"never in our lifetime": Legal marriage for same-sex couples in long-term relationships

Family Relations

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-159

  Porche, Michelle V ^a   Purvin, Diane M ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family diversity; Gay lesbian relationships; Marriage; Qualitative family research; Sexual orientation issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549090116     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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