Is a gay marriage a happy marriage? -- Response to MCL
Channel: TheisticScuffles
Date: 2012-05-28

A Response to MereChristianLogic with regard to the status of marriage in society.

Sources and further reading:

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Linda J. Waite's tabulations from the National Survey of Families and Households, 1987/88

Margo Wilson and Martin Daly, "Who Kills Whom in Spouse Killings?;On the Exceptional Sex Ratio of Spousal Homicides in the United States"  Criminology 30(1992).

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Alan Booth and David R. Johnson, "Premarital Cohabitation and Marital Success" Journal of Family Issues 9 (1992) 255-72.

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Ronet Bachman and Linda E. Saltzman, "Violence Against Women:  Estimates from the Redesigned Survey," National Crime Victimization Survey Special Report, August, 96-0029-p 1995 4, Table 4.

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Lesbian experience of domestic violence by Blaze Fortunata Nov 1999.

"Lesbian Violence Explored," Agenda Jan 2004 Issue 60 pg 81-86.

Initial Exploration of the Experiences of Same Sex Domestic Violence, Marjorie Vazquez-Roldan. 

No More Secrets; Violence in Lesbian Relationships, Janice L. Ristock 2002.

Male Victims of Partner Violence, Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention 2010.

Domestic Violence in Same Sex Relationships, Joe Michael Cruz, 1996

"A Modest Gay Marriage Proposal," The Weekly Standard, 2012.