Domestic Violence among Homosexual Partners

Is domestic violence more frequent in homosexual partnerships? The 1996 National Household Survey of Drug Abuse, based upon a random sample of 12,381 adults aged 18 to 59 years, estimated that 828,900 men and 828,678 women engaged in homosexuality in the prior 12 months. Random surveys indicated that at any given time, 29% of homosexual men and 32% of homosexual women are in same-sex partnerships. The National Criminal Victimization Survey for 1993 to 1999 reported that 0.24% of married women and 0.035% of married men were victims of domestic violence annually versus 4.6% of the men and 5.8% of the women reporting same-sex partnerships. Domestic violence appears to be more frequently reported in same-sex partnerships than among the married.

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Numbers of Homosexual Parents Living with Their Children

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.94.1.179-188 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 94 (1) ◽

pp. 179-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Paul Cameron

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Random Sample ◽

Representative Sample ◽

Household Survey ◽

Total Sample ◽

Anal Sex ◽

Same Sex ◽

The Past ◽

National Household Survey ◽

Nationally Representative

Those contending for the ‘normalcy’ of homosexuality claim there are 800,000 to 7 million homosexual parents raising between 1 and 9 million children. The 1996 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, a nationally representative sample of 12,321 ages 18 through 59 yr., reported about 416,000 parents—most of whom were married—living with children under the age of 17 yr. who reported same-sex “vaginal, oral, or anal sex” in the past 12 months. Two random-sample surveys suggested that there are fewer than half a million homosexual parents, and a total sample of 14,000 mothers in Avon suggests even fewer. Thus, it is likely that fewer than 500,000 homosexual parents live with fewer than 750,000 children under 18 yr.

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Homosexual Partnerships and Homosexual Longevity: A Replication

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2002.91.2.671 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 91 (2) ◽

pp. 671-678 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Paul Cameron

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Middle Age ◽

Household Survey ◽

Homosexual Men ◽

Kaiser Family Foundation ◽

Men And Women ◽

National Household Survey ◽

Age Of Death

Replicating previous findings that homosexuals are underrepresented after middle age, the 1996 National Household Survey of Drug Abuse ( N = 12,381) and 2000 Kaiser Family Foundation 15-city survey ( N = 405) reported that homosexual men and women are seldom aged 50+ yr. and that older homosexuals are more apt to have a homosexual partner. Deaths of 228 homosexuals as recorded in the Washington Blade 1999–2001 were examined. Although more apt to have a partner when older, the median age of death of 88 homosexually partnered men was 45 yr., while for 118 unpartnered homosexual men it was 46 yr. This is consistent with the suggestion that homosexual partnering may be an additional hazard to men.

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Homosexual Sex as Harmful as Drug Abuse, Prostitution, or Smoking

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.96.3c.915-961 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 96 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 915-961 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul Cameron ◽

Thomas Landess ◽

Kirk Cameron

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Household Survey ◽

Illegal Drug ◽

Same Sex ◽

Sexual Risks ◽

Illegal Drug Use ◽

Black And White ◽

National Household Survey ◽

The U.S

In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court said same-sex sexual activity could not be prohibited by law. Analyzing data from the 1996 National Household Survey of Drug Abuse ( N = 12,381) and comparing those who engaged in four recreational activities—homosexual sex, illegal drug use, participation in prostitution, and smoking—against those who abstained, participants (1) were more frequently disruptive (e.g., more frequently criminal, drove under the influence of drugs or alcohol, used illegal drugs, took sexual risks), (2) were less frequently productive (e.g., less frequently had children in marriage, more frequently missed work), and (3) generated excessive costs (e.g., more promiscuous, higher consumers of medical services). Major sexuality surveys have reported similar findings for homosexuals. Societal discrimination inadequately accounts for these differences since parallel comparisons of black and white subsamples produced a pattern unlike the differences found between homosexuals and nonhomosexuals.

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