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Yen CF, Ko NY, Huang YT, Chen MH, Lin IH, Lu WH. Preference about Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships in Taiwanese People Before and After Same-Sex Marriage Referenda: A Facebook Survey Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17062000. [PMID: 32197386 PMCID: PMC7142610 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17062000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
This study examined the factors related to the preference about laws to legalize same-sex relationships in participants of the first wave of a survey (Wave 1, 23 months before the same-sex marriage referendum) and the second wave of a survey (Wave 2, 1 week after the same-sex marriage referendum) in Taiwan. The data of 3286 participants in Wave 1 and 1370 participants in Wave 2 recruited through a Facebook advertisement were analyzed. Each participant completed an online questionnaire assessing their attitude toward the legal recognition of same-sex relationships, preference about laws to legalize same-sex relationships (establishing same-sex couple laws outside the Civil Code vs. changing the Civil Code to include same-sex marriage laws), belief in the importance of legalizing same-sex relationships, and perceived social attitudes toward the legal recognition of same-sex relationships. The results revealed that those who did not support legalizing same-sex relationships were more likely to prefer establishing same-sex couple laws outside the Civil Code than those who supported the legalization. The form of law preferred to legalize same-sex relationships significantly changed between Wave 1 and Wave 2. Multiple factors, including gender, age, sexual orientation, belief in the importance of legalizing same-sex relationships to human rights and the social status of sexual minorities, and perceived peers’ and families’ attitudes toward the legal recognition of same-sex relationships, were significantly associated with the preference of laws, although these associations varied among heterosexual and non-heterosexual participants and at various stages of the survey.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cheng-Fang Yen
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Departments of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, Tainan 70101, Taiwan;
- Center of Infection Control, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong RM543, Hong Kong;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan;
- Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yuan’s General Hospital, Kaohsiung 80249, Taiwan
- Department of Health Business Administration, Meiho University, Pingtung 91202, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (I.-H.L.); (W.-H.L.); Tel.: +886-7-3353395 (I.-H.L.); +886-5-2765041 (W.-H.L.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi City 60002, Taiwan
- Department of Senior Citizen Service Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan 71710, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (I.-H.L.); (W.-H.L.); Tel.: +886-7-3353395 (I.-H.L.); +886-5-2765041 (W.-H.L.)
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Expression of Concern on "Invisible Victims: Delayed Onset Depression among Adults with Same-Sex Parents". DEPRESSION RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2017; 2017:4981984. [PMID: 28848679 PMCID: PMC5567452 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4981984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Response to: Comment on "Invisible Victims: Delayed Onset Depression among Adults with Same-Sex Parents". DEPRESSION RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2016; 2016:6834618. [PMID: 28084473 PMCID: PMC5204099 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6834618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Comment on "Invisible Victims: Delayed Onset Depression among Adults with Same-Sex Parents". DEPRESSION RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2016; 2016:3185067. [PMID: 28078137 PMCID: PMC5204108 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3185067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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