This volume focuses on same-sex relationships and contains articles on: the historical context of the same-sex marriage debate in Australia; the approaches taken to achieve same-sex marriage internationallly in the past decade and the factors which have been influential; the particular case of South Africa, which has legislated a right to same-sex marriage despite the countryaaC--(t)s conservative and oppressive history; the geographical spread of same-sex couples in Australia, including variations by gender and by dependent children; lesbian and gay foster carers in Australia; the best interest of children; and the aaC--Eupull and pushaaC--(t) effect in the relationshp between law and society in the achievement of law reform.
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Paula Gerber is Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Monash University and on the Board of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. Adiva Sifris is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Monash University.
The Wind of Change is Blowing Paula Gerber and Adiva Sifris Lesbian Parenting in Australia: Demosprudence and Legal Change Adiva Sifris The Best Interests of Children in Same-Sex Families Paula Gerber The Geography of Same-Sex Families in Australia: Implications for Regulatory Regimes Andrew Gorman-Murray and Chris Brennan-Horley Pragmatic Imbalances: Australian Lesbian and Gay Foster Carers Negotiating the Current Legal Context Damien W Riggs The Social Construction of Marriage in Australia: Implications for Same-Sex Unions Charlotte Frew Same-Sex Marriage: A Worldwide Trend? Jamie Gardiner The Right to Same-Sex Marriage in South Africa Jacqueline Heaton