Dr Dino Hodge - Konstantino Hadjikakou - was introduced to notions of empire and colonisation by his Cypriot family, and to fluidity in identity and intimacy through his Greek cultural heritage. His publications include Did You Meet Any Malagas? (1993), Don Dunstan, Intimacy and Liberty (2014) and Colouring the Rainbow (2015). He is co-editor of You Don't Get Degrees in Weetbix Boxes (1994), a social studies text about Indigenous education and career experiences. Born and raised in Adelaide, Hodge lived for many years in the Northern Territory before settling in Melbourne. He has a PhD in history from the University of Melbourne.
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'Readers will be impressed by the courage and pride shown by the contributors - this is a powerful and at times very moving collection of stories, with many challenges to conventional ideas not only of sexuality, but also of Aboriginal identity. But apart from its psychological and emotional impact, the book is a thoughtfully compiled reference work. Contributions are augmented throughout by endnotes and a detailed eighteen-page glossary and twelve pages of index make it a valuable and scholarly resource.' - Francis Good, Oral History Australia
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'Gripping, passionate and moving … Colouring the Rainbow is an important work about identity that will challenge conventional notions of gender, sexuality and Aboriginality.' - Michael Jongen, Newton Review of Books
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'Finely nuanced and powerful stories that the social, literary and cultural world desperately needs.' - Gregory Phillips, HIV Australia Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3
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'These are important essays.' - Fiona Capp, Sydney Morning Herald
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'In some ways, the weaknesses of Colouring the Rainbow are also its strengths. The inclusion of non-academic contributors, whose writing skills are not necessarily polished, means that some details of certain of the narratives can be hard to follow and that a clear line of argument can be difficult to establish .. However, it is the very inclusion of this multitude of very different contributors that makes the collection so valuable … By bringing together individual stories, the collection both tells the story of a broader community, and reminds the reader that individual lived experiences can never quite be contained within social categories such as 'queer', 'trans' or 'Aboriginal'.' - Jenny Boźena du Preez, Transnational Literature
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'Stories that could enrich the LGBTIQ community as a whole.' - Rachel Cook, Gay News Network
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'Brings together ideas about gender, sexuality, race and identity that should be considered in contemporary debates and discussions about queer communities, especially in relation to future directions for policy, curriculum and inclusion practices.' - Roz Bellamy, Guardian