Clients (and reporters) often ask me whether I predict that the gay divorce rate will be higher or lower than the straight divorce rate – which most folks believe is about 50%. My answer – a typil lawyer answer, you may say – is y and no. Here is why there is no clear answer…
Contents:
- GAY RELATNSHIPS CAN BE MORE STABLE THAN STRAIGHT ON
- GAY RELATNSHIPS DON’T LAST BEE….
- AGE DIFFERENC GAY COUPL
GAY RELATNSHIPS CAN BE MORE STABLE THAN STRAIGHT ON
Gays n end up havg better and longer relatnships than heterosexuals * how long does a gay relationship last *
Approval of same-sex relatnships has been steadily risg sce 2009 (Pew Rearch Center, 2017), and the 2015 Supreme Court cisn endorsg same-sex marriage was a w for many lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) dividuals. This is nsistent wh prev fdgs: Gay and bisexual men are exposed to mory strsors that n -stabilize relatnships (Meyer, 2003; L, 2012).
GAY RELATNSHIPS DON’T LAST BEE….
Rearch fund by the Natnal Instut of Health on the Health of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Populatns.
Prejudice, social strs, and mental health lbian, gay, and bisexual populatns: Conceptual issu and rearch evince. Changg Attus on Gay Marriage. Gays n have more stable relatnships than their straight unterparts.
The first group nsisted of gays and lbians. One hundred gays and lbians were terviewed as well as one hundred heterosexuals. When asked about their love liv, gays were more likely to have long term relatnships.
AGE DIFFERENC GAY COUPL
Though gays did state that they alt wh creased strs levels due to societal attus, they were more likely to report beg ntent and livg happy liv.
Though they were more likely to have closer ti to parents, they reported spendg ls time wh fay than their gay unterparts.