Presented by Sydney Mardi Gras and Seymour Centre, proudly supported by Google.

This thought-provoking event brings together some of the world’s most influential academics and creatives to discuss their work, passions and communities.

Queer Thinking explores who we are, why we are and what we do.As entertaining as it is stimulating, it challenges audiences to think about diversity, the queer experience and putting ourselves in others’ shoes.

Join us for Queer Thinking at the Seymour Centre on February 25th! Sessions run from 12pm-8pm, and tickets are available now through the Seymour Centre.

Speakers include Professor Sara Ahmed, Gary Carsley, Alyena Mohummadally, plus sessions on the experience of growing up with gay parents, 30 Years of the Bookshop Darlinghurst and many more.

Queer Thinking is also pleased to present several satellite Queer Thinking events to complement the full program (click session titles for details):
Queer Thinking @ Riverside: The World We Have Won
5 Mins of Infamy
Researching Intimacy, Sexuality & Space

For session details CLICK HERE or scroll down.

ALYENA MOHUMMADALLY: I AM A QUEER MUSLIM
12pm at the Sound Lounge
Australian queer Muslim woman Alyena Mohummadally talks about how she reconciles her religious identity with her sexual identity. This session is presented by Muslims against Homophobia.
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DO YOU SEE ME? BEHIND THE MASK OF THE ASIAN GAY MAN
2pm at the Everest Theatre
Walking between multiple identities of ethnicity, sexuality, culture and religion, Asian gay men move through life like chameleons, adopting different roles, different masks to survive. This fascinating session explores what it is like to be Asian and gay in the modern era.
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GOOGLE PRESENTS: ACTIVISM IN THE INTERNET AGE
12pm at the Reginald Theatre
New challenges are arising for LGBT advocates as the social web takes increasing prominence in everyday life. This session will discuss how leading LGBT campaigners are dealing with the difficulties of fragmented communication channels and exploiting the potential of global peer-to-peer advocacy.
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GOOGLE PRESENTS: QUEER CAREER
1:30pm at the Reginald Theatre
What does it mean to be a LGBT business leader? Leading figures from Australia and the world will reflect on the changing business and social landscape, the benefits of driving diversity and inclusion in the workplace and whether targeting queer consumers makes for good business.
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GROWING UP OTHER: ADULT CHILDREN OF SAME SEX PARENTS SPEAK
12pm at the Everest Theatre
Maya Newell (23), Raj and Jesse Wakeling (27 & 21), Rowan Savage (31) and Maeve Marsden (28), talk about what it was like being in the first generation of kids growing up with same sex parents. They talk sperm donors, school bullies, siblings, privacy, the power of language and the meaning of ‘family’, with humour, honesty and insight.
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HOMOSEXUAL: OPPRESSION AND LIBERATION
5pm at the Everest Theatre
This session, organised by Sydney's Pride History Group, will explore the impact of the ground-breaking book 'Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation'. When published in the US in 1971 the book caused a sensation worldwide and was one of the important events that placed the notion of gay liberation into the public discourse.
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IS THE SCREEN INDUSTRY HOMOPHOBIC?
4pm at the Everest Theatre
What was the last Australian queer feature film you saw in commercial cinemas? Are there any out actors working in the Australia industry, or Hollywood for that matter? If you were the person writing the cheques, why wouldn't you green light a Queer feature? And if your employment agent told you to keep quiet about your sexuality in order to get work, would this fly in any other industry? We discuss these questions and more with a panel of screen industry representatives.
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SHORT STORY COMPETITION: WINNERS EVENT (FREE)
1:30pm at the Sound Lounge
Spend the afternoon listening to the award-winning and highly commended stories at this ever popular literary event, returning in 2012 to Queer Thinking at Seymour Centre. In its seventh year, the Competition used the theme 'Heroes' as the starting point for inspiration.
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THE BOOKSHOP RETROSPECTIVE
3:30pm at the Sound Lounge
Sydney’s iconic GLBTI specialist bookshop is celebrating 30 years in business in 2012. This event showcases Australian writers from the past three decades, while also paying tribute to a number of writers who are no longer with us.
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