This volume focuses on same-sex relationships and contains articles on:


the historical context of the same-sex marriage debate in Australia;


the approaches taken to achieve same-sex marriage internationallly in the past decade and the factors which have been influential;


the particular case of South Africa, which has legislated a right to same-sex marriage despite the country's conservative and oppressive history;


the geographical spread of same-sex couples in Australia, including variations by gender and by dependent children;


lesbian and gay foster carers in Australia;


the best interest of children; and


the `pull and push' effect in the relationshp between law and society in the achievement of law reform.