Characteristics of Same-Sex Couple Households: 2005 to Present

Use this resource to find data on same-sex and opposite-sex households for the period 2005-2016.
Same-Sex households

Same-Sex Marriage: Legal Issues

"This report discusses DOMA [Defense of Marriage Act] and legal challenges to it. It reviews legal principles applied to determine the validity of a marriage contracted in another state and surveys the various approaches employed by states to enable or to prevent same-sex marriage. The report also examines House and Senate resolutions introduced in previous Congresses proposing a constitutional amendment and limiting federal courts' jurisdiction to hear or determine any question pertaining to the interpretation of DOMA..."