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AbstractCounting and understanding lesbian and gay families have gained attention over the last decade in popular culture, policy, and academic research. Contentious debates on family values and same‐sex marriage, increasing rates of social tolerance for homosexuality, and a greater general academic attention on issues of sexual orientation have partially spurred this attention in demographic analysis of lesbian and gay families. It is becoming increasingly clear that sexual orientation and gender identity have an effect on demographic processes and life outcomes. Although not perfect, practically speaking, drawing on nationally representative survey data has allowed us to illuminate the presence of same‐sex families and their children. These findings have an iterative relationship with social change, public policy, and increasing tolerance for diversity. This article reviews the recent demographic contributions related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families. Due to research concentrations, the content of this article not only mostly addresses what is known about gay and lesbian families but also offers future directions to fill research voids including a call for greater attention to and visibility for families with bisexual and transgender members.

D'Lane Compton and Tristan Bridges on the difference between reality show awareness and real-life change.

For LGBT individuals who have experience exclusion from legal marriage, the choice to suddenly embrace an institution that they perceive as flawed, discriminatory, and symbolic of gender inequality can present irreconcilable differences.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with rural Christians living in the South who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB), this study analyzes how they negotiate their religious, geographic, and sexual identities. We find that most interviewees employed two strategies to reconcile their Christian and gay identities: emphasizing a personal connection to an accepting God and finding a local church in their rural community in which they felt accepted. We argue that rural contexts influenced interviewees' reliance on these strategies and show how individuals can construct multiple interpretations about themselves, which do not always align with existing cultural assumptions. In addition, we argue that gender differences exist with regard to participants' residential choices and the importance they place on "community". We find that, in general, women value the privacy and freedom afforded to them in rural areas, a sentiment that is echoed in their religious choices while many of the men value the close knit community they find in their small towns.

"Located within the critical conversation about what it might mean to 'queer' research methods that has developed over the past decade in conference panels, workshops, edited volumes, and journal symposia, Other, Please Specify: Queer Methods in Sociology presents an array of experiences, insights, and approaches that show the power of queer investigations of the social world and of the disciplinary conventions of sociology. Incorporating the experiences of sociologists who utilize a range of interpretative and statistical methods, this volume offers methodological advice and practical strategies for getting queer research off the ground and for building a collaborative community within this emerging subfield"--Provided by publisher

Following the Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality, a sense of "mission accomplished" quickly shifted focus away from the legal concerns of same-sex families. One year later, legal uncertainties remain for LGBT parents and children, resulting in differing access to and use of familial rights across states.

Part I: Youth Culture and "Kids These Days": Anxious Publics, Disruptive Bodies: Online Discourse about Transgender Children: Kate Henley Averett -- Cybersexism: How Gender and Sexuality Are at Play in Cyberspace: Gabrielle Richard and Sigolène Couchot-Schiex -- Let's Talk About Porn: The Perceived Effect of Online Mainstream Pornography on LGBTQ Youth: Penny Harvey -- Part II: Visual Media and Social Control: Dangers and Possibilities of Online Collective Identity: The It Gets Better Project: Colleen Rost-Banik -- Back That Sexism Up: An Analysis of the Representation of Women's Bodies in Music Videos Randa Simpson Hovater and D. Nicole Farris -- How a Democracy Killed Tamir Rice: White Racial Frame, Racial Ideology, and Racial Structural Ignorance in the United States: Corey J. Miles -- Part III: Online Disruptions and Nonbinary Genders: Sexing the Margins: Homonationalism in Gay Dating Apps: Emerson L.R. Barrett -- Becoming Non-Binary: An Exploration of Gender Work in Tumblr: Megan Sharp and Barrie Shannon -- Prejudice and Social Media: Attitudes toward Illegal Immigrants, Refugees, and Transgender People: Theresa Davidson and Lee Farquhar -- Part IV: Sexual Cultures and Their Isms: The Drama of Predatory Heteromasculinity Online: Sine Anahita -- Negotiating Racialized Sexuality through Online Stancetaking in Text-Based Communication: Ping-Hsuan Wang -- "No Fats, Femmes, or Blacks:" The Role of Body Types, Gender Roles and Race in Condom Usage Online: Jesus Gregorio Smith and Sally Brown. .

Same-Sex Partners -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DEMOGRAPHY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION -- 1. Same-Sex Partnering Data in the 2000 U.S. Census: An Overview -- PART I. SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION,RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION,AND MIGRATION -- 2. Patterns of Same-Sex Partnering in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan America -- 3. The Residential Segregation of Gay Males and Lesbians from Heterosexuals -- 4. Gay Male and Lesbian Enclaves in the San Francisco Bay Area -- 5. Factors Affecting the Migration Decision of Gay Men and Lesbians -- PART II. SAME-SEX UNMARRIED PARTNERS AND THE FAMILY -- 6. Characteristics of Same-Sex Families -- 7. The Effects of Sexual Orientation on Dimensions of Family Attachment -- PART III. SAME-SEX UNMARRIED PARTNERS IN THE LABOR MARKET -- 8. The Economic Cost of Homosexuality -- 9. Sexual Orientation and Occupational Segregation -- Conclusion: Implications for Law, Policy, and Future Research on Sexual Orientation -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.