Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage

Aaron Hoy, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where his research and teaching focus on families, sexualities, sex/gender, and aging and the life course.

• 1. From the Political to the Personal: LGBT People and Their Relationships in the Era of Marriage Equality – An IntroductionDeciding to Marry: Who Marries and Why? 2. Population Perspectives on Marriage Among Same-Sex Couples in the US: Rates and Predictors of Same-Sex Unions3. Same-Sex Marriage in Canada: An Update4. Marital Status Among Transgender Individuals in the US5. Doing It for the Kids? Motivations to Marry and Perceived Effects of Marriage Among Lesbian and Gay Parents6. LGB People’s Personal Ambitions and Political Attitudes Toward MarriageBeing Married: How Do LGBT People Approach and Experience Marital Relationships? 7. Support for Same-Sex Marriage: Families, Friends, Communities, and the Wedding Industry8. Gender Transition and Same-Sex Marriage: A Qualitative Consideration 9. "It Feels Like We’re Together as a Team": Communal Orientations Among Married Gay Men and Lesbians10. The Influence of Marriage and (Non)Monogamy Agreements on Relationship Quality in LGBT Relationships11. Married Lesbians and Gay Men: How They Get Along with Their In-LawsThe Effects of Marriage and Marriage Equality: What Difference Does Marriage Make for LGBT People? 12. Changes in Legal Knowledge Across the Transition to Marriage Equality13. Marriage and Political Engagement Across Sexual Identities14. Exploring the Social Security Benefit Implications of Same-Sex Marriage15. Language Use and the Social Affordances of Marriage: An Exploration of the Experiences of Cisgender Gay Men