’m looking for a bit of heaven now.” – BOB GAGAN, NSW Australia, 2000 “All I want is to hold and be held.” – MICK SUMMERHILL, NSW Australia, 2000 Bob and Mick Bob and Mick served together in Vietnam in 1966. There was no front line; they were on […]…
LITTLE MERMAID
“In my eyes I am not disabled… My disability is a label given to me by society, though invisible to myself. I see pride, passion, and power as the elements of a successful being. People say there is no such thing as an equaliser. But I disagree, as sex is something everyone yearns for – it is […]…
LITTLE DEVIL
“I am keen to instil a belief in the wider community that disability IS sexy! It was a privilege and a huge indulgence to be photographed by one as talented as Belinda!! I truly love the way she has captured me!! When the idea for the image was suggested to me, I wasn’t so sure! […]…
I DO
“If I hadn’t met the Strikes, I would have never believed that someone with any form of disability could get married. I was about 31 when we decided to have a serious relationship. Before that, I thought I would never have a girlfriend because of my disability. Deep down, I feel as though it’s a […]…
I AM NICK
“I want a family – marriage, children, the whole thing. ‘Family’ is happy is strong.” – NICK HOGAN, Sydney NSW Australia, 2000 NICK HOGAN Nicholas is independent, gregarious and socially active. He takes no shit as he asserts his rights, whether it’s in the workplace, on a train or at home. Nick can’t work out […]…
FRIEND OR FOE
“Is my body the antithesis of the masculine ideal? How do we treat the trash in our visual landscape? Do we toss it in the dump or do we use our greater strength to lift it into the sun and the blue sky above? Would you choose to lift me up and be my wings […]…
THE EXPLORERS
“We must understand the past with clarity; there is nothing more heinous than dragging the scourge of fundamentalist belief systems into our future. Oppression in any form is an evolutionary dead end.” – TITI CHARTAY and CAROLYN DEARING, Sydney NSW Australia, 2000 TITI CHARTAY and CAROLYN DEARING Titi Chartay: A smiling veteran of Gay Liberation, […]…
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
“Look at that smack addict in here!’ ‘Aren’t you too young to have that disease?’ ‘Did you eat too much sugar as a kid?’ ‘Gee, you are too skinny to be a diabetic. Do you have a bad lifestyle, will you get fat?’ ‘Will your feet be amputated later on?’ ‘Are you getting a transplant?’ […]…
ERGONOMIC SEX
“Mechanistic fantasies do not mean robotic sex.” – JEFFREY ST JOHN and BELINDA ST JOHN, Perth WA Australia, 2000 JEFFREY ST JOHN and BELINDA ST JOHN Jeff St John started his singing career in 1961 as a regular feature vocalist on Channel 9 in Sydney on the teenage variety program ‘Opportunity Knocks’ hosted by Desmond […]…