An explorative approach to the cross-section of international migration and sexual preference: same-sex couples in Germany
Abstract We study the intersection of international migration and sexual preference from a socio-demographic perspective by looking at same-sex couples among migrants in Germany. Despite increasing ethnic diversity and greater social and legal liberality toward non-normative living arrangements, the...
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| description | Abstract We study the intersection of international migration and sexual preference from a socio-demographic perspective by looking at same-sex couples among migrants in Germany. Despite increasing ethnic diversity and greater social and legal liberality toward non-normative living arrangements, there are hardly any available quantitative data on this vulnerable group, which crosses two social boundaries. Drawing on the scientific-use file of the German Microcensus (2013), we estimate the prevalence of same-sex couples among female and male migrants, and describe their socio-demographic characteristics. We use different approaches to imputing data to account for the possibility that the reported information on same-sex relationships may be missing or wrong, and consider different definitions of “migrant status”. Our results show that the share of couples who were same-sex was smaller among the immigrant (0.2 to 1.4%) than among the native population (0.6 to 2.0%). Moreover, migrants in a same-sex couple were more similar in terms of other socio-demographic variables (age, education) to natives in a same-sex union than to migrants in an opposite-sex union. This study contributes to the LGBT social science literature by providing the first quantitative description of this minority-in-a minority group in Germany. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f88f4cba87d54956a9c6fc695417a98f2022-12-22T01:23:08ZengSpringerOpenGenus2035-55562020-10-0176112510.1186/s41118-020-00102-6An explorative approach to the cross-section of international migration and sexual preference: same-sex couples in GermanyMirko K. Braack0Nadja Milewski1Institute of Sociology and Demography, University of RostockInstitute of Sociology and Demography, University of RostockAbstract We study the intersection of international migration and sexual preference from a socio-demographic perspective by looking at same-sex couples among migrants in Germany. Despite increasing ethnic diversity and greater social and legal liberality toward non-normative living arrangements, there are hardly any available quantitative data on this vulnerable group, which crosses two social boundaries. Drawing on the scientific-use file of the German Microcensus (2013), we estimate the prevalence of same-sex couples among female and male migrants, and describe their socio-demographic characteristics. We use different approaches to imputing data to account for the possibility that the reported information on same-sex relationships may be missing or wrong, and consider different definitions of “migrant status”. Our results show that the share of couples who were same-sex was smaller among the immigrant (0.2 to 1.4%) than among the native population (0.6 to 2.0%). Moreover, migrants in a same-sex couple were more similar in terms of other socio-demographic variables (age, education) to natives in a same-sex union than to migrants in an opposite-sex union. This study contributes to the LGBT social science literature by providing the first quantitative description of this minority-in-a minority group in Germany.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-020-00102-6Same-sex unionsSocial boundariesImmigrationMicrocensus |
| spellingShingle | Mirko K. Braack Nadja Milewski An explorative approach to the cross-section of international migration and sexual preference: same-sex couples in Germany Genus Same-sex unions Social boundaries Immigration Microcensus |
| title | An explorative approach to the cross-section of international migration and sexual preference: same-sex couples in Germany |
| title_full | An explorative approach to the cross-section of international migration and sexual preference: same-sex couples in Germany |
| title_fullStr | An explorative approach to the cross-section of international migration and sexual preference: same-sex couples in Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | An explorative approach to the cross-section of international migration and sexual preference: same-sex couples in Germany |
| title_short | An explorative approach to the cross-section of international migration and sexual preference: same-sex couples in Germany |
| title_sort | explorative approach to the cross section of international migration and sexual preference same sex couples in germany |
| topic | Same-sex unions Social boundaries Immigration Microcensus |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-020-00102-6 |
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