Bells Are Ringing

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A statistical study (yes, someone did the research) says that same-sex marriages are way overrepresented on the New York Times “Weddings” page. Well, not as overrepresented as marriages among Ivy League grads and elite lawyers! Of course, it will still take a few years to make up for the total exclusion during the entire 20th century.

One Comment for “Bells Are Ringing”

  1. posted by Tom Scharbach on

    As the article you cite points out, the NYT selects which weddings to announce based on the prominence and achievements of the couple — it is, after all, a society page. Given that, it isn’t all that surprising that SSM’s are over-represented. A lot of same-sex couples who meet the NYT’s criteria would have gotten married years earlier absent marriage discrimination, and are now doing so in high numbers relative to the number of similar straight couples, who have been marrying for years and presumably don’t have a backlog.

    The “over representation” reflects the demographics of marriage in the early years of legalization. After marriage equality has been in place nationally for a few years, the ratios will even out.

    Interestingly, the article you cite ignores the reality of the backlog. Too bad Nate Silverman didn’t have a chance to educate them a bit.

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