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Autore: | Hart John <1942 October 3-, > |
Titolo: | Stories of gay and lesbian immigration : together forever? / / John Hart |
Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Harrington Park Press, , 2002 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
Disciplina: | 305.9/0664 |
Soggetto topico: | Gay rights - Australia |
Emigration and immigration law - Australia | |
Immigrants - Australia | |
Same-sex marriage - Australia | |
AIDS (Disease) - Law and legislation - Australia | |
Soggetto geografico: | Australia Emigration and immigration Case studies |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Stories of gay and lesbian immigration |
ISBN: | 1-56023-384-2 |
1-315-78386-X | |
1-317-71278-1 | |
1-317-71279-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910821612903321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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