Cirrus@Austlit

'For decades, centuries, millennia, homosexuals (here as elsewhere) have been insulted, blackmailed, beaten, incarcerated, and murdered. Even now, homophobia and violence towards homosexuals remain principal causes of suicide and despair in our society, especially among young males. In numerous countries, homosexual acts are illegal and punishable by death or imprisonment. Remember those two young men in Aceh – our neighbour and ally – who were flogged and reviled in public? Only a fool or a bigot would suggest that homosexuals have never had it so good.' (Editorial)

'Series Two of the Western Australian States of Poetry anthology is edited by Kevin Brophy and features poems by Chris Arnold, Josephine Clarke, Lucy Dougan, John Kinsella, Edwin Lee Mulligan, and Annamaria Weldon.' (Introduction)