Effect of Same-Sex Marriage

mdgator05 · Jun 2, 2024

Rand put together a report detailing the research on same-sex marriage 20 years after it was legalized in Massachusetts. Here are the results:

When states legalized marriage for same-sex couples, the physical health of LGBT individuals in those states improved; state-level rates of syphilis, HIV, and AIDS fell significantly; same-sex households in those states experienced more-stable relationships, higher earnings, and higher rates of homeownership; and sexual orientation–motivated hate crimes and employment discrimination against LGBT individuals declined.

Children of same-sex couples benefited when their parents were granted access to legal marriage, and state-level adoption rates rose after marriage became legal for same-sex couples.
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New marriages increased by 1 percent to 2 percent among different-sex couples and about 10 percent overall.
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The authors found no consistent evidence for an increase in cohabitation by unmarried different-sex couples or an increase in divorce as a consequence of legalizing marriage for same-sex couples.
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https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2912-1.html

Orange_and_Bluke · Jun 2, 2024

tampagtr · Jun 3, 2024

Figures. And contrary to all the claims of societal decline

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