Benjamin Law manages to be scatological, hilarious and heartbreaking all at the same time. Every sentence fizzes like an exploding fireball of energy.' - Alice Pung' A vivid, gorgeously garish, Technicolor portrait of a family. It's impossible not to let oneself go along for the ride and emerge at the book's end enlightened, touched, thrilling with laughter.' - Marieke Hardy Meet the Law family - eccentric, endearing and hard to resist. Your guide; Benjamin, the third of five children and a born humorist. Join him as he tries to answer some puzzling questions; Why won't his Chinese dad wear made-in-China underpants? Why was most of his extended family deported in the 1980s? Will his childhood dreams of Home and Away stardom come to nothing? What are his chances of finding love? Hilarious and moving, The Family Law is a linked series of tales from a wonderful new Australian talent.

The Family Law

Humor & Entertainment

Law, Benjamin

Humor

ReadHowYouWant

Benjamin Law considers himself pretty lucky to live in Australia: he can hold his boyfriend's hand in public and lobby his politicians to recognise same - sex marriage. But as the child of migrants, he's also curious about how different life might have been had he grown up in Asia. So he sets off to meet his fellow Gaysians. Law takes his investigative duties seriously, going nude where required in Balinese sex resorts, sitting backstage for hours with Thai ladyboy beauty contestants and trying Indian yoga classes designed to cure his homosexuality. The characters he meets - from Tokyo's celebrity drag queens to HIV - positive Burmese sex workers, from Malaysian ex - gay Christian fundamentalists to Chinese gays and lesbians who marry each other to please their parents - all teach him something new about being queer in Asia. At once entertaining and moving, Gaysia is a wild ride - a fascinating quest by a leading Australian writer.

Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East

Travel

Benjamin Law considers himself pretty lucky to live in Australia: he can hold his boyfriend's hand in public and lobby his politicians to recognize same-sex marriage. But as the child of immigrants, he's also curious about how different life might have been had he grown up in Asia. So he sets off to meet his fellow Gaysians. Law takes his investigative duties seriously, going nude where required in Balinese sex resorts, sitting backstage for hours with Thai ladyboy beauty contestants, and trying Indian yoga classes designed to cure his homosexuality. The characters he meets -- from Tokyo's celebrity drag queens to HIV-positive Burmese sex workers and Malaysian ex-gay Christian fundamentalists to Chinese gays and lesbians who marry each other to please their parents -- all teach him something new about being queer in Asia. At once entertaining and moving, Gaysia is a wild ride and a fascinating quest by a leading Australian writer.

LGBTQ+ Books

Biographies & Memoirs

Cleis Press

Black Inc.

Meet the Law family - eccentric, endearing and hard to resist. Your guide: Benjamin, the third of five children and a born humorist. Join him as he tries to answer some puzzling questions: Why won't his Chinese dad wear made-in-China underpants? Why was most of his extended family deported in the 1980s? Will his childhood dreams of Home and Away stardom come to nothing? What are his chances of finding love? Hilarious and moving, The Family Law is a linked series of tales from a wonderful new Australian talent. "Law is a writer of great wit and warmth who combines apparently artless and effortless comedian's patter with a high level of technical skill." - Sydney Morning Herald "An addictive read." - The Courier Mail "Very funny...you may find yourself at times almost barking with laughter" - Monthly magazine, June issue "An engaging read." - West Weekend Magazine, West Australian "What is it that makes Benjamin Law's writing so good? It's the flair for language. It's the sharp wit. It's the open warmth. It's the blend of the thoughtful, the silly and the affecting. It's all of these things, in one package." - Jo Case, Readings Monthly "Wonderful. Everyone should run to their nearest bookshop and buy a copy." - Defamer "Simultaneously weird and instantly recognisable, the Laws are an Australian family it's well worth getting to know" - The Enthusiast "Enjoyable, easy reading... Law is a considerable talent with a long future ahead of him." - Literary Minded

Benjamin Law considers himself pretty lucky to live in Australia: he can hold his boyfriend's hand in public and lobby his politicians to recognise same-sex marriage. But as the child of migrants, he's also curious about how different life might have been had he grown up in Asia. So he sets off to meet his fellow Gaysians. Law takes his investigative duties seriously, going nude where required in Balinese sex resorts, sitting backstage for hours with Thai ladyboy beauty contestants and trying Indian yoga classes designed to cure his homosexuality. The characters he meets - from Tokyo's celebrity drag queens to HIV-positive Burmese sex workers, from Malaysian ex-gay Christian fundamentalists to Chinese gays and lesbians who marry each other to please their parents - all teach him something new about being queer in Asia. At once entertaining and moving, Gaysia is a wild ride - a fascinating quest by a leading Australian writer. Praise: "A terrific read ... gonzo anthropology and great storytelling." - John Safran "...one of the most suprising and entertaining voices in Australian nonfiction writing." - The Australian "Benjamin Law is funny and honest and handsome - Gaysia is a delightful, occasionally confronting adventure" - Josh Thomas "Gaysia is like a Louis Theroux documentary in book form"- Bookseller+Publisher

Gaysia

Benjamin Law considers himself pretty lucky to live in Australia: he can hold his boyfriend’s hand in public and lobby his politicians to recognise same-sex marriage. As the child of migrants, though, he also wonders how different life might have been had he grown up elsewhere. So off he sets to meet his fellow Gaysians. Law takes his investigative duties seriously, baring all in Balinese gay nudist resorts, and taking Indian yoga classes designed to cure his homosexuality. The characters he meets - from Tokyo’s celebrity drag queens to HIV-positive Burmese sex workers, from Malaysian ex-gay Christian fundamentalists to Thai ladyboy beauty contestants - all teach him something new about being queer in Asia. At once hilarious and moving, Gaysia traces a fascinating quest by a leading Australian writer.  ‘Gaysia is like a Louis Theroux documentary in book form’ - Books+Publishing ‘Benjamin Law is funny and honest and handsome - Gaysia is a delightful, occasionally confronting adventure’ - Josh Thomas ‘a terrific read ... gonzo anthropology and great storytelling’ - John Safran ‘one of the most surprising and entertaining voices in Australian non-fiction writing ... Gaysia is a book of powerful, enlightening stories on a fraught topic, told with care, empathy, grace and good humour’ - The Australian  About the author: Benjamin Law is the author of The Family Law and a frequent contributor to frankie magazine, the Monthly, Good Weekend and QWeekend. His work has been published in the Big Issue, Crikey, Griffith Review and The Best Australian Essays. He has appeared on Sunrise, Q&A, The First Tuesday Bookclub and Randling.

Meet the Law family - eccentric, endearing and hard to resist. Your guide: Benjamin, the third of five children and a born humorist. Join him as he tries to answer some puzzling questions: Why won't his Chinese dad wear made-in-China underpants? Why was most of his extended family deported in the 1980s? Will his childhood dreams of Home and Away stardom come to nothing? What are his chances of finding love?  Hilarious and moving, The Family Law is a linked series of tales from a wonderful new Australian talent.  Benjamin Law is the author of The Family Law and Gaysia, and a frequent contributor to the Monthly, frankie and Good Weekend. Benjamin writes for publications, businesses and agencies worldwide, and co-wrote the TV adaptation of The Family Law for SBS and Matchbox Pictures.

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The Family Law

Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East

Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East

The Family Law

The Family Law

Gaysia

Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East

The Family Law