Dennis Altman

Dennis Altman is the son of Jewish refugees, who first came to attention with the
publication of his book Homosexual: Oppression & Liberation in 1972. His most recent
books are God Save the Queen: the strange persistence of monarchies and Death in the Sauna.

Altman is Vice Chancellor’s Fellow at LaTrobe University in Melbourne. He was
President of the AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific (2001-5 and was listed by The Bulletin
as one of the 100 most influential Australians ever. He is Patron of the Australian Queer
Archives and the Pride Foundation.