Ronald Bailey Reports that U.S. Same-Sex Marriages Are as Stable as Different-Sex Marriages

Some gay men and lesbians want to get
married as a public confirmation of their commitment to one
another. There are also the legal advantages afforded married
couples, such as inheritance tax benefits and hospital visitation
rights. Now the Stanford sociologist Michael Rosenfeld has
identified another big advantage: relationship stability.
Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey parses the data
from the How Couples Meet and Stay Together survey to find that
marriage is the glue that keeps couples, both straight and gay,
stuck equally together.

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