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Dr. Stephen Haas

University of Cincinnati

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Dr. Pamela Lannutti

Widener University

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About the Study

This 5-year survey project aims to explore the relational dynamics of LGBTQ+ couples, strategies for maintenance, and social issues that impact our romantic relationships. The study is being conducted through collaboration of a gay male and lesbian researcher at the University of Cincinnati and Widener University in Philadelphia who have studied LGBTQ+ relationships for 20 years. The study is a national online survey with the goal of increasing public awareness about the relational lives of LGBTQ+ couples in the United States through academic peer-reviewed published research.  

Information about the peer-reviewed academic research resulting from the national annual survey is listed below with links

Thank you to all of the nearly 3,000 LGBTQ+ people who participated in the 5-year project!

Our Peer-Reviewed Published
Research from This Project so far...

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Lannutti, P., & Haas, S. M. (under review). Communication and Resilience in LGBTQ+ Romantic Relationships. Handbook chapter in the Handbook of Communication and Resilience, Routledge.

Haas, S. M., & Lannutti, P. J. (2024). “They are giving folks permission to discriminate and hate”: A 4-year longitudinal analysis of perceived impact of the Trump Administration on LGBTQ+ individuals and relationships, 2017-2020. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 21, 62-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-023-00843-x

Haas, S. M., & Lannutti, P. J. (2022). The influence of marriage and (non)monogamy agreements on relationship quality in LGBTQ+ relationships (an empirical study). In A. Hoy (Ed.), The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage: LGBTQ People and Their Relationships in the Era of Marriage Equality (pp. 159-174). London, UK: Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003089995

Haas, S. M., & Lannutti, P. J. (2021). Relationship maintenance behaviors, resilience, and relational quality in romantic relationships of LGBTQ+ people. Couple & Family Psychology: Research & Practice. Interdisciplinary Special Issue: Risk and Resilience in Sexual and Gender Minority Relationships. Available at the American Psychological Association’s Online First: https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000186

Haas, S. M. (2021). Same-sex couple relationship maintenance. In I. N. West (Ed.), Oxford Encyclopedia of Queer Studies & Communication (pp. 1-19). New York & Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.1174

Haas, S. M., & Lannutti, P. J. (2019). The impact of minority stress and social support on positive relationship functioning in same-sex relationships.  Health Communication, 36 (3), 315-323.. DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1687130

Our Previous Academic Peer-Reviewed Publications

Haas, S. M., Perazzo, J., Ruffner, A., & Lyons, M. (2020). Exploring current stereotypes and norms impacting sexual partner HIV-status communication.  Health Communication, 35, 1376-1385. DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1636340

Lannutti, P. J. & Galupo, M. P. (Eds.) (2019).  The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election and the LGBTQ Community. New York: Routledge.

Haas, S. M. (2019).  Stigma, heteronormative passing with healthcare providers, and partner health involvement in male same-sex couples.  In J. Theiss & K. Greene (Eds.), Contemporary Studies of Relationships, Health, and Wellness (pp. 30-48). Cambridge University Press.

Lannutti, P. J. (2018).  Committed, unmarried same-sex couples and their social networks in the U.S.: Relationships and discursive strategies.  Journal of Homosexuality, 65, 1232-1248. DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1411690

 

Lannutti, P. J. (2018). GLBTQ people who decided to marry after the 2016 U.S. election: Reasons for and meanings of marriage.  Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 14, 85-100. DOI: 10.1080/1550428X.2017.1420846

Faulkner, S. L., & Lannutti, P. J. (2016). Representations of lesbian and bisexual women’s sexual and relational health in online video and text-based sources. Computers in Human Behavior, 63, 916-921. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.039

Haas, S. M., & Whitton, S. (2015). The significance of living together and importance of marriage in same-sex couples.  Journal of Homosexuality, 62(9), 1241-1263. DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2015.1037137.  2017 Monograph of the Year Award conferred by the LGBTQ Studies Division of the National Communication Association.

Lannutti, P. J. (2014).  Experiencing Same-Sex Marriage: Individuals, Couples, and Social Networks.  New York, New York:  Peter Lang.

Lannutti, P. J. (2011).  Security, recognition, and misgivings: Exploring older same-sex couples' experiences of legally recognized same-sex marriage.  Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28 (1), 64-82.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407510386136

Haas, S. M. (2008). Social support as relationship maintenance in gay male couples coping with HIV/AIDS. In L. C. Lederman (Ed.), Beyond these Walls: Readings in Health Communication (pp. 252-270). New York, Oxford University Press.

Lannutti, P. J. (2007).  The influence of same-sex marriage on the understanding of same-sex relationships.  Journal of Homosexuality, 53(3), 135-151. DOI: 10.1300/J082v53n03_08

Lannutti, P. J. (2006).  Attractions and obstacles while considering legally recognized same-sex marriage.  Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 4 (2), 244-264. ​DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15504280802096914

Haas, S. M., & Stafford, L. (2005). Maintenance behaviors in same-sex and marital relationships: A matched sample comparison.  Journal of Family Communication, 5(1), 43-60. DOI: ​http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327698jfc0501_3

Lannutti, P. J. (2005).  For better or worse: Exploring the meanings of same-sex marriage within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community.  Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 22 (1), 5-18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407505049319

Haas, S. M.  (2003).  Relationship maintenance in same-sex couples.  In D. Canary & M. Dainton (Eds.), Maintaining Relationships through Communication:  Relational, Contextual, and Cultural Variations (pp. 209-230). Hillsdale, NJ:  Lawrence Earlbaum.

Haas, S. M.  (2002).  Social support as relationship maintenance in gay male couples coping with HIV. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,19(1), 87-111. Special Issue: Personal and Social Relationships of Individuals Living with HIV. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407502191005

Haas, S. M., & Stafford, L. (1998). An initial examination of maintenance behaviors in gay and lesbian relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15(6), 846-855. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407598156008

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