This study was a 3-year follow-up of 65 male and 138 female same-sex couples who had
civil unions in Vermont during the 1st year of that legislation. These couples were compared …

This study compared 212 lesbians and 123 gay men who had civil unions in Vermont
(during the first year legislation made this available) with 166 lesbians and 72 gay men in …

Abstract 33 heterosexual married, 34 heterosexual cohabiting, 41 gay, and 47 lesbian
monogamous couples who were living together and did not have children living with them …

Abstract Changes over 3 annual assessments were examined for both partners of 61 gay
and 42 lesbian couples on current levels of attachment, autonomy, and equality in the …

A longitudinal analysis is conducted on the union quality of long-term cohabiting and legally
married couples using data from both waves of the National Survey of Families and …

Growth curves for relationship quality over the first 10 years of cohabitation, controlling for
separation, were estimated on the basis of survey data obtained over part or all of this time …

Both partners from gay and lesbian cohabiting couples without children were compared
longitudinally with both partners from heterosexual married couples with children (N at first …

Sixty females and 60 males between 10 and 15 years of age were interviewed about
difficulties in current and past close same‐sex friendships. Based on prior studies, it was …

Whether and how civil society should recognize committed relationships between same-sex
partners has become a prominent, often divisive, policy issue. The present article reviews …

The relationships of cohabiting lesbian couples and cohabiting heterosexual couples were
compared on three dimensions—Durability, interdependence, and Equality. The lesbian …