The Informer

2 Aug 2019

A life of activism: Shelley Argent

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Shelley Argent OAM is recognized as one of the most successful educators, advocates and lobbyists for the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Australia.

Her book Just a Mum chronicles her decades of tireless work that culminated with marriage equality in 2017. The Informer’s Nicholas Kameniar-Sandery asked Shelley about the life of activism that went into this book.

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