What Do We Know About Gay and Lesbian Couples?

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Internalized Heterosexism (2008, background): “In spite of the additional stressors faced by lesbian and gay couples, their relationships appear to be as satisfying as those experienced by heterosexual couples (cf. Kurdek, 2005).”
The content of relational uncertainty within marriage (2008, background): “…disentangling whether qualities of dyads (e.g., relationship length, degree of commitment, sexual orientation) or types of partnerships (e.g., dating, co-habitating, marriage, domestic partnership, civil union) shape the themes of relational uncertainty people experience (e.g., Kurdek, 2005, 2006).”
Sexual minority stress and changes in relationship quality in same-sex couples (2008, background): “KEY WORDS: gay and lesbian • identity • relationship quality • same-sex couples • stress Psychological research suggests that the similarities between same-sex couples and heterosexual couples far outweigh the differences (Kurdek, 2005).”