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Australian government-funded agency urges older women to become lesbians: From The Sydney Herald Sun, and it doesn't seem to be a joke:
Australia's leading relationship counselling body is urging lonely older single women to become lesbians.
Relationships Australia spokesman Jack Carney said men's shorter life spans, and their pursuit of much younger women, meant women in their twilight years were often forced to turn to other women for love and companionship.
Mr Carney said the government-funded support group encouraged older women to explore lesbian relationships, which were seen as more nurturing and emotionally supportive. . . .
"As they get over 60, opportunities to get a man diminish substantially. Men marry younger women and they die about eight years younger, so there is a real male shortage," Mr Carney said.
"And as women get even older it gets much worse, so we ask them to entertain the idea of lesbian relationships." . . .
Myra Flynn, from support group Older Dykes, said some older women "defaulted" to lesbian relationships because of a lack of men.
Others had struck up relationships with men in the 1950s and 60s only because they could not be open about their sexuality, or they wanted a child.
"It's becoming more common and I've noticed a growing trend in bisexuality," she said. . . .
Founded in 1948 as the Marriage Guidance Council, Relationships Australia is a non-profit counselling organisation funded by both the Federal and State Governments.
In response to the pensioner stampede to the divorce courts, Relationships Australia has launched two courses on how to start again in relationships in old age.
Australian government-funded agency urges older women to become lesbians: From The Sydney Herald Sun, and it doesn't seem to be a joke:
Australia's leading relationship counselling body is urging lonely older single women to become lesbians.
Relationships Australia spokesman Jack Carney said men's shorter life spans, and their pursuit of much younger women, meant women in their twilight years were often forced to turn to other women for love and companionship.
Mr Carney said the government-funded support group encouraged older women to explore lesbian relationships, which were seen as more nurturing and emotionally supportive. . . .
"As they get over 60, opportunities to get a man diminish substantially. Men marry younger women and they die about eight years younger, so there is a real male shortage," Mr Carney said.
"And as women get even older it gets much worse, so we ask them to entertain the idea of lesbian relationships." . . .
Myra Flynn, from support group Older Dykes, said some older women "defaulted" to lesbian relationships because of a lack of men.
Others had struck up relationships with men in the 1950s and 60s only because they could not be open about their sexuality, or they wanted a child.
"It's becoming more common and I've noticed a growing trend in bisexuality," she said. . . .
Founded in 1948 as the Marriage Guidance Council, Relationships Australia is a non-profit counselling organisation funded by both the Federal and State Governments.
In response to the pensioner stampede to the divorce courts, Relationships Australia has launched two courses on how to start again in relationships in old age.
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Date: 2003-08-18 01:41 pm (UTC)There is a whole list I routinely check.. including Eugene's. Andrew Sullivan, Brad DeLong, the Daily Kos, tacitus, USS Clueless, the BuzzMachine, Calpundit, CrimLaw, Lawrence Lessig, Occam's Toothbrush, OxBlog, Samizdata, TalkLeft, and TomPaine.
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