Same-sex marriage: What you need to know The psychological and social aspects of committed relationships between same-sex partners resemble those of heterosexual partnerships, living in a state where their marriage is outlawed can lead to chronic social stress and mental health problems
Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples RESOLUTION WHEREAS people benefi t by sharing their lives with and re-ceiving support from their family, friends, and other people who are important to them (Cohen Wills, 1985); and
Marriage and Family Issues for LGBT People APA resolutions and information regarding LGBT issues such as sexual orientation and marriage, child custody or placement, transgender issues, gender identity and gender expression nondiscrimination, amicus briefs and lesbian and gay parenting
Sexual Orientation Marriage Policy statement affirming APA's position on discrimination against same-sex couples in legal recognition of marriage
Psychology’s case for same-sex marriage Love and marriage When same-sex couples have the opportunity to get legally married, they run out and say, ‘I do,’ said M V Lee Badgett, PhD, an economist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Happy Together: Thriving as a Same-Sex Couple in Your Family, Workplace . . . INTRODUCTION Same-sex couples can and do have stable, committed, satisfying rela-tionships In every healthy long-term intimate relationship, whether same-sex or different-sex,1 partners need to develop good relation-ship skills and social support In fact, same-sex and different-sex couples’ relationships are more alike than different There is one key difference, however: Unlike different
Hollingsworth v. Perry Hollingsworth v Perry (formerly Perry v Brown and Perry v Schwarzenegger) — This lawsuit was filed by two same-sex couples against California government officials and supporters of Proposition 8 that modified California’s Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage By restricting the definition of marriage to opposite-sex couples, the proposition overturned the California Supreme Court
APA praises Supreme Court decision affirming right to same-sex marriage Heterosexual and same-sex couples alike face similar issues concerning intimacy, love, equity, loyalty and stability, and they go through similar processes to address those issues ” APA has a long history of supporting equal access to legal marriage based on years of scientific research