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Study examines effect of marriage on gay couples
By 365gay, 20/3/2009
(San Francisco, California) The legal recognition of same-sex relationships, including marriage, influences how gay and lesbian baby boomers prepare for late life and end of life issues, a new study has found.
Unmarried same-sex couples may suffer greater fear and anxiety around end of life issues than those in state-sanctioned unions, according to the findings.
The research was conducted by scientists at San Francisco State University, the University of Minnesota and George Washington University. It appears this month in the journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy.
“We are just beginning to explore the effects of legal recognition of relationships among lesbian and gay adults,” said Brian deVries, professor of gerontology and lead author of the study.
DeVries said that lesbian and gay baby boomers who live in states that do not legally recognize same-sex couples are more likely to have prepared for the end of life by completing such documents as living wills than those who live in states that do recognize their relationships.
At the same time, these lesbian and gay people, single or part of a couple, are more likely to have greater fears and anxieties about end of life and later life issues.
“The bottom line is that those who reside in states that do not recognize relationships or sanctioned marriages between same-sex couples feel less cared for and less cared about and must take extra legal steps to prepare for their later years,” deVries said.
“The absence of recognition of same-sex relationships conveys a sense of second-class citizenship and a stress associated with such unwelcome status.”
The findings were based on responses to a survey in which 797 gay and lesbian boomers were questioned about their fears regarding end of life issues and preparations for later life. Those queried were women and men, both single and couples, living in states that did and did not legally recognize marriage between same-sex partners.
Study examines effect of marriage on gay couples
By 365gay, 20/3/2009
(San Francisco, California) The legal recognition of same-sex relationships, including marriage, influences how gay and lesbian baby boomers prepare for late life and end of life issues, a new study has found.
Unmarried same-sex couples may suffer greater fear and anxiety around end of life issues than those in state-sanctioned unions, according to the findings.
The research was conducted by scientists at San Francisco State University, the University of Minnesota and George Washington University. It appears this month in the journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy.
“We are just beginning to explore the effects of legal recognition of relationships among lesbian and gay adults,” said Brian deVries, professor of gerontology and lead author of the study.
DeVries said that lesbian and gay baby boomers who live in states that do not legally recognize same-sex couples are more likely to have prepared for the end of life by completing such documents as living wills than those who live in states that do recognize their relationships.
At the same time, these lesbian and gay people, single or part of a couple, are more likely to have greater fears and anxieties about end of life and later life issues.
“The bottom line is that those who reside in states that do not recognize relationships or sanctioned marriages between same-sex couples feel less cared for and less cared about and must take extra legal steps to prepare for their later years,” deVries said.
“The absence of recognition of same-sex relationships conveys a sense of second-class citizenship and a stress associated with such unwelcome status.”
The findings were based on responses to a survey in which 797 gay and lesbian boomers were questioned about their fears regarding end of life issues and preparations for later life. Those queried were women and men, both single and couples, living in states that did and did not legally recognize marriage between same-sex partners.
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Νόμίζω ότι είναι λογικό να έχεις μία ανασφάλεια για το τι μέλλει γενναίσθε όταν περάσουν τα χρόνια, πολλά ζευγάρια έχουν κοινή περιουσία, κονή δουλεία και δυστυχώς ειδικα στον τόπο μας δεν υπάρχει τρόπος να κατοχηρώσεις την συμβίωση αυτη, ελπίζω στο άμεσο μέλλον να γίνει κάτι.
Γεια. Τι σημαινει gay and lesbian boomers?
femmeboi: gay and lesbian boomers είναι οι αμερικανοι ομοφυλόφιλοι που γεννήθηκαν με τά τον Β' Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο, οπότε παρατηρήθηκε μια έκρηξη γεννήσεων στις ΗΠΑ.
Σήμερα βρίσκονται σχεδόν όλοι στην τρίτη ηλικία, και λόγω του μεγάλου αριθμού τους τα προβλήματα ανασφάλειας που έχουν σε σχέση με το μέλλον τους, όπως αυτά που επισημαίνει ο G...P..., προβάλλουν επιτακτικά ως κοινωνικό πρόβλημα που επιζητεί λύση.
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