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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:55 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by GMA News.tv


US gay couples similar to straight spouses in terms of age, income

SAN FRANCISCO — Same-sex couples who identify as married are similar to straight spouses in terms of age and income, and nearly one-third of them are raising children, according to Census data released Monday that provides a demographic snapshot of gay families in America.

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Report: Gay spouses look like heterosexual couples
The study released Monday by a think tank based at the University of California, Los Angeles looked at Census data from last year.It also found that Utah, Wyoming ... - [11/02/2009 - San Jose Mercury News]

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"It's intrinsically interesting that same-sex couples who use the term spouses look like opposite-sex married couples even with a characteristic like children" said Gary Gates, the...
US gay couples similar to straight spouses in terms of age, income [GMA News.tv - 11/03/2009]
...the analysis. "Most proponents of traditional marriage will say that when you allow these couples to marry, you are going to change the fundamental nature of marriage by decoupling it from procreation. Clearly, in the minds of same-sex couples who are marrying or think of themselves as married, you are not decoupling child-rearing from marriage."
US gay couples similar to straight spouses in terms of age, income [GMA News.tv - 11/03/2009]
...is unclear, but "it does provide this evidence that there are clearly couples in conservative parts of the country who do use these terms and do see their relationships in that framework."
US gay couples similar to straight spouses in terms of age, income [GMA News.tv - 11/03/2009]

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