Abstract: In the 1960s, Australia's film censorship system became the subject of heated debate, leading to significant legislative reforms in the early 1970s. Among the reforms was a new, legally enforceable R rating that banned entry to specific films for anyone under eighteen years of age. Assured that depictions of homosexuality would not be seen by children, Australian censors allowed a range of films that had previously been banned to appear at local cinemas, including The Boys in the Band (1970) and The Gay Deceivers (1969). Gay and lesbian activists had reason to celebrate increased access to homosexual stories on screen. The reforms equally conformed, however, to an argument often made by conservative commentators, that information about gay and lesbian life was inherently harmful to children.

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仅限成人：1970年代澳大利亚的同性恋和电影检查制度改革

摘要：在1960年代，澳大利亚的电影审查制度成为热门话题，导致1970年代初期进行了重大的立法改革。在这些改革措施中，有一项新的，可在法律上强制执行的R等级，该等级禁止18岁以下的任何人进入特定电影。为了确保儿童不会看到同性恋的描绘，澳大利亚检查员允许放映一系列以前被禁止在当地电影院放映的电影，包括“乐队男孩”（1970）和“同性恋骗子”（1969）。男女同性恋活动家有理由庆祝越来越多的人接触屏幕上的同性恋故事。然而，这些改革同样符合保守评论员经常提出的论点，即有关同性恋生活的信息天生就对儿童有害。