Apparently in states where marriage equality has existed long enough for us to have statistics on it, the majority of couples availing themselves of the option are lesbians. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Iowa, and Vermont all have seen more woman-woman marriages than man-man ones and, indeed, it’s not even close.
Like Irin Carmon I’d be interested to see international data on this which might give us a fuller picture. It’s also worth pointing out that most studies seem to find that there are more gay men than lesbians out there, so the trend toward the bulk of same-sex married couples being women is really quite striking.
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