Our Families
Loneliness disconcerted Holly as she battled through the stigma associated with being queer and a single parent-to-be, as if the two were never meant to go together. Leaving behind her beloved rainbow community in inner city Sydney to Queensland's hinterland for family support, little did she know what she would discover with her young child.
Loneliness disconcerted Holly as she battled through the stigma associated with being queer and a single parent-to-be, as if the two were never meant to go together. Leaving behind her beloved rainbow community in inner city Sydney to Queensland's hinterland for family support, little did she know what she would discover with her young child.
A French-British lesbian couple settled down in Australia and decided to start a family. Their lives and friendship circle represented a 180-degrees turnaround from a largely gay community from when they lived in the United Kingdom to one that is now family-orientated.
A French-British lesbian couple settled down in Australia and decided to start a family. Their lives and friendship circle represented a 180-degrees turnaround from a largely gay community from when they lived in the United Kingdom to one that is now family-orientated.
Travel and adventure lovers, Hayley and Sophie from New Zealand call Melbourne home with their mixed biology kids, Max & Lucy. Their journey to parenthood was far from straightforward but they are blessed with two siblings who are like chalk and cheese to each other, yet very much like their parents individually.
Travel and adventure lovers, Hayley and Sophie from New Zealand call Melbourne home with their mixed biology kids, Max & Lucy. Their journey to parenthood was far from straightforward but they are blessed with two siblings who are like chalk and cheese to each other, yet very much like their parents individually.
Attraction is unspoken. Love blossoms even when the rules of law are determined to prohibit same-sex relationships. A South African couple, who met in the Middle East recounted their journey to parenthood in Australia, despite their family and friends being thousands of miles away.
Attraction is unspoken. Love blossoms even when the rules of law are determined to prohibit same-sex relationships. A South African couple, who met in the Middle East recounted their journey to parenthood in Australia, despite their family and friends being thousands of miles away.
"London's calling" had this Australian couple tie their knot there. A subsequent leap of faith to live in the English capital cast a perfect storm that threw out a token of opportunity to create their perfect family, with plentiful highs and lows.
"London's calling" had this Australian couple tie their knot there. A subsequent leap of faith to live in the English capital cast a perfect storm that threw out a token of opportunity to create their perfect family, with plentiful highs and lows.
When the stars align, even the seemingly unreachable becomes possible. Aaron and Brian seized the opportunity when same-sex couples became eligible to adopt children in their home state. The threats and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop the men from flying a convoluted journey of more than three days, halfway across the globe to meet and adopt their children. They became the first same-sex couple from Queensland to internationally adopt, and Franco and Yersi now happily call Australia home.
When the stars align, even the seemingly unreachable becomes possible. Aaron and Brian seized the opportunity when same-sex couples became eligible to adopt children in their home state. The threats and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop the men from flying a convoluted journey of more than three days, halfway across the globe to meet and adopt their children. They became the first same-sex couple from Queensland to internationally adopt, and Franco and Yersi now happily call Australia home.
