Title: Forsaking all others?
Subtitle: the effects of "gay marriage" on risky sex
Description: "One of the conjectured benefits of establishing the legal recognition of samesex partnerships is that it would promote a culture of responsibility and commitment among homosexuals.  A specific implication of this claim is that "gay marriage" will reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI).  In this study, I present a simple 2-period model, which provides a framework for discussing the ways in which gay marriage might reduce (or increase) the prevalence of STI.  Then, I present reduced-form empirical evidence on whether gay marriage has actually reduced STI rates.  These evaluations are based on country-level panel data from Europe, where nations began introducing national recognition of same-sex partnerships in 1989.  The results suggest that these gay-marriage laws led to statistically significant reductions in syphilis rates.  However, these effects were smaller and statistically imprecise with respect to gonorrhea and HIV"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Subjects: Social aspects, Health and hygiene, Social aspects of Sexually transmitted diseases, Health aspects of Same-sex marriage, Sexually transmitted diseases, Health aspects, Gays, Same-sex marriage