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Twenty Years of Legal Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in the United States: Evidence Review and New Analyses

13 May 2024

It has been 20 years since the first marriage licenses were issued to same-sex couples in Massachusetts, and there has been ample time for researchers to study the consequences of legalizing marriage for same-sex couples on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals; their children; and the general population. The authors of this report document those consequences, drawing on an evidence review and new analyses that they conducted.
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Authors

Mallory, Christy, Garber, Chandra, Smith, Molly G., Coe, Jessie, Zaber, Melanie A., Gadwah-Meaden, Catria, Sears, Brad, AlFakhri, Marwa, Mann, Samuel J., Karney, Benjamin R., Ryan, Jamie L.

Division
RAND Social and Economic Well-Being Social and Behavioral Policy
Pages
200
Published in
United States
RAND Identifier
RR-A2912-1
RAND Type
report
Rights
RAND Corporation
Series
Research Reports
Source
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2912-1.html

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