Same Sex Couples

Same sex parents - two mums
Research has shown that children who grow up in same-sex families do just as well emotionally, socially and educationally as other children...
Australian Human Rights Commission: Recognising children of same sex couples
The legal status of children of same sex couples, financial laws, and how same sex families are treated under Federal laws...
Growing up with gay parents: What's the big deal?
This article was written in 2015.
A very large body of social science research going back decades has documented the vital and unique role of mothers and of fathers in childhood development. These studies have also demonstrated the negative psychological, educational, and social effects on children who have been deprived of growing up in a home with both biological parents who are married to each other...
School Outcomes of Children Raised by Same-Sex Parents
Although widely used in policy debates, the literature on children’s outcomes when raised by same-sex parents mostly relies on small selective samples or samples based on cross-sectional survey data. This has led to a lack of statistical power and the inability to distinguish children born to same-sex parents from children of separated parents...
Same-sex couples dealing with IVF treatment model 'set up for heterosexuals'
This same sex couple have nothing but praise for the people who cared for them during the IVF process, but there have been challenges for the couple...

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Australian government Department of Health and Aged Care. (2022, October). Same-sex parents. Pregnancy Birth & Baby. https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/same-sexparents#:~:text=Research%20has%20shown%20that%20children,more%20open%20minded%20about%20diversity
Blackwood, F. (2019, August 19). Same-sex couples dealing with IVF treatment model 'set up for heterosexuals' . ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-17/same-sex-couples-ivf-treatment-set-up-for-heterosexuals/11420074?nw=0
Fitzgibbons R. P. (2015). Growing up with gay parents: What is the big deal? The Linacre Quarterly, 82(4), 332–336. https://doi.org/10.1179/0024363915Z.000000000120
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. (2007, May). Recognising children of same-sex couples. https://humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/human_rights/samesex/report/pdf/report_ch5.pdf
Mazrekaj, D., De Witte, K., & Cabus, S. (2020). School outcomes of children raised by same-sex parents: Evidence from administrative panel data. American Sociological Review, 85(5), 830–856. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122420957249

PDHPE - Year 11 - Exploring Early Childhood: Same Sex Couples

Same Sex Couples

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