Gay and bisexual men’s interest in marriage

An Australian perspective

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15098547
AutoresSteven P Philpot (0000-0002-5398-5793, autor correspondente), Jeanne Ellard (0000-0003-0213-3010, La Trobe University), D Duncan (0000-0003-3408-6669, La Trobe University), G W Dowsett (0000-0002-0841-3964, La Trobe University), Benjamin R Bavinton (0000-0001-5834-8278), Ian Down (0000-0001-9275-8692), Paul Keen (0000-0002-2678-0645), Phillip Keen, Mohamed A Hammoud (0000-0002-7952-7969), Garrett Prestage (0000-0003-3917-8992, La Trobe University)
Ano2016
Volume18
Fascículo12
Páginas1347-1362
Data de publicação2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2016.1184314
PMID27240739
OpenAlexW2411432330
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas29

Same-sex marriage is a widely debated issue, including in Australia. This study used an online anonymous survey, with free-text responses, to investigate romantic and sexual relationships among Australian gay and bisexual men. We sought to identify what proportion of such men intended to marry their primary regular partner if marriage was made legally available to same-sex couples in Australia, as well as factors associated with intention or non-intention to marry. Most men in the sample did not intend to marry their primary regular partner. Even among men who considered themselves to be in a 'relationship' with their primary regular partner, less than half intended to marry him. However, many men who would not marry their current primary regular partner agreed that same-sex marriage should be available for gay and bisexual men in Australia. Reasons for intention to marry included a desire for social and legal equality, and ideas about marriage as a rite of passage, an expression of love and the most valued form of relationship in Australia. Those who did not intend to marry their primary regular partner offered a number of reasons, including that the nature of their relationship was incompatible with marriage, and reported a critical position towards marriage as a heteronormative institution

Homosexuality · Institution · Romance · Same sex · Sociology · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology