Benjamin Law

Benjamin Law is the author of the memoir The Family Law (2010), the travel book Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East (2012) - both nominated for Australian Book Industry Awards - and the Quarterly Essay on Safe Schools, Moral Panic 101 (2017). He's the co-author of Shit Asian Mothers Say (2014) with his sister Michelle, and the sex/relationships advice book Law School (2017) with his mother Jenny. Benjamin has written for over 50 publications in Australia and beyond - including The Monthly,...See more

Benjamin Law is the author of the memoir The Family Law (2010), the travel book Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East (2012) - both nominated for Australian Book Industry Awards - and the Quarterly Essay on Safe Schools, Moral Panic 101 (2017). He's the co-author of Shit Asian Mothers Say (2014) with his sister Michelle, and the sex/relationships advice book Law School (2017) with his mother Jenny. Benjamin has written for over 50 publications in Australia and beyond - including The Monthly, frankie, Good Weekend, The Guardian, The Australian, Monocle and The Australian Financial Review - and has a PhD in creative writing from QUT. The Family Law is now also an award-winning TV series, which Benjamin created and co-wrote. He was also a researcher and associate producer on Blackfella Films' Deep Water: The Real Story (SBS) and a writer on Endemol Shine's Sisters (Ten). He is co-host of ABC RN's weekly pop culture show Stop Everything, and a panellist on TV shows like ABC's Screen Time, Q&A and The Drum. See less