Homophobia is a driver of labor market segregation of sexual minorities. I find evidence for this causal link by exploiting how same-sex marriage (SSM) was legalized in the U.S.: a staggered roll-out design with heterogeneity in the legalization method – either through the judiciary or the...

This article explores same-sex marriage decisions under the changing laws in Taiwan, and whether or not legal recognition is bound up in a couple’s notions of commitment. In line with my analysis of lesbian family practices, I revisit participants from fieldwork in 2010 who were still in their...

This study presents associations between the perceived social rejection of sexual minorities and tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis consumption and unprotected sexual intercourse in the capital of Greece, Athens. This is the first Greek study to evaluate the concept of the minority stress theory on...

We investigate the effect of corporate sexual orientation equality (CSOE) on labor investment efficiency (LIE). We find strong evidence that this effect is negative. The relationship intensifies for firms with weaker monitoring and those requiring more highly skilled labor, and is incremental to...

A large body of research documents that the 2010 dependent coverage mandate of the Affordable Care Act was responsible for significantly increasing health insurance coverage among young adults. No prior research has examined whether sexual minority young adults also benefitted from the dependent...

Using a US nationally representative sample and a double list experiment designed to elicit views free from social desirability bias, we find that anti-transgender labor market attitudes are significantly underreported. After correcting for this concealment, we report that 73 percent of people...

Since the landmark ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health in 2004, the legalization of same-sex marriage (SSM) has proliferated throughout the United States via either legislative action or court order. Advocates of SSM laws argue that marriage equality will generate important health...