census in 2006, that there were 27,000 same-sex couple families living in Australia. In 2006, data indicated that 3,200 children were living with same-sex-couples, 89% of which were headed by lesbian couples. Over half the children living with same-sex couples Resilience in Families with Same-sex Parents Natasha Griffiths Julie Ann Pooley
census in 2006, that there were 27,000 same-sex couple families living in Australia. In 2006, data indicated that 3,200 children were living with same-sex-couples, 89% of which were headed by lesbian couples. Over half the children living with same-sex couples Resilience in Families with Same-sex Parents Natasha Griffiths Julie Ann Pooley
Endnotes. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Year Book Australia, ‘Same-Sex Couple Families’, p142 (2005). See also J Millbank, ‘Recognition of. Lesbian and Gay Families in Australian Law – Part Two: Children’, Federal Law Review, vol 34, no 2, 2006, p206, referencing M Pitts et al, ‘Private Lives: A Report on the Health and Wellbeing of GLBTI
Australia wide. Australian Human Rights Commission – LGBTI This webpage has information on the legal rights and entitlements of diverse families, as well as information about laws against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status.
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