Impacts of Marriage Legalization on the Experiences of Sexual Minority Women in Work and Community Contexts

Angie R. Wootton; Laurie A. Drabble; Ellen D.B. Riggle; Cindy B. Veldhuis; Caitlin Bitcon; Karen F. Trocki; Tonda L. Hughes

doi:10.1080/1550428X.2018.1474829

Impacts of Marriage Legalization on the Experiences of Sexual Minority Women in Work and Community Contexts

Angie R. Wootton
, Laurie A. Drabble
, Ellen D.B. Riggle
, Cindy B. Veldhuis
, Caitlin Bitcon
, Karen F. Trocki
, Tonda L. Hughes

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Abstract

The extension of marriage rights to same-sex couples in the United States provides an opportunity to examine how legalization of same-sex marriage has impacted the experiences of sexual minority women (SMW) in interactions within their extended social networks and local communities. Interviews were conducted with 20 SMW ranging in age from 23 to 75, with varying relationship statuses, and in different regions of the United States. Inductive thematic analysis of responses revealed both positive and negative/neutral impacts in 3 broad thematic areas: workplace dynamics and interpersonal interactions in the workplace, social interactions in extended social networks and local communities, and community climate and queer communities. Findings of the study underscore the importance of evaluating the impact of same-sex marriage legalization in the context of local social and political climates.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-234
Number of pages	24
Journal	Journal of GLBT Family Studies
Volume	15
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2018.1474829
State	Published - May 27 2019

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Research reported in this publication was supported in part by San José State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Veldhuis’ participation in this research was made possible through an NIH/NIAAA Ruth Kirschstein Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (F32AA025816; PI C. Veldhuis). Dr. Drabble and Dr. Trocki are supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R03MD011481. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The authors would like to express their gratitude to the individuals who participated in the study and to Lauren Jow for her edits and comments. Research reported in this publication was supported in part by San JoséState University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Veldhuis’ participation in this research was made possible through an NIH/NIAAA Ruth Kirschstein Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (F32AA025816; PI C. Veldhuis). Dr. Drabble and Dr. Trocki are supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R03MD011481. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Funders	Funder number
NIAAA Ruth Kirschstein Postdoctoral Research Fellowship	F32AA025816
San JoséState University
National Institutes of Health (NIH)	R03MD011481
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
San José State University

Keywords

Lesbian, bisexual women
marriage equality
marriage legalization
same-sex marriage
same-sex relationships

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Gender Studies
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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