Wow – what great news!  You know this topic is something I write about often and I’d like to thank Wendy for choosing to study lesbians who are married.  I’m sure her work will add to the growing body of research showing that gay marriage supports a more successful, healthy (not just ‘just’) society.

Please consider contacting Wendy if you meet her study guidelines or, pass the information on to someone who does!  She’s challenging us to help her out – if she gets at least 300 completed surveys she will donate $500 to the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Barb Elgin

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Hello Fellow Lesbians!

I am a lesbian, PhD student, in Public Health investigating lesbians in different relationships and their health and quality of life. I live in Spokane, WA with my domestic partner of 6+ years, and my two grown sons.

There is little existing research on lesbians and the effect their relationships have on their mental health, physical health, and quality of life. I am studying lesbians who:

• Reside in Massachusetts, and are legally married to a lesbian partner,
• Reside in Washington State, and are registered domestic partners, and
• Reside in Florida, and are in a committed relationship with a lesbian partner.

The title of my doctoral dissertation is: The Effect of Marriage on Lesbians’ Mental Health, Physical Health, and Quality of Life.  If you meet one of these residency and relationship categories, I am asking for your participation in my survey as part of my research.

The survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete, and is completely voluntary. Surveys will be kept anonymous and confidential. My research is funded solely by me and I have no sponsored affiliations with any LGBT organizations.

If I receive 300+ completed surveys, I will personally contribute $500 to the National Center for Lesbians Rights towards their advocacy efforts on behalf of our lesbian community.

If you have any questions or concerns, or are interested in the research results, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you for your tine and consideration!

Wendy Payne, MSPH, MA

Survey URL http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L8XG8G5

If you know of other lesbians who meet my participant criteria please feel free to forward the survey link to them. Thank you again!