Hispanic and Latino Same-Sex Couple Households in the United States: A Report from the 2000 Census

A common thread of political commentary in the past few years has dealt with the social conservatism of Latinos, but a new study from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute suggests that same-sex marriage may be an even more important issue for gay Latinos than for other gays and Lesbians. That’s because Latino same-sex couples are more likely to have children. The researchers found that same-sex couples in which both partners are Latino are at least twice as likely to be raising children as white non-Latino same-sex couples.
Hispanic and Latino Same-Sex Couple Households in the United States: A Report from the 2000 Census