ISBN:
9780789007063
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (192 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Stories of Gay and Lesbian Immigration : Together Forever?
DDC:
305.9/0664
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Share the personal stories of gay and lesbian couples who immigrated to Australia!This fascinating book examines the Australian government's innovative immigration program for same-sex couples. Covering the time from the early 1980s to 2000, Stories of Gay and Lesbian Immigration: Together Forever? offers a powerful glimpse into the gains and costs of immigration. Its twenty-year span offers insight into both immediate and long-term implications of this policy.Stories of Gay and Lesbian Immigration intertwines the personal stories of gay and lesbian immigrants, including the author, with thoug
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Queer Development of Gay and Lesbian Immigration; The Beginnings of Gay and Lesbian Couple Recognition; Homosexuality and the Settlement of Australia; The Development of an Arrangement Between the Task Force and the Government; The Effects on the Couples; An Arrangement Is Made Between the Minister and the Task Force; Progress Since the Arrangement; Chapter 2. Finding Out About Couples; Anxieties; Convincing the Government We Were Genuine Homosexual Couples
Description / Table of Contents:
The Original Study Group in 1988Personal Costs; What Has Changed Since the 1980s?; Chapter 3. Success and Failure in Relationships- Who's Counting?; Applications to Change Status to Permanent Resident, 1988/1989; HIV/AIDS; Conclusions I Made in 1990; Problems in the Categorization of Success and Failure; A Missing Element in the Research Story; Chapter 4. Europe, North America, Thailand, and Back; Chapter 5. Some Partners in 2000; Chapter 6. Gay and Lesbian Relationships and Immigration; The Political Moment; Sexual Values; Other Stories Now Can Be Told; Findings in 2000; Outcomes
Description / Table of Contents:
The Stories So FarImmigration and Relationships; Responsibilities We Can Assume As Nonheterosexuals; Research Methods; References
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
