Most report that the biggest problem they face is discrimination, either against them or their children. Learn about a same-sex couple raising two children on the NSW mid-north coast and the challenges of same-sex parenting across Australia (reference). When it comes to parenting, the challenges are the same whether you are a same-sex parent or not. For example, same-sex couples with children from one partner's previous marriage have many of the same problems as in-laws in heterosexual relationships. There may, however, be additional challenges for same-sex parents (reference). Same-sex parents may struggle to be accepted and supported in society. This situation is improving as same-sex parenting becomes more visible in the wider variety of family structures today.