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Article: Does Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Make Gay Men Want to Have Children? Findings from a Panel Study in Taiwan
Title | Does Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Make Gay Men Want to Have Children? Findings from a Panel Study in Taiwan |
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Keywords | Gay men Parenting desire Perceived importance of parenthood Same-sex marriage legalization Taiwan |
Issue Date | 10-Feb-2023 |
Publisher | Springer |
Citation | Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2023, v. 20, n. 3, p. 1267-1275 How to Cite? |
Abstract | IntroductionThis study capitalized on prospective legal change in Taiwan to capture changes in gay men’s desires and attitudes toward parenthood as a function of the legalization of same-sex marriage (SSM). MethodsA panel of 731 gay men (mean age = 26.8 years ± 5.81) completed an online survey between 2019 and 2020, shortly before and 1½ years after the legalization of SSM, to report their parenting desire, marital status, and attitudes toward parenthood and marriage. ResultsThis study found that fewer participants in the follow-up survey expressed a parenting desire (59.0% vs. 74.2%), and the perceived importance of parenthood dropped mildly (3.48 to 3.26, Cohen’s d = 0.269). Those who expressed a consistent parenting desire attached greater importance to SSM. The perceived importance of SSM was modestly and positively related to the perceived importance of having a child. ConclusionAlthough the decrease in parenting desire and its perceived importance may be attributable to a lack of access to family-building options (e.g., surrogacy and adoption) and the COVID-19 pandemic, our findings illustrate that parenthood might become a next step for some Taiwanese male same-sex couples who married or considered marriage. Policy ImplicationsThe study findings provide information for policymakers to gauge the possible number of sexual minority men who might want to have a child and consider resource allocation and deliberation on policy changes related to reproduction. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340321 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.874 |
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dc.contributor.author | Lau, Bobo Hi-Po | - |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, Yu-Te | - |
dc.contributor.author | Forth, Marty W | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gietel-Basten, Stuart | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-11T10:43:16Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-11T10:43:16Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-02-10 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2023, v. 20, n. 3, p. 1267-1275 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1868-9884 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340321 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <h3>Introduction</h3><p>This study capitalized on prospective legal change in Taiwan to capture changes in gay men’s desires and attitudes toward parenthood as a function of the legalization of same-sex marriage (SSM).</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>A panel of 731 gay men (mean age = 26.8 years ± 5.81) completed an online survey between 2019 and 2020, shortly before and 1½ years after the legalization of SSM, to report their parenting desire, marital status, and attitudes toward parenthood and marriage.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>This study found that fewer participants in the follow-up survey expressed a parenting desire (59.0% vs. 74.2%), and the perceived importance of parenthood dropped mildly (3.48 to 3.26, Cohen’s <em>d</em> = 0.269). Those who expressed a consistent parenting desire attached greater importance to SSM. The perceived importance of SSM was modestly and positively related to the perceived importance of having a child.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Although the decrease in parenting desire and its perceived importance may be attributable to a lack of access to family-building options (e.g., surrogacy and adoption) and the COVID-19 pandemic, our findings illustrate that parenthood might become a next step for some Taiwanese male same-sex couples who married or considered marriage.</p><h3>Policy Implications</h3><p>The study findings provide information for policymakers to gauge the possible number of sexual minority men who might want to have a child and consider resource allocation and deliberation on policy changes related to reproduction.</p> | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Springer | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Sexuality Research and Social Policy | - |
dc.subject | Gay men | - |
dc.subject | Parenting desire | - |
dc.subject | Perceived importance of parenthood | - |
dc.subject | Same-sex marriage legalization | - |
dc.subject | Taiwan | - |
dc.title | Does Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Make Gay Men Want to Have Children? Findings from a Panel Study in Taiwan | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s13178-023-00801-7 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85147779766 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 20 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1267 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1275 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1553-6610 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000932684600002 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1553-6610 | - |