Full Description
This issue is an international, interdisciplinary, methodologically and theoretically diverse collection of original empirical articles addressing psychological effects of marriage amendments, effects of civil marriage for same-sex couples, and effects of anti-gay initiatives on heterosexual allies and intergroup relationships.
Contents
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Same-Sex Marriage: The Social and Psychological Implications of Policy and Debates
Adam W. Fingerhut, Ellen D. B. Riggle, and Sharon Scales Rostosky
SECTION II: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF MARRIAGE RESTRICTION AMENDMENTS FOR LGB INDIVIDUALS
California's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage: The Campaign and its Effects on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Individuals
Natalya C. Maisel and Adam W. Fingerhut
Examining Communication about Marriage Amendments: Same-Sex Couples and Their Extended Social Networks
Pamela J. Lannutti
Similarities and Differences in the Pursuit of Intimacy among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Individuals: A Personal Projects Analysis
David M. Frost
SECTION III: THE IMPACT OF LEGALIZED RELATIONSHIP STATUS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES
The Longest "Legal" U.S. Same-Sex Couples Reflect on Their Relationships
Esther D. Rothblum, Kimberly F. Balsam, and Sondra E. Solomon
Social Inclusion and the Value of Marriage Equality in Massachusetts and the Netherlands
M. V. Lee Badgett
Are Same-Sex Marriages UnAfrican? Same-Sex Relationships and Belonging in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Mikki van Zyl
SECTION IV: MARRIAGE RESTRICTION AMENDMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HETEROSEXUAL ALLIES AND INTERGROUP RELATIONSHIPS
Impact of Marriage Restriction Amendments on Family Members of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals: A Mixed-Method Approach
Sharon G. Horne, Sharon Scales Rostosky, and Ellen D. B. Riggle
Motives of Heterosexual Allies in Collective Action for Equality
Glenda M. Russell
Comparing Sexual and Ethnic Minority Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage
Negin Ghavami and Kerri L. Johnson
SECTION V: COMMENTARY
Anti-Equality Marriage Amendments and Sexual Stigma
Gregory M. Herek
SECTION VI: 2009 KURT LEWIN AWARD
2009 Kurt Lewin Award recipient: Beatrice Wright
Kay Deaux, Henry McCarthy, and Sheryl Lee Wurl
