Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.
Contents
Same-sex partnering data in the 2000 U.S. census : an overview -- Patterns of same-sex partnering in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan America -- The residential segregation of gay males and lesbians from heterosexuals -- Gay male and lesbian enclaves in the San Francisco Bay area -- Factors affecting the migration decision of gay men and lesbians -- Characteristics of same-sex families -- The effects of sexual orientation on dimensions of family attachment -- The economic cost of homosexuality -- Sexual orientation and occupational segregation.