Same-sex relationship

A same-sex relationship is a romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex.^[1]^[2] Same-sex marriage refers to the institutionalized recognition of such relationships in the form of a marriage; civil unions may exist in countries where same-sex marriage does not.

The term same-sex relationship is not strictly related to the sexual orientation of the participants. As people of any orientation may participate in same-sex relationships (particularly depending on the legal, social and scientific definition of sex), some activists argue that referring to a same-sex relationship as a "gay relationship" or a "lesbian relationship" is a form of bisexual erasure.^[3]^[4]

^ Debra Umberson; Thomeer, Mieke Beth; Kroeger, Rhiannon A.; Lodge, Amy Caroline; Xu, Minle (2015). "Challenges and Opportunities for Research on Same-Sex Relationships". Journal of Marriage and the Family. 77 (1): 96–111. doi:10.1111/jomf.12155. ISSN 0022-2445. PMC 4294225. PMID 25598552.
^ Frost, David M.; Meyer, Ilan H.; Hammack, Phillip L. (2015). "Health and Well-Being in Emerging Adults' Same-Sex Relationships: Critical Questions and Directions for Research in Developmental Science". Emerging Adulthood (Print). 3 (1): 3–13. doi:10.1177/2167696814535915. ISSN 2167-6968. PMC 5004769. PMID 27588221.
^ Besen, Wayne (January 30, 2012). "Cynthia Nixon Did Not Choose to be Gay". Truth Wins Out. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
^ "Cynthia Nixon: Technically, I'm a Bisexual Who Has Chosen To Be In A Gay Relationship". towleroad.com. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.

[1] Debra Umberson; Thomeer, Mieke Beth; Kroeger, Rhiannon A.; Lodge, Amy Caroline; Xu, Minle (2015). "Challenges and Opportunities for Research on Same-Sex Relationships". Journal of Marriage and the Family. 77 (1): 96–111. doi:10.1111/jomf.12155. ISSN 0022-2445. PMC 4294225. PMID 25598552.

[2] Frost, David M.; Meyer, Ilan H.; Hammack, Phillip L. (2015). "Health and Well-Being in Emerging Adults' Same-Sex Relationships: Critical Questions and Directions for Research in Developmental Science". Emerging Adulthood (Print). 3 (1): 3–13. doi:10.1177/2167696814535915. ISSN 2167-6968. PMC 5004769. PMID 27588221.

[nixon-3] Besen, Wayne (January 30, 2012). "Cynthia Nixon Did Not Choose to be Gay". Truth Wins Out. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.

[nixon-clarify-4] "Cynthia Nixon: Technically, I'm a Bisexual Who Has Chosen To Be In A Gay Relationship". towleroad.com. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.

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