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Sexual Identity and Relationship Quality in Australia and the United Kingdom

Sexual Identity and Relationship Quality in Australia and the United Kingdom Same‐sex couples have been the subject of intense media and political debate in recent years, primarily in relation to formal rights to marry and raise children. Similar to discussions about the rise of cohabitation and single‐parent families in the 1970s (Popenoe, , ), concerns have been expressed about how the emergence of same‐sex couples could contribute to the demise of the nuclear family and the well‐being of children (Washington, Pollvogt, Smith, & Fontana, ). Despite widespread debate about the inequality of traditional marriage laws, rising awareness of homophobic discrimination, and a burgeoning academic literature on sexual identity, we know comparatively little about the family outcomes, relationship dynamics, and household arrangements of bisexual, gay, and lesbian individuals compared with those of heterosexual individuals, especially those living in countries other than the United States (Knudson‐Martin & Laughlin, 2004; Rothblum, ). Some argue that research comparing gay or lesbian and heterosexual couples implicitly perpetuates heteronormativity, whereas others directly question its validity. Although we acknowledge the complexities and limitations inherent to the measurement of sexual identity in survey research, we take the view that such comparisons contribute to legal and political discussions about human rights and strategies to reduce social inequalities. For example, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Family Relations Wiley

Sexual Identity and Relationship Quality in Australia and the United Kingdom

Perales, Francisco; Baxter, Janeen
Family Relations , Volume 67 (1) – Jan 1, 2018
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Wiley
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© 2018 by the National Council on Family Relations
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0197-6664
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Same‐sex couples have been the subject of intense media and political debate in recent years, primarily in relation to formal rights to marry and raise children. Similar to discussions about the rise of cohabitation and single‐parent families in the 1970s (Popenoe, , ), concerns have been expressed about how the emergence of same‐sex couples could contribute to the demise of the nuclear family and the well‐being of children (Washington, Pollvogt, Smith, & Fontana, ). Despite widespread debate about the inequality of traditional marriage laws, rising awareness of homophobic discrimination, and a burgeoning academic literature on sexual identity, we know comparatively little about the family outcomes, relationship dynamics, and household arrangements of bisexual, gay, and lesbian individuals compared with those of heterosexual individuals, especially those living in countries other than the United States (Knudson‐Martin & Laughlin, 2004; Rothblum, ). Some argue that research comparing gay or lesbian and heterosexual couples implicitly perpetuates heteronormativity, whereas others directly question its validity. Although we acknowledge the complexities and limitations inherent to the measurement of sexual identity in survey research, we take the view that such comparisons contribute to legal and political discussions about human rights and strategies to reduce social inequalities. For example,

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