https://jonathanbutler.com.au/about daily 0.75 2026-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b739a505f48f0d1fcc4dae/a12361cd-9959-4e31-9147-a9040fc8fde3/Jonathan+Butler+Author+Portrait.jpg About - About me I am a writer and content producer living in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. My debut book, THE BOY IN THE DRESS (Affirm Press, 2022) was shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year 2022 (non-fiction) and was the winner of Best True Crime in the 2023 Danger Awards. Researching my ancestor’s story has ignited my passion for queer history. My work has appeared in the Guardian, ArtsHub and Meanjin. I am also a presenter on Triple R’s Queer View Mirror, which airs Wednesdays at 1 pm. My literary agent is Jane Novak. jonobutler [at] gmail [dot] com https://jonathanbutler.com.au/the-boy-in-the-dress daily 0.75 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b739a505f48f0d1fcc4dae/ac215777-8873-4498-adad-860bcc7e2db2/20211118_TheBoyInTheDress_Front+RGB%5B1%5D.png Book - On a balmy Townsville night in 1944, a young serviceman, Warwick Meale, is found murdered. The army and police do not, or will not, conduct a proper investigation and history forgets the killer until now. Nearly eighty years on, Warwick’s descendant Jonathan Butler dusts off the case and chases the leads that were there all along. THE BOY IN THE DRESS exhumes secrets of life on the home front during World War II, where tensions between soldiers boiled over, new expressions of sexuality flourished and the threat of invasion catapulted the status quo into disarray. The truth of this family legend, and this little-known chapter in Australian military history, is more complex and engrossing than anyone could have imagined. THE BOY IN THE DRESS (Affirm Press) is out now. 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Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b739a505f48f0d1fcc4dae/52b2b0b2-ecb4-4b4a-ad38-e9fc5f0b37ad/PM2299.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b739a505f48f0d1fcc4dae/71c4d953-ea75-44ba-bded-1c38539b0bd1/16.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b739a505f48f0d1fcc4dae/d9497a2a-5b60-4dc0-a7f7-0278e757ff99/P1020977+%284%29.jpeg Gallery - Make it stand out Warwick (right) and my grandmother Winifred playing dress-ups in 1928. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b739a505f48f0d1fcc4dae/c0653673-c273-4804-be6a-6b18a209b440/4161200.jpg Gallery One Sunday afternoon in Townsville (1942) by Roy Hodgkinon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b739a505f48f0d1fcc4dae/eab151a4-648e-41c5-b76c-edb05bbf599f/Griffin%2C+Murray.jpg Gallery - Make it stand out Artwork by Murray Griffin 1942. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b739a505f48f0d1fcc4dae/98560fc6-6545-45ab-b604-9068ff4f071d/Image+10+replacement.jpg 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