Legal recognition of same-sex relationships in the United States: a social science perspective.

@article{Herek2006LegalRO,
  title={Legal recognition of same-sex relationships in the United States: a social science perspective.},
  author={Gregory M. Herek},
  journal={The American psychologist},
  year={2006},
  volume={61 6},
  pages={
          607-21
        }
}
  • G. Herek
  • Published 1 September 2006
  • Psychology
  • The American psychologist
Whether and how civil society should recognize committed relationships between same-sex partners has become a prominent, often divisive, policy issue. The present article reviews relevant behavioral and social science research to assess the validity of key factual claims in this debate. The data indicate that same-sex and heterosexual relationships do not differ in their essential psychosocial dimensions; that a parent's sexual orientation is unrelated to her or his ability to provide a healthy… 
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