Intergenerational Processes of Disadvantage in the Lives of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Australians: From Relationships with Parents to Parenting Expectations

Abstract Australia remains a heteronormative society, with many of our social, legal, and moral structures still assuming reinforcing heterosexuality as the default norm. The impacts heteronormativity on family lives lesbian, gay bisexual (LGB) Australians can be profound. In this chapter, we draw from lifecourse principles linked lives, trajectories turning points to examine how dynamics produce disadvantage in LGB Australians. We begin by documenting satisfaction, closeness, support relationships between children their parents. then test associations quality parent-child relationship people’s mental health emotional wellbeing across life course. Next, turn attention desires expectations have own, whether parents play role shaping these. Overall, find evidence that continue source some On average, people are less likely report positive than heterosexual people, negative appear suppress for having one’s own. Further, men who desire significantly expect fulfill those more dissatisfied they Our findings demonstrate social power shape most important, personal and, through these, wellbeing.