Roles in gay marriage

Evidence-based guidance. Personal stories that matter. Sign up now to get NYT Parenting in your inbox every week. Same-sex couples, research has consistently found, divide up chores more equally.

Throughout the entire month, HG contributors have shared how their lives and sexualities intersect. Thankfully, relationship roles have gradually evolved over the years, with many couples opting out of the stereotypical roles that society has ascribed to their gender. But what about in same-sex relationships? Do queer couples face the same gender role challenges?

We were invited by the professor of the class who is on the board of the organization where I work. David and I were there to talk about our story and how we fell in love. The students were there to learn about gay relationships in a setting where they could ask questions without fear.

The image of a s barefoot-in-the-kitchen housewife preparing dinner for her working husband has left its mark on ensuing generations: New research finds that modern Americans still apply these gender roles to both opposite and same-sex couples. More than 1, participants were presented with randomized vignettes describing gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples. The fictional partners were given professions, salaries, and hobbies. The occupations—physical therapist and reporter—were described as equally strenuous but with the therapist earning more than double the journalist.