Stories of Gay and Lesbian Immigration
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...
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Presenting personal stories and detailed political analysis, this book examines the Australian government's innovative immigration program for same sex couples. Covering the period from 1980 to 2000, the book considers immediate and long-term implications of the policy, with attention to the motivations underlying it. The challenges of implementing the policy and the emotional toll of immigration on gay and lesbian couples are also considered. Hart teaches social work and social policy at Thammasat University in Bangkok. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR
ForewordPrefaceIntroductionCh. 1The Queer Development of Gay and Lesbian Immigration1The Beginnings of Gay and Lesbian Couple Recognition3Homosexuality and the Settlement of Australia4The Development of an Arrangement Between the Task Force and the Government6The Effects on the Couples16An Arrangement Is Made Between the Minister and the Task Force23Progress Since the Arrangement32Ch. 2Finding Out About Couples35Anxieties36Convincing the Government We Were Genuine Homosexual Couples42The Original Study Group in 198846Personal Costs56What Has Changed Since the 1980s?67Ch. 3Success and Failure in Relationships - Who's Counting?69Applications to Change Status to Permanent Resident, 1988/198969Hiv/Aids72Conclusions I Made in 199076Problems in the Categorization of Success and Failure89A Missing Element in the Research Story92Ch. 4Europe, North America, Thailand, and Back97Ch. 5Some Partners in 2000115Ch. 6Gay and Lesbian Relationships and Immigration147The Political Moment148Sexual Values149Other Stories Now Can Be Told150Findings in 2000152Outcomes157The Stories So Far160Immigration and Relationships162Responsibilities We Can Assume As Nonheterosexuals163Research Methods164References165
