A new British and Dutch study has suggested that children of same-sex couples do better at school than their peers who come from more traditional families. Researchers say there are a number of reasons why having same-sex parents may make a difference. The research by the University of Oxford and Maastricht University in the Netherlands […]
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A new review of multiple studies into the well being of children raised by same sex parents has concluded that there is no difference between them and children raised by opposite sex parents. Published in the Medical Journal of Australia the researchers found that children raised in same-sex parented families did as well emotionally, socially and […]
Tags: children, Dads 4 Kids, Marriage, Marriage Alliance, marriage equality, rainbow families, Same Sex Marriage, same sex parents, study
23 Oct 2017 |
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Karina Okotel from the Coalition for Marriage has criticised people who support marriage equality saying too often they resort to racist abuse, and because of this most people are keeping secret the real answer about how they responded in the marriage survey. The Vice President of the Liberal Party was appearing on the Sky News […]
Tags: Bisexual, Christine Forster, gay, Intersex, Karina Okotel, Karvleas, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIA, Liberal, Marriage, marriage equality, Patricia Karvelas, queer, racist, rainbow families, Same Sex Marriage, Same-Sex, traditional marriage, transgender
10 Oct 2017 |
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The ABC’s captivating program You Can’t Ask That is back on our TV screens this month. The program aims to reduce stigma surrounding marginalised groups of people. Each episodes sees participants from a different group answering questions that were submitted anonymously online. The blunt answers are revealing, profound, and at times, hilarious. The first season […]
Tags: ABC, addiction, Ice, Milly Fontana, rainbow families, Same Sex Marriage, suicide, Suicide Prevention, television, You Can't Ask That
11 Apr 2017 |
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Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has spoken up for gay parents in a new interview with the British newspaper The Telegraph. Nixon, who is a parent alongside wife Christine Marinoni, said that a lot people lose their concerns about same sex parents when they actually meet some. “A parent is a parent, a child is […]
Tags: Bisexual, cynthia nixon, gay, gay parents, Intersex, Killing Regan, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Miranda Hobbs, queer, rainbow families, Sex and the City, transgender
8 Jan 2017 |
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The Australian Christian Lobby has highlighted a recently published study into the psychological and physiological health of children raised by same sex parents as something to ponder as we head towards a decision on allowing same sex couples to wed in Australia. The study however has already been widely dismissed as unreliable as it is […]
Tags: ACL, Australian Christian Lobby, D Paul Sullins, Donald Sullins, equality, gay, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Marriage, rainbow families, studies, traditional marriage, trans*, transgender
27 Aug 2016 |
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Melbourne will be the host of Australia’s first LGBTIQ Wedding Expo despite same-sex marriage being prohibited by the Marriage Act. ‘Diversity Expo’ will be hosted by Bridal Expos Australia and Inspired Expos, offering a queer selection of wedding paraphernalia and services. The expo aims to provide an opportunity to link LGBTIQ with local queer-friendly businesses that might […]
Tags: AusPol, bride, ceremony, diversity expo, groom, Marriage, Marriage Act, marriage equality, Melbourne, rainbow families, Same Sex Marriage, wedding expo, weddings
7 Apr 2016 |
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