title: Lavender Islands: the New Zealand study.
abstract: Lavender Islands: Portrait of the Whole Family is the first national strengths-based study of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people in New Zealand. The 133-item survey was made available both by website and paper copy from April to July 2004. Multidisciplinary interest areas were developed by a community reference group, and included identity and self-definition, families of origin, relationships and sexuality, families of choice, immigration and internal migration, wellbeing, politics, income and spending, education, careers and leisure, community connections, challenges, and spirituality. A four-axis model of sexual identity was also tested; 2,269 responses were received. Of these 83% were from the website; 45% of responses were from women and 54% from men. Responses identified a robust, highly educated, relatively high-income, politically active LGB community. Male and female respondents experienced same-sex relationships and identity in significantly different ways.
authors.affiliation: School of Social and Cultural Studies, Massey University-Albany, Auckland, New Zealand. m.henrickson@massey.ac.nz
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henrickson
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neville
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donaghey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019058:Community Networks; D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D011057:Politics; D014342:Truth Disclosure