Study: Having kids and religion make gay couples more likely to tie the knot
Qnews Jul 31 08Source: LiveScience.com via Yahoo , Proud Parenting Gay and lesbian couples with children and strong religious beliefs are more likely than their peers to hold commitment ceremonies, a new study of Illinois couples shows. "...mothers and fathers in this study were 3.5 times more likely to have had a commitment ceremony than lesbians or gay men who lived together and had legalized their relationship but had not been part of a commitment ritual," said Ramona Faith Oswald, a University of Illinoise associate professor of family studies. Oswald theorizes that same-sex couples want to model. Full story...
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