Social Inclusion and the Value of Marriage Equality in Massachusetts and the Netherlands
Much of the debate about marriage rights for same-sex couples has focused on material and legal benefits. However, some of the primary benefits of marriage equality for same-sex couples and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people might be psychological. The two studies presented draw on qualitative data from 19 same-sex couples in the Netherlands and 556 people married to same-sex partners in Massachusetts (United States). The right to marry and exercising the right to marry were associated with greater feelings of social inclusion among people in same-sex couples. The Massachusetts dat... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Journal of Social Issuse, vol 67, iss 2 |
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eScholarship
University of California |
Schlagwörter: | Same-Sex Marriage / LGBT Psychology |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27570893 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1rd935tm |
Much of the debate about marriage rights for same-sex couples has focused on material and legal benefits. However, some of the primary benefits of marriage equality for same-sex couples and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people might be psychological. The two studies presented draw on qualitative data from 19 same-sex couples in the Netherlands and 556 people married to same-sex partners in Massachusetts (United States). The right to marry and exercising the right to marry were associated with greater feelings of social inclusion among people in same-sex couples. The Massachusetts data find that White, male, high-income respondents reported greater feelings of inclusion than other groups. Individuals with more accepting families and people with more wedding guests reported more feelings of social inclusion. On a policy level, the social inclusion effect suggests marriage may have significant psychological benefits for same-sex couples.