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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453091103321

Autore

Hart John <1942 October 3-, >

Titolo

Stories of gay and lesbian immigration : together forever? / / John Hart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Harrington Park Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-56023-384-2

1-315-78386-X

1-317-71278-1

1-317-71279-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Haworth gay & lesbian studies

Disciplina

305.9/0664

Soggetti

Gay rights - Australia

Emigration and immigration law - Australia

Immigrants - Australia

Same-sex marriage - Australia

AIDS (Disease) - Law and legislation - Australia

Electronic books.

Australia Emigration and immigration Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by Harrington Park Press.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

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

The Stories So FarImmigration and Relationships; Responsibilities We Can Assume As Nonheterosexuals; Research Methods; References

Sommario/riassunto

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