I think that any minority person would do that for self protection, particularly in the 60s and 70s. People were jailed for being gay. They were sent to institutions, they were given electric shock treatment.

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Self and Society

Shea Donohoe

Analysing the life story of her uncle, UTS FASS undergraduate Shea Donohoe's essay details the experiences and social-cultural context that have made him the person today. Shea accounts for the theory of masculinity and hegemony that had forced her uncle to conform to specific lifestyle and expectation. Specifically, her essay focuses on Australia's attitudes to homosexuality and how these attitudes have changed throughout the years.

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