Stories of Gay and Lesbian Immigration

Together Forever?

John Hart (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2002
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-56023-384-8 (ISBN)

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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 the author, with thoughtful, detailed political analysis. This groundbreaking book analyzes the Australian government’s reasons for recognizing the validity of same-sex couples. It also scrutinizes the emotional and social implications of government policies for these couples.Stories of Gay and Lesbian Immigration explores the issues immigrant same-sex couples faced, including:

HIV/AIDS
proving homosexuality
migration stress
dealing with bureaucracy
financial dependency
success and failure in relationshipsStories of Gay and Lesbian Immigration will be of interest to political scientists, historians of gay and lesbian culture, policymakers seeking to change immigration laws, and anyone interested in this aspect of gay and lesbian relationships.

John Hart

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 1988
Personal 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 Far
Immigration and Relationships
Responsibilities We Can Assume As Nonheterosexuals
Research Methods
References

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.5.2002
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	294 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-56023-384-2 / 1560233842
ISBN-13	978-1-56023-384-8 / 9781560233848
Zustand	Neuware