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Talking to and Learning from a Self-Identified "Multi-Gender Bisexual" Youth

Retired Gay & Lesbian Couples: A Qualitative Exploration into their Concerns, Experiences, Needs & Problems

This qualitative study presents the results of in person and phone conversations with 20 gay male and lesbian couples in long-term relationships, close to, or retired from full-time employment. Length of the relationships ranged from 6 and 42 years. Couples lived in rural and urban areas of California, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. With a focus on the relationship, this study examined the couple’s concerns, experiences, needs and problems. During a time of passionate debates regarding gay marriage, this study can serve to better inform the discussion by showing with concrete data the many ways couples are affected.