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Issues & Discussion Papers

Issues & Discussion Papers

Parenting & Families Lesbians & gay men – mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, brothers, sisters, grandfathers, grandmothers… Gay men and lesbians are part of families in a variety of ways. All come from biological families; many form close relationships with one other; some care for children. GENERAL During the 1994 International Year of the Family, the Lobby prepared the paper Lesbians and Gay Men Have Families Too (Adobe Acrobat 4 Document) as a response to "The Heart of the Matter: Families at the Centre of Public Policy" which was a discussion paper prepared by the National Council for the International Year of the Family. The latter paper had given a clear message to the gay and lesbian community that our issues and our families did not belong in the context of the International Year of the Family. This was despite an earlier speech from the then Prime Minister about the need to consider the family in all of its diversity. It should be noted that some of the issues referred to in the paper have changed since 1994. In particular, same sex relationships are now recognised in NSW although not in most parts of Australia. Sadly, in many areas such as adoption, there has been little change. DONOR INSEMINATION Despite failure by governments to recognise the validity of gay and lesbian families, gays and lesbians successfully have children. When the decision is made to use donor insemination, many legal questions arise for all parties concerned. The Inner City Community Legal Centre has prepared a booklet, Talking Turkey, which answers many of these questions. (Download PDF file) The Lobby prepared a Submission into the Inquiry into the Human Tissues Act which impacts on the use of donor insemination. For those wishing to consider donor insemination through a clinic, a Fertility Clinic Guide was prepared by Maybe Baby. ADOPTION Gay men and lesbians are generally unable to adopt children and can never do so as a couple due to the provisions of the Adoption of Children Act 1965. In 1993 and subsequently in 1994 GLRL made 2 submissions to the NSW Law Reform Commission review into the law and practice relating to adoption. The second report, The Law and Practice Relating to the Adoption of Children in NSW, incorporated and developed many of the ideas in the original submission. Following this the Law Reform Commission produced a generally favourable report. Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways: Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au Contact Jason for site problems © Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.
Parenting & Families
Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways: Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au Contact Jason for site problems © Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.

Parenting & Families

Lesbians & gay men – mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, brothers, sisters, grandfathers, grandmothers… Gay men and lesbians are part of families in a variety of ways. All come from biological families; many form close relationships with one other; some care for children. GENERAL During the 1994 International Year of the Family, the Lobby prepared the paper Lesbians and Gay Men Have Families Too (Adobe Acrobat 4 Document) as a response to "The Heart of the Matter: Families at the Centre of Public Policy" which was a discussion paper prepared by the National Council for the International Year of the Family. The latter paper had given a clear message to the gay and lesbian community that our issues and our families did not belong in the context of the International Year of the Family. This was despite an earlier speech from the then Prime Minister about the need to consider the family in all of its diversity. It should be noted that some of the issues referred to in the paper have changed since 1994. In particular, same sex relationships are now recognised in NSW although not in most parts of Australia. Sadly, in many areas such as adoption, there has been little change. DONOR INSEMINATION Despite failure by governments to recognise the validity of gay and lesbian families, gays and lesbians successfully have children. When the decision is made to use donor insemination, many legal questions arise for all parties concerned. The Inner City Community Legal Centre has prepared a booklet, Talking Turkey, which answers many of these questions. (Download PDF file) The Lobby prepared a Submission into the Inquiry into the Human Tissues Act which impacts on the use of donor insemination. For those wishing to consider donor insemination through a clinic, a Fertility Clinic Guide was prepared by Maybe Baby. ADOPTION

Lesbians & gay men – mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, brothers, sisters, grandfathers, grandmothers…

Gay men and lesbians are part of families in a variety of ways. All come from biological families; many form close relationships with one other; some care for children.

GENERAL

During the 1994 International Year of the Family, the Lobby prepared the paper Lesbians and Gay Men Have Families Too (Adobe Acrobat 4 Document) as a response to "The Heart of the Matter: Families at the Centre of Public Policy" which was a discussion paper prepared by the National Council for the International Year of the Family. The latter paper had given a clear message to the gay and lesbian community that our issues and our families did not belong in the context of the International Year of the Family. This was despite an earlier speech from the then Prime Minister about the need to consider the family in all of its diversity. It should be noted that some of the issues referred to in the paper have changed since 1994. In particular, same sex relationships are now recognised in NSW although not in most parts of Australia. Sadly, in many areas such as adoption, there has been little change.

DONOR INSEMINATION

Despite failure by governments to recognise the validity of gay and lesbian families, gays and lesbians successfully have children. When the decision is made to use donor insemination, many legal questions arise for all parties concerned. The Inner City Community Legal Centre has prepared a booklet, Talking Turkey, which answers many of these questions. (Download PDF file) The Lobby prepared a Submission into the Inquiry into the Human Tissues Act which impacts on the use of donor insemination. For those wishing to consider donor insemination through a clinic, a Fertility Clinic Guide was prepared by Maybe Baby.

ADOPTION

Gay men and lesbians are generally unable to adopt children and can never do so as a couple due to the provisions of the Adoption of Children Act 1965. In 1993 and subsequently in 1994 GLRL made 2 submissions to the NSW Law Reform Commission review into the law and practice relating to adoption. The second report, The Law and Practice Relating to the Adoption of Children in NSW, incorporated and developed many of the ideas in the original submission. Following this the Law Reform Commission produced a generally favourable report. Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways: Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au **Contact Jason for site problems** © Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.

Gay men and lesbians are generally unable to adopt children and can never do so as a couple due to the provisions of the Adoption of Children Act 1965. In 1993 and subsequently in 1994 GLRL made 2 submissions to the NSW Law Reform Commission review into the law and practice relating to adoption. The second report, The Law and Practice Relating to the Adoption of Children in NSW, incorporated and developed many of the ideas in the original submission. Following this the Law Reform Commission produced a generally favourable report.

Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways: Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au **Contact Jason for site problems** © Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.

Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways:
Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au

**Contact Jason for site problems**