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Gay with the experience of disability: the ideal man!

Philip Patston
Med J Aust 2006; 185 (8) || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00653.x
Published online: 16 October 2006

I know what men want. Men want to be really, really close to someone who will leave them alone — Anonymous

The ideal man — Philip Patston, comedian, consultant, columnist and (among other things) recovering social worker and human rights activist. He is gay, disabled, vegetarian and English. Six years ago, Philip created Diversityworks, now a multi-faceted enterprise that includes a business group offering expertise in managing diversity and change, and a trust that runs projects to improve diversity and professional participation in the arts <http://www.diversityworks.co.nz>. Philip lives in Auckland and travels regularly in New Zealand. His work has taken him to Australia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Belgium.

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  • Diversity NZ Ltd, Diversityworks Group, Auckland, New Zealand.


Correspondence: philip@diversityworks.co.nz

  • 1. Pleck JH, Sonenstein FL, Ku LC. Masculinity ideology: its impact on adolescent males’ heterosexual relationships. J Soc Issues 1993; 49 (3): 11-29.

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