Marriage amendments and lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in the 2006 election

Ellen D.B. Riggle; Sharon S. Rostosky; Sharon G. Horne

doi:10.1525/srsp.2009.6.1.80

Marriage amendments and lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in the 2006 election

Ellen D.B. Riggle, Sharon S. Rostosky, Sharon G. Horne

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Abstract

More than half of U.S. states have passed amendments to their constitutions excluding samesex couples from civil marriage. The impact of these ballot initiatives and debates on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals has been underresearched. Extending research on racial and ethnic minority groups, as well as research on LGB groups, the study discussed in this article hypothesized that LGB individuals would encounter more negative messages, be at risk for negative psychological effects, and increase their political activities, including voting, during elections with marriage amendments on the ballot. A national cross-sectional online survey of 1,824 LGB participants conducted postelection in November 2006 confirmed these hypotheses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	80-89
Number of pages	10
Journal	Sexuality Research and Social Policy
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1525/srsp.2009.6.1.80
State	Published - 2009

Keywords

Depression
LGB
Media
Minority stress
Voting behavior

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Gender Studies
Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science

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