The Gaily Grind
November 11, 2015
According to a new Gallup poll, nearly 100,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot since Obergefell v. Hodges made marriage equality the law of the land in all 50 states back in June.
“Currently, 49% of same-sex couples living together in states where same-sex marriages were already legal report being married, compared with 42% prior to the decision,” Gallup reports. “That means same-sex couples living together in these states are now as likely to be married as not.”
Gallup estimates there are now approximately 972,000 Americans in same-sex marriages, up from approximately 780,000 before the ruling.
Gallup surveyed 4,752 LGBT Americans in 2015 through June 26, the day the Supreme Court handed down its ruling, and 4,172 since the ruling. Among all LGBT Americans, 9.6% describe themselves as being married to a same-sex partner, up from 7.9% before the Supreme Court’s ruling.
Nearly half of LGBT Americans, 46.8%, identify as single.
Finchannel adds:
Just four months after the landmark Obergefell decision, there has already been a notable shift toward marriage and away from living together among same-sex couples in the U.S. who live under the same roof. If those trends continue, marriage will soon overtake domestic partnerships as the more common relationship status among committed same-sex couples. In the states where same-sex marriage was legal prior to the Supreme Court decision, same-sex couples are already as likely to be married as they are to be living together.
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