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SAMESH

KWEER

SAMESH team member, Paul Stone, has spent over a year researching the queer history of Marvel and DC comics, beginning in the 1950s when the Comic Book Industry formed its own regulatory standards council known as the Comics Code Authority (CCA). The role of the CCA was to ensure all comic books sold in newsagents and newspaper stands abided by the code and were subsequently given approval to be sold.

Among the many standards, the CCA stipulated that:
* Sex perversion or any inference to same-sex attraction is strictly forbidden.
* Illicit sex relations and sexual abnormalities are neither to be hinted at nor portrayed.
* The treatment of romance stories shall emphasise the value of home and the sanctity of marriage.

KWEER is a preview exhibition that features a sampling of LGBTIQA+ content in Marvel and DC Comics from the inception of the CCA through to today.

These comics, by some of the world's best writers and artists, represent the first appearance of queer superheroes and comic characters, and address issues such as gender, same-sex relationships, homophobia, HIV/AIDS, and queer protest.
Whether you are a queer history buff, comic book lover, or art lover, KWEER has something for everyone.

Visit the exhibition any time during Diverse-City's opening hours.
Event Image Description Exhibition title, KWEER, written in comic style with purple text and a yellow background.
Event Details
GENRE: Visual Art
DURATION: 180 mins, 360 mins
RATING: Ages 15 +
Language Warning
Wheelchair Accessible Wheelchair Accessible
November 1, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 1, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 2, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 2, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 3, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 3, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 6, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 7, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 7, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 8, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 8, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 9, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 9, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 10, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 10, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 13, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 14, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 14, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 15, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 15, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 16, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 16, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 17, 2023 11.30am
Diverse-City
Full: FREE
November 17, 2023 5.30pm
Diverse-City
Full: FREE

Learn More About the Artist/Producer...

Paul Stone, Curator of KWEER, is a Health Educator at SAMESH.

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