Writer | Trainer | Consultant
Recently, Fiona, an old friend, told me a story – a great story – about how you can make a difference with a poster, some books and a little confidence. It’s the sort of story I love and I asked her if I could share it with a few people. Fiona and her partner, Camille, […]
Today is my and Sarah’s 10th wedding anniversary. I’m guessing we might be the longest-married gay couple in Australia (although there might be a Dutch couple who beat us to it – let me know if you’re out there!). Sarah and I happened to be in Canada at the time the law came into effect […]
This week I was asked to take part in a panel discussion about same-sex families and social inclusion as part of a program called Market Place of Ideas at Ivanhoe library. I was asked to talk about my personal experience of what works in relation to social inclusion and what gets in its way. These […]
We’re a pretty healthy family, I think; the kids get lots of exercise, they go to bed every night at a reasonable hour and, while their diet wouldn’t win any awards, we do try to limit the chocolate cake and chips, the lollies and lemonade. They often pick-up winter coughs and colds, the occasional gastro, […]
My best Christmas present came early this year. There’s a survey that’s been doing the rounds for a few months looking into the health and well-being of children raised in same-sex families. The welfare of our kids is often used as an argument against rainbow families generally – and over the last year – against […]