The Economic Cost of Homosexuality: Multilevel Analyses.

This article builds on earlier studies that have examined “the economic cost of homosexuality,” by using data from the 2000 U.S. Census and by employing multilevel analyses. Our findings indicate that partnered gay men experience a 12.5 percent earnings penalty compared to married heterosexual men,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Social Forces (University of North Carolina Press) Vol. 89; no. 3; pp. 1005 - 1032
Main Authors:	Baumle, Amanda K., Poston, Dudley L.
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / UK March 2011
Subjects:	Gay Americans Gay men Economic history Homosexuality Economics Sexual orientation Wage differentials Gay people LGBTQ+ people Lesbians United States
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost