Sort through the more than 30 jurisdictns that have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry.
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THOANDS RALLY FOR GAY MARRIAGE ATRALIA AHEAD OF VOTE
) A signifintly higher proportn of female upl than male upl had children livg wh them (22% and 3% rpectively) Atralian Instute of Fay Studi report (Dempsey, 2013) stated that approximately 11% of gay men and 33% of lbians same-sex relatnships have children. Higgs (2002) noted that children same-sex parented fai may have been raised om birth by a -parentg gay or lbian uple, raised by a sgle parent, or nceived the ntext of prev heterosexual relatnships. In 2005, 2008 and 2011, rponnts age 15 years and over were asked to rate their level of agreement or disagreement wh the statement “Homosexual upl should have the same rights as heterosexual upl do” on a sle rangg om (1) strongly disagree to (7) strongly 1 shows the proportn of the rponnts who dited some level of agreement (i.
Agreements refer to the ratgs of 5–7 on a sle om (1) strongly disagree to (7) strongly agree wh the statement that homosexual upl should have the same rights as heterosexual HILDA (2005, 2008, 2011)The support for equal rights between same-sex upl and oppose-sex upl has creased steadily om 38% 2005, to 45% 2008 to 51% proportn of rponnts who neher agreed nor disagreed wh the statement remaed stable across the three time pots, at 15– were more likely to endorse equal rights for same-sex upl. Gay men om heterosexual marriag: Attus, behavurs, childhood experienc, and reasons for marriage.
Journal of Homosexualy, 42(4), 15–34. Sce the first same-sex marriag took place the Netherlands 2001, more than 30 other jurisdictns have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry, mostly Europe and the Ameris.