Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate
- Written by Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Community-level opposition to marriage equality and the stress that came with it is still making some Australians in same-sex relationships sick years after the vote, our study suggests.
In research published today in the American Journal of Public Health, we show people in same-sex relationships living in areas more strongly opposed to marriage...





