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Based on extensive couple and individual interviews with young same sex couples who have legally formalized their relationships, this book argues that same sex marriages as they are lived need to be understood in terms of interlinked developments in lesbian and gay life, heterosexual relationships and in personal life.

Populist discourse represents a singular 'people' against 'the elites'. To elucidate such discursive representation in Coalition of Happiness for Our Next Generation's (CHONG, 下一代幸福聯盟) Facebook posts against same-sex marriage (SSM) in Taiwan, this Interactional Sociolinguistic study integrates the 'stance triangle' (evaluation-positioning-alignment) and frame theory. Discourse analysis of texts and images on CHONG's Facebook page (2017-2019) demonstrates how CHONG transformed its anti-SSM stance into populist movements under democratic guise before and after the 2018 referendum. CHONG negatively evaluated SSM to position the government in opposition to 'the people' and deter SSM legislation. The 'referendum' is equated with 'the will of the people', thereby positioning the anti-SSM stance as 'democratically sanctioned'. Subsequently, the object of comment evaluations shifted from marriage-oriented to government-directed, indicating commenters' increasing alignment with CHONG's populist framing of SSM in legal terms. Findings contribute to theorizing online populist movements in Asia. ; Populist discourse represents a singular 'people' against 'the elites'. To elucidate such discursive representation in Coalition of Happiness for Our Next Generation's (CHONG, 下一代幸福聯盟) Facebook posts against same-sex marriage (SSM) in Taiwan, this Interactional Sociolinguistic study integrates the 'stance triangle' (evaluation-positioning-alignment) and frame theory. Discourse analysis of texts and images on CHONG's Facebook page (2017-2019) demonstrates how CHONG transformed its anti-SSM stance into populist movements under democratic guise before and after the 2018 referendum. CHONG negatively evaluated SSM to position the government in opposition to 'the people' and deter SSM legislation. The 'referendum' is equated with 'the will of the people', thereby positioning the anti-SSM stance as 'democratically sanctioned'. Subsequently, the object of comment evaluations shifted from marriage-oriented to government-directed, indicating commenters' increasing alignment with CHONG's populist framing of SSM in legal terms. Findings contribute to theorizing online populist movements in Asia.

"The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage Reforms" published on by Oxford University Press.

This article argues that in the Marriage (Same Sex) Couples Act 2013 applicable in England and Wales should have included non-consummation as grounds for annulment and adultery as a fact of divorce. The absence of these two concepts is representative of a failure by law to fully accept the importance of equality. As such, the legislation will continue to perpetuate formal and substantive inequality resulting in the continued repression of women who marry women. This will have important ramifications for the citizenship of intimacy for such women to which rights, duties and obligations will attach. The legal ability of women who marry women to join the 'marriage club', as it is currently defined, will not queer or radically challenge marriage. Whilst it might have been 'easier' to abandon the concepts of consummation and adultery altogether, only widening the concepts of consummation and adultery to include same sex couples, would offer the potentiality to undertake a queering of marriage. To exclude these concepts risks perpetuating the idea that gay men and lesbians are not sexual beings. Given the heteropatriarchal nature of the concepts of adultery and consummation, this article specifically focuses upon how same sex marriage will affect women who marry women as opposed to what is commonly termed the LGBTQ community.

Over a couple of generations new possibilities have opened up for how we organize our relationships. This is especially true of same sex relationships where there is an increasing acceptance of civil unions and same-sex marriages. Many young same sex couples and partners are now living more ordinary lives than ever thought possible before, and marriage can be an important part of this. Based on extensive couple and individual interviews with young partners who have legally formalized their relationships, this fascinating new book argues that same sex marriages in everyday life need to be understood in terms of interlinked developments in lesbian and gay worlds, heterosexual relationships and in personal life. The book sheds light on the generational and biographical factors that influence same sex relationships and discusses the implications for how we understand changing heterosexual relationships and marriages. This topical book will provide compelling reading for all those interested in sexuality, gender, the family and personal life.