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The first academic program in the US focused exclusively on the link between the representation of LGBTQ people and the legal and mail order bride/groom rights afforded to those groups. Find more information here.
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What do we, the LGBTQ REPRESENTATION & RIGHTS RESEARCH INITIATIVE, want to achieve? By providing you with guidance on the topic of LGBTQ rights and relationships on our world lesbian site, we want to make the process of finding same-sex (LGBTQ) mail order brides/husbands as clear as possible.
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Who are same-sex (LGBTQ) mail order brides/husbands?
Nowadays, International marriages are becoming more popular: thus, in 2022, around 38700 applicants got approved for their K-1 visas in the USA. And this number includes gay mail order brides/grooms, too.
LGBTQ mail order spouses are people who seek international marriages with those who would understand and share their LGBTQ preferences. A gay mail order bride is usually those who couldn’t find support in their homeland because of their worldview or even were persecuted and threatened for their love preferences. Studies show that LGBTQ identification is more common among the younger generation, and thus, such mail order spouses are usually in their 20s-30s.
The New York Times, referring to the American Community Survey, states that for 2021, there were about 1.2 million same-sex couple households in the USA.
Why do LGBTQ members become mail order brides/husbands?
“Are there male order husbands/brides in my country?”
According to a new Pew Research Center analysis, same-sex marriages are legal in more than 30 countries, and 175 countries worldwide have become more LGBTQ -friendly since 1820, which ensures you will find male order grooms and lesbian brides in this world.
Although it sounds good that there are so many LGBTQ-friendly countries, being accepted is not enough as many such couples there still face challenges in marrying, which makes them register on bride lesbian/gay websites and find a like-minded person abroad.
In addition, some countries not only do not accept LGBTQ marriages but also criminalize such relationships. Thus, according to the Human Dignity Trust, 65 countries ban same-sex activity, while 12 even impose the death penalty on those suspected of doing such activity, which includes African countries predominantly, such as Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and UAE. Being yourself in such countries is dangerous to life, which also becomes the reason for people there to become mail order brides and grooms in more adequate countries, like the USA, for example.
Same-sex Marriage Statistics
We have already mentioned about the Pew Research Center findings that same-sex marriages are legal in more than 30 countries. But what do the statistics say about gay unions in these countries? The article “In places where same-sex marriages are legal, how many married same-sex couples are there?” shows quite interesting facts:
- Spain is a leader in same-sex friendliness, having 3.4% of the 148,588 marriages registered in 2021 as LGBTQ – the highest number among all other countries. Second place belongs to the United Kingdom, with 3.3% of all marriages registered.
- Around twenty same-sex-friendly countries, including the USA, distinguish gay and lesbian marriages, showing that the majority of such unions happen between women. However, Ecuador, Portugal, Switzerland, and Costa Rica have more male order husbands marriages than female-female gay unions.
Williams Institute also gathered data on same-sex marriages, but for the US exclusively:
- The average age of same-sex married couples is 45.
- 4% of women and 8% of men in same-sex unions are non-US citizens.
- The race/ethnicity table shows that 74% of individuals in same-sex marriages are white, 11% – Latino/a, and 9% – Black – the most dominant groups.
The LGBTQ Representation and Rights Research Initiative at the University of North Carolina engages scholars, activists, and government officials on some of the most pressing topics of today. In the last year, the Initiative released groundbreaking research on trans and gender variant political candidates and elected officials worldwide and took a stand against discriminatory legislation in our home state of North Carolina. Currently, the Initiative is collecting new data on the presence of LGBTQ legislators at the state level, researching representation and rights in Asia, Latin America, Europe and closely tracking elections at home and abroad.
Our mission is to foster and contribute to a growing community interested in LGBTQ representation and rights. We welcome your input and contributions!
