Partnerships- LGBT

• What has increased in number since 2005 in the UK?

  Same-sex couples and families
• What legal recognition was granted to same-sex partners in the UK in 2005?

  They could enter a civil partnership
• What significant change occurred for same-sex partners in 2014?

  They could marry each other
• How has the legalization of same-sex marriage affected societal views?

  It has increased visibility and social acceptance
• What are the possible origins of children in same-sex families?

  Adoption, former relationships, or fertility treatments
• What are the main ways children can come into same-sex families?

  • Adoption
  • From a former heterosexual relationship
  • From fertility treatments
• Who points out the difficulties of homosexual men having children?

  Judith Stacey
• Why is having a child difficult for homosexual men?

  They have no direct access to reproduction
• What type of children are often offered to homosexual men for adoption?

  Older or disadvantaged children
• What does Judith Stacey suggest about the children adopted by homosexual men?

  They are some of society's most needy children
• What percentage of adults are estimated to be in a same-sex relationship?

  5-7%
• What change occurred in social policy regarding cohabiting couples in 2002?

  Cohabiting couples gained adoption rights
• What legal rights were granted to couples by the Civil Partnership Act in 2004?

  Similar legal rights to inheritance
• When were same-sex couples allowed to marry?

  Since 2014
• What are the key milestones in social policy for same-sex couples from 2002 to 2014?

  • 2002: Cohabiting couples gain adoption rights
  • 2004: Civil Partnership Act grants inheritance rights
  • 2014: Same-sex couples allowed to marry
• What type of families are led by same-sex couples?

  Same-sex families
• What may same-sex families include in addition to couples?

  Children from adoption, fertility treatments, or previous partnerships
• How do same-sex families differ from traditional families?

  They are led by same-sex couples
• What does Jeffrey Weeks argue about social acceptance and same-sex relationships?

  It explains the trend towards same-sex cohabitation
• What term does Weeks use to describe kinship networks among same-sex couples?

  Friendship as kin
• What are 'chosen families' according to Weeks?

  Kinship networks consisting of friends
• How do 'chosen families' compare to heterosexual families according to Weeks?

  They offer the same security and stability
• How have legal frameworks affected same-sex relationships according to Allan and Crow?

  They provide stability to same-sex relationships
• What is a consequence of the instability in relationships prior to legal frameworks?

  Unstable relationships among same-sex couples
• What was the nature of gay relationships before legal frameworks, as described by Allan and Crow?

  They were built upon internal negotiations
• What are the key points regarding the impact of legal frameworks on same-sex relationships according to Allan and Crow?

  • Legal frameworks increase stability in same-sex relationships
  • Previously, relationships relied on internal negotiations
  • Internal negotiations led to instability in relationships