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1 online resource (192 pages) |
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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 |
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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 |
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The Stories So FarImmigration and Relationships; Responsibilities We Can Assume As Nonheterosexuals; Research Methods; References |
| Summary |
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 th |
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Print version record |
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Hart, John, 1942 October 3-
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Hart, John, 1942 October 3- fast |
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Gay rights -- Australia
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Emigration and immigration law -- Australia
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Gay immigrants -- Australia -- Case studies
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Same-sex marriage -- Australia -- Case studies
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AIDS (Disease) -- Law and legislation -- Australia
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Law and legislation
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Emigration and immigration
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Emigration and immigration law
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Gay immigrants
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Gay rights
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Same-sex marriage
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Gay rights
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Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- Case studies
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Australia
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Case studies
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317712794 |
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131771279X |
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