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Jul 2024
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270: The Science of Gay Marriage

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About this episode
Is gay marriage good? Yes. Obviously. Some people need proof of that though, so here's an episode on it. At this rate we'll be doing an episode on water being wet soon enough...

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References & Further Reading
Marriage Background Info
https://www.hrc.org/resources/marriage-equality-around-the-world
https://www.apa.org/topics/marriage-relationships/same-sex-marriage
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2003/09/marital-benefit

Studies on Marriage Equality
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2912-1.html
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-30/what-20-years-of-data-tell-us-about-same-sex-marriage
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8101749/

RAND Media Bias
https://www.allsides.com/news-source/rand-corporation
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/rand-corporation/

Attitudes on Gay Marriage
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/changing-attitudes-on-gay-marriage/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386442/britain-public-opinion-on-same-sex-marriage/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2015/jun/29/same-sex-marriage-ruin-civilisation-science

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