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| In 2001 in Australia, 1 couple in 200 relationships is a male same sex or female same sex arrangement. Also, 1 couple in 1000 relationships with children, is a male same sex or female same sex arrangement. (Aust Bureau of Statistics 2001: Total Families, 2 adults: 4.1 million)
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| Same-sex marriage is a term for a governmentally, socially, or religiously recognised marriage in which two people of the same sex live together as a family. Other terms for this type of relationship include "gay marriage", "gender-neutral marriage," "equal marriage," "lesbian marriage," "same-sex civil marriage", "marriage equality", "homosexual marriage," "single-sex marriage", "civil partnership", "same-gender marriage" or just simply "marriage". |
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| Task sharing maybe more fair in a same-sex partnership |
Choosing a mate is like picking something or someone to increase a person's usefulness or happiness. It is suggested that we pick partners with similar age, education, race and religion. The challenge is sorting out the wage generation and work at home tasks. In opposite sex couples, it is suggested that high waged men will seek women partners on lower wages who will concentrate on home duties. In same sex partnerships, the split between wage earning and home duties may not be as easy to do like in a 'classical sex divide'. Indeed, the same sex task division might be fairer & more honest. |
| Problems to be aware of in a same-sex partnership |
These points are raised as matters to be aware of in same-sex partnerships .... Promiscuity threats |
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