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Supporting same-sex families: communities | Raising Children Network
When families feel supported and like they belong, children do well. You can support rainbow families and their children by being inclusive and respectful.
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Rainbow families & same-sex families | Raising Children Network
Children from same-sex and rainbow families do just as well as children from other families. Nurturing, responsive parenting is what matters to kids.
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Same-sex parenting: a family story | Raising Children Network
‘What makes us special isn’t our family structure, but just us’. Two mums talk about family life and the joys and challenges of being same-sex parents.
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LGBTQI Families and Same Sex Parents
Profound social change is taking place in the realm of parenthood. Several factors that are contributing to this change include reduced family sizes, postponed parenthood, voluntary/involuntary childlessness in some developed countries, an increase in unwanted pregnancy avoidance and changing roles and expectations of fathers.
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Families like mine - Beyond Blue
Families like mine offers practical advice to families of young gender diverse people and same-sex attracted and bisexual people.
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Information for rainbow families
While many of the experiences for families are similar, rainbow families can have a number of unique experiences, joys and challenges.
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Support for LGBTIQA+ people | Head to Health
As an LGBTIQA+ person, you might feel “different”, feel pressure to change your body or self-expression, conform to social norms for your sex or gender, or deny or change your sexuality. You don’t have to cope with these feelings and alone.
Read more on Head to Health website