Marriage Restriction Amendments and the Same-Sex Marriage Debate

This issue is an international, interdisciplinary, methodologically and theoretically diverse collection of original empirical articles addressing psychological effects of marriage amendments, effects of civil marriage for same-sex couples, and effects of anti-gay initiatives on heterosexual allies and intergroup relationships.

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Same-Sex Marriage: The Social and Psychological Implications of Policy and Debates Adam W. Fingerhut, Ellen D. B. Riggle, and Sharon Scales Rostosky SECTION II: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF MARRIAGE RESTRICTION AMENDMENTS FOR LGB INDIVIDUALS California’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage: The Campaign and its Effects on Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Individuals Natalya C. Maisel and Adam W. Fingerhut Examining Communication about Marriage Amendments: Same-Sex Couples and Their Extended Social Networks Pamela J. Lannutti Similarities and Differences in the Pursuit of Intimacy among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Individuals: A Personal Projects Analysis David M. Frost SECTION III: THE IMPACT OF LEGALIZED RELATIONSHIP STATUS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES The Longest “Legal” U.S. Same-Sex Couples Reflect on Their Relationships Esther D. Rothblum, Kimberly F. Balsam, and Sondra E. Solomon Social Inclusion and the Value of Marriage Equality in Massachusetts and the Netherlands M. V. Lee Badgett Are Same-Sex Marriages UnAfrican? Same-Sex Relationships and Belonging in Post-Apartheid South Africa Mikki van Zyl SECTION IV: MARRIAGE RESTRICTION AMENDMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HETEROSEXUAL ALLIES AND INTERGROUP RELATIONSHIPS Impact of Marriage Restriction Amendments on Family Members of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals: A Mixed-Method Approach Sharon G. Horne, Sharon Scales Rostosky, and Ellen D. B. Riggle Motives of Heterosexual Allies in Collective Action for Equality Glenda M. Russell Comparing Sexual and Ethnic Minority Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage Negin Ghavami and Kerri L. Johnson SECTION V: COMMENTARY Anti-Equality Marriage Amendments and Sexual Stigma Gregory M. Herek SECTION VI: 2009 KURT LEWIN AWARD 2009 Kurt Lewin Award recipient: Beatrice Wright Kay Deaux, Henry McCarthy, and Sheryl Lee Wurl