“A lot of gay men think they can’t be sperm donors.” said Belinda Wooffitt the Donor Coordinator at Fertility North. “Because they can’t be blood donors, they think they also can’t be sperm donors, but they can.” Helping people who want to have children by becoming a sperm donor is something that many men from […]
Labor Senator for Western Australia Louise Pratt gave a stirring and personal speech in the Senate yesterday, during debate on the Government’s now defunct plebiscite bill. The out politician and mother has been a vocal opponent of the plebiscite since its inception under the Abbott Liberal government, and yesterday she spoke from her own experience […]
US Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum was asked during a televised debate about single parent families. The former Senator from Pennsylvania gave an answer where he outlined his belief that the US economy could be fixed by ensuring all children were raised by heterosexual parents. Mr Santorum was asked by moderator Trish Regan if he thought […]
Last week Tasmania passed new legislation that some are concerned will allow schools to discriminate against LGBT students and families. The lower house on Thursday passed an amendment to the Anti-Discrimination Act which would allow religious schools to consider faith when making enrollment decisions. Shortly after the legislation passed, the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights […]
The new diverse range of emojis is now available on Apple iOS 8.3 software. The new range includes an additional 32 flags, as well as same sex families and racially diverse options. The emojis representing people are available in a default Simpsons-esque yellow. Users can choose the skin tone of the emoji by holding their […]
Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that it is possible to create a baby using the skin cells of two adults of the same gender, meaning that it may be possible for same sex couples of have biological children together. The Cambridge University Researchers teamed with Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science to release a study […]
Penny Wong, Labor’s Senate leader his just announced that she and her partner Sophie Allouache are expected their second child. The couple already have a three year old daughter named Alexandra. They are expecting the arrival of their second child in April. Senator Wong shared with the Advertiser that Alexandra was excited to have a […]
The New England Journal of Medicine, known by many as one of the most prestigious and conservative medical journals in the world, has published an article suggesting that the legalization of same sex marriage has health benefits for LGBT people. The article, written by Gilbert Gonzales, states that in states where same sex marriage is […]
I’m a Mum, a 40 something, run of the mill, biscuit baking, ever so slightly overweight, even more slightly grey haired Mum. I have a hubby, a house in the ‘burbs, couple of chooks, a cat and a few kids. And it so happens that a couple of these said kids, are gay. Something very […]
A new report from the Australian government has revealed that the children of same sex couples do just as well as those raised by heterosexual parents. The Australian Institute of Family Studies report authored by Dr Deborah Dempsey has measured the performance of children raised by same sex parents are compared then to the performance […]
