Leading the Nation

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of South Australian gay law reform 1975-2025

The stories that make us.

Proud Parade, Adelaide, 15 September 1973. Courtesy Australian Queer Archives and Professor Jill Julius Matthews.

Proud Parade, Adelaide, 15 September 1973. Courtesy Australian Queer Archives and Professor Jill Julius Matthews.

Proud Parade, Adelaide, 15 September 1973. Courtesy Australian Queer Archives and Professor Jill Julius Matthews.

Explore this online exhibition that examines the three attempts at gay law reform in South Australia, triggered by the 1972 killing of law lecturer Dr Duncan.

The exhibition is a collaboration between Tim Reeves, author of The Death of Dr Duncan, State Library of South Australia and History Trust of South Australia.

Proud Parade, Adelaide, 15 September 1973. Courtesy of Jill Matthews