Wed 4 Nov · 7:30pm
The Concourse · Chatswood
a provocative live talk on sex, dating and the modern relationship mess
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Something is rotten in the state of relationships between men and women.
Hook-up culture has given way to a reported Gen Z “sex recession” and rising loneliness between the sexes. Screens and algorithms built for engagement feed distrust, pushing some towards despair about romance and others towards the idealised world of trad wives. The fallout reaches further: falling fertility, rising family estrangement, a wider retreat from human relationships.
But if we are relational beings at our core, it’s time for a revolution in human connection.
Writer and commentator Louise Perry delivers a live lecture on why consent is not enough, how friendship between the sexes may be our most potent tool against radicalisation, and why the religious have a better chance than most of inheriting the earth.
This lecture is for anyone who:
The evening includes time for audience questions, with conversation continuing afterwards.
Content warning
This lecture discusses sexual culture, including pornography, consent and sexual violence. Some material may be confronting. Audience members are welcome to step out at any time.
Quick answers
When is Louise Perry Live: Is it time for a new sexual revolution??
Wed 4 Nov 2026, 7:30pm.
Where is it?
The Concourse, Chatswood, NSW.
How much are tickets?
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