Our Families
Personal stories and images are very important. They show the real, day-to-day impact that the law and social attitudes have on our children and families, help to highlight why change is urgently needed, and illustrate the many positive aspects of being part of a rainbow family.
Jacqui, Sarah, Corin and Scout
Having children has been an endless joy – neither of us can imagine life without them.
Tony, Lee, Alexander & Lucinda
Discovering that I was same-sex attracted did not automatically squash my long held desire to parent.
Felicity and Jan
The woman at Centrelink who spoke with us introduced herself as "a family expert". This was horribly ironic, because she then proceeded to tell us that we weren't a family.
Caroline, Jenny & Caitlin
We have found that childcare services and the families we have connected with have been very supportive, both gay and straight.
Cathie, Simone & Katie-Jane
We have a parenting order in process, but the law doesn’t recognise Simone’s role specifically. If Simone could adopt Katie-Jane, that would be a better option.
Sacha, Anna and Mabel
We talk plainly and openly about our family in the hope that by increasing awareness people will realise we are just the same as any other family!
Sarah, Felicity, Rafi, Callum and Cameron
Neither of us want to miss a moment of these early years. We’re exhausted, but it’s the happiest time of our lives.
Brian, Matthew, Evan and Justin
To our surprise and extreme disappointment, we found that we could not adopt as a gay couple, nor could we do domestic surrogacy.
Liz, Mandy, Neave and Darren
If community attitudes change and more people are open and accepting, our children will not suffer discrimination.
Kristen and Eilis
Our childbirth class didn't really acknowledge that some families have two mums, and as the pregnant mum Eilis is often asked what "hubby" thinks of the pregnancy.
Rodney, Jeff and Ethan
As gay dads we want exactly what any parent wants. We want Ethan to grow up in a house of unconditional love, to learn and explore the world, to find a meaningful purpose in his life.
Cristina and Sabdha
We are now in the very happy position of expecting two babies this year, due four months apart. It is exciting and scary and we know it’ll be hard but we feel so very blessed.
Colin, Alistair and Toby
Our time together is spent like any other family with young kids: Toby's sports on a Saturday morning, playing at the park, museums, the movies, or friends and family.
Anthony, Graham and James
My son thinks it’s great having one dad, two stepdads, and a step brother who he can’t wait to meet, plus he has all these grandparents all over the world.
Martina and Family
We are proud to be different but also acknowledge that in reality we are very similar to other families also – we are just two women and a son, rather than a mum, dad and a son.
