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24 Aug

Posted at 14:23h in LGBT+ Community
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1463133938886{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"][vc_column_text][dropcaps type='normal' font_size='45' color='#191919' background_color='' border_color='']M[/dropcaps]arriage equality became law in Australia on 9 December 2017 after the then federal government spent more than $80 million asking eligible voters to vote on...

16 May

Posted at 18:45h in LGBT+ Community
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1463133938886{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"][vc_column_text][dropcaps type='normal' font_size='45' color='#191919' background_color='' border_color='']O[/dropcaps]ne of the most significant days in the international LGBTIQ+ calendar is 17 May. Each year, on this day, the LGBTIQ+ community around the world celebrates...

19 Aug

Posted at 17:56h in LGBT+ Community
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1463133938886{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"][vc_column_text][dropcaps type='normal' font_size='45' color='#191919' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he impacts of the COVID-19 restrictions on weddings and funerals have been significant.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_raw_html]JTNDY2VudGVyJTNFJTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGeEVocWxhbmhwb0klMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBhbGxvdyUzRCUyMmFjY2VsZXJvbWV0ZXIlM0IlMjBhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUzQiUyMGd5cm9zY29wZSUzQiUyMHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRSUzQyUyRmNlbnRlciUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Wedding plans have been thrown into disarray, shattering many couples’ dreams of the wedding...

19 May

Posted at 15:47h in LGBT+ Community
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1463133938886{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"][vc_column_text][dropcaps type='normal' font_size='45' color='#191919' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he journey to become a parent is not always easy for any couple. Increasingly, in Australia, surrogacy is a journey that more and more people –...

30 Apr

Posted at 16:59h in LGBT+ Community
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1463133938886{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"][vc_column_text][dropcaps type='normal' font_size='45' color='#191919' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps] he big day has come and gone and what a magical day it was. Having some private time together or heading off on a family moon...

24 Apr

Posted at 14:45h in LGBT+ Community
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1463133938886{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"][vc_column_text][dropcaps type='normal' font_size='45' color='#191919' background_color='' border_color='']A[/dropcaps] s a marriage celebrant, the question same sex couples ask me most is whether one of them needs to change their last name, after they’ve got...

16 Oct

Posted at 23:32h in LGBT+ Community
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1463133938886{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"][vc_column_text][dropcaps type='normal' font_size='45' color='#191919' background_color='' border_color='']O[/dropcaps]ne of the trends that has emerged since marriage equality became a reality in Australia is the spike in numbers of LGBTIQ+ couples who are deeply...

03 Sep

Posted at 20:32h in LGBT+ Community
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1463133938886{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"][vc_column_text][dropcaps type='normal' font_size='45' color='#191919' background_color='' border_color='']S[/dropcaps]ince the historic day of 9 December 2017, when the marriage equality law was passed in the Australian Parliament, there’s been no looking back. The momentum...

27 Aug

Posted at 16:59h in LGBT+ Community
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1463133938886{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"][vc_column_text][dropcaps type='normal' font_size='45' color='#191919' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he change in Australian marriage law allowing LGBT couples to get married opened up immigration opportunities that didn't previously exist. Primarily, the Prospective Marriage Visa (otherwise known as...

22 Mar

Posted at 09:38h in LGBT+ Community
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1463133938886{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"][vc_column_text][dropcaps type='normal' font_size='45' color='#191919' background_color='' border_color='']S[/dropcaps]o, you’ve got the sounds of wedding bells in your ears, right? And it’s time for the world to know about your “officially married” status?  Congrats...