{"product_id":"9781925435887","title":"Quarterly Essay 67 Moral Panic 101: Equality, Acceptance and the Safe Schools Scandal","description":"\u003cb\u003eAre Australian schools safe? And if they’re not, what happens when kids are caught in a bleak collision between ill-equipped teachers and a confected scandal? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 2016, the Safe Schools program became the focus of an ideological firestorm. In \u003ci\u003eMoral Panic 101\u003c\/i\u003e, Benjamin Law explores how and why this happened. He weaves a subtle, gripping account of schools today, sexuality, teenagers, new ideas of gender fluidity, media scandal and mental health.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this timely essay, Law also looks at the new face of homophobia in Australia, and the long battle for equality and acceptance. Investigating bullying of the vulnerable young, he brings to light hidden worlds, in an essay notable for its humane clarity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “To read every article the \u003ci\u003eAustralian\u003c\/i\u003e has published on Safe Schools is to induce nausea. This isn’t even a comment on the content, just the sheer volume … And yet, across this entire period, the \u003ci\u003eAustralian\u003c\/i\u003e – self-appointed guardian of the safety of children – spoke to not a single school-aged LGBTIQ youth. Not even one. Later, queer teenagers who followed the Safe Schools saga told me the dynamic felt familiar. At school, it’s known as bullying. In journalism, it’s called a beat-up.” —Benjamin Law, \u003ci\u003eMoral Panic 101\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Benjamin Law is the author of \u003ci\u003eGaysia\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Family Law\u003c\/i\u003e, which he adapted for SBS TV. A columnist for Fairfax’s \u003ci\u003eGood Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Law has written for the \u003ci\u003eMonthly, Frankie, QWeekend\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBig Issue, Crikey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGriffith Review.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131932426480,"sku":"9781925435887","price":19.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925435887_p0.jpg?v=1763636396","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925435887","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}