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Balsam, K. F., Rostosky, S. S., & Riggle, E. D. B. (in press). Breaking up is hard to do: Women’s experience of dissolving their same-sex relationship. Journal of Lesbian Studies.

Rostosky, S.S., Riggle, E.D.B., Rothblum, E.D., & Balsam, K.F. (in press). Same-sex couples’ decisions and experiences of marriage in the context of minority stress: Interviews from a population-based longitudinal study. Journal of Homosexuality, DOI:10.1080/00918369.2016.1191232

Riggle, E. D. B., Rothblum, E. D., Rostosky, S. S., Clark, J. B. & Balsam, K. F. (2016). "The secret of our success": Long-term same-sex couples' perceptions of their relationship longevity. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, DOI:10.1080/1550428X.2015.1095668

Richards, M. A., Rothblum, E. D.,Beauchaine, T. P., & Balsam, K. F. (2016). Adult children of same-sex and heterosexual couples: Demographic "thriving." Journal of GLBT Family Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2016.1164648

Riggle, E. D. B., Wickham, R. E. , Rostosky, S. S., Rothblum, E. D., & Balsam, K. F. (2016). Impact of Civil Marriage Recongnition for Long-term Same-Sex Couple Sexuality Research and Social Policy, DOI: 10.1007/s13178-016-0243-z

Clark, J. B., Riggle, E. D. B., Rostosky, S. S., Rothblum, E. D. & Balsam, K. F. (2015). "Windsor and Perry: Reactions of siblings in same-sex and heterosexual couples Journal of Homosexuality, 1-16.

Rothblum, E. D., Balsam, K. F., & Solomon, S. E. (2011). Narratives of same-sex couples who had civil unions in Vermont: The impact of legalizing relationships on couples and on social policy. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 8 183-191.

Rothblum, E. D., Balsam, K. F., & Solomon, S. E. (2011). The longest “legal” U.S. same-sex couples reflect on their relationship. Journal of Social Issues, 67, 302-315.

Gotta, G., Green, R. J., Rothblum, E. D., Solomon, S., Balsam, K., & Schwartz, P. (2011). Heterosexual, lesbian, and gay male relationships: A comparison of couples in 1975 and 2000. Family Process, 50, 353-376.

Rothblum, E.D. (2008). An overview of same-sex couples in relation Ships: A research area still at sea. In D. A. Hope (Ed.) Contemporary perspectives on lesbian, gay and bisexual identities (pp. 113-140). Nebraska Symposium on Motivation (vol. 54). NY: Springer.

Rothblum, E. D., Balsam, K. F., & Solomon, S. E. (2008). Comparison of same-sex couples who were married in Massachusetts, had domestic partnerships in California, or had civil unions in Vermont. Journal of Family Issues, 29, 48-78.

Balsam, K. F., Rothblum, E. D., Beauchaine, T. P., & Solomon, S. E. (2008). Three-year follow-up of same-sex couples who had civil unions in Vermont, same-sex couples not in civil unions, and heterosexual married siblings. Developmental Psychology, 44, 102-116.

Henehan, D., Rothblum, E. D., Solomon, S. E., & Balsam, K. F. (2007). Social and demographic characteristics of lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adults with and without children. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 3, 35-80.

Rothblum, E. D., Balsam, K. F., Solomon, S. E., & Factor, R. (2007). Lesbian, gay male, bisexual, and heterosexual siblings: Discrepancies in income and education in three U.S. samples. In L. Badgett and J. Frank (Eds.) Sexual orientation discrimination: An international perspective(pp. 62-75). NY: Routledge.

Rothblum, E. D., Balsam, K.F., Todosijevic, J., & Solomon, S. E. (2006). Same sex couples in civil unions compared with same-sex couples not in civil unions and heterosexual siblings: An overview. Gay and Lesbian Psychology Review, 7, 180-188.

Rothblum, E. D., Balsam, K. F., Solomon, S. E., & Factor, R. J. (2005). Siblings and sexual orientation: Products of alternative families or the ones who got away? Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 1, 71-87.

Todosijevic, J., Rothblum, E. D., & Solomon, S. E. (2005). Relationship satisfaction, affectivity, and gay-specific stressors in same-sex couples joined in civil unions. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 29, 158-166.

Solomon, S. E., Rothblum, E. D., & Balsam, K. F. (2005). Money, housework, sex, and conflict: Same-sex couples in civil unions, those not in civil unions, and heterosexual married siblings. Sex Roles, 52, 561-575.

Balsam, K. F., Beauchaine, T. P., Mickey, R. M., & Rothblum, E. D. (2005). Mental health of lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults and their heterosexual siblings: Effects of gender, sexual orientation, and family. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 114, 471-476.

Balsam, K. F., Rothblum, E. D., & Beauchaine, T. P. (2005). Victimization over the lifespan: A comparison of lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults and their heterosexual siblings. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 477-487.

Solomon, S. E., Rothblum, E. D., & Balsam, K. F. (2004). Pioneers in partnership: Lesbian and gay male couples in civil unions compared with those not in civil unions, and heterosexual married siblings. Journal of Family Psychology, 18, 275-286.

Rothblum, E. D. (2004). Same-sex marriage and legalized relationships: I do, or do I? Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 1, 21-31.

RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (click on the links for pdfs)

Balsam, K. F., Clark, J. B., Rothblum, E. D., Beauchaine, T. P. (2014, August). Longitudinal predictors of relationship dissolution among same-sex and heterosexual couples. Paper presented at 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Clark, J. B., Riggle, E. D. B., Rostosky, S. S., Tomita, K. K., & Balsam, K. F. (2014, August). Windsor and Perry: Reactions of same-sex and heterosexual couple members. Paper presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Evans, R. W., Richards, M. A., Clark, J. B., Beauchaine, T. P., & Balsam, K. F. (2014, August). Geography, minority stress, and mental health among LGB adults. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Balsam, K. F., Riggle, E. D. B., Rothblum, E. D., Rostosky, S. S., & Beauchaine, T. (2014, May). Legal status and mental health among same-sex and heterosexual couples. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
Balsam, K. F., Clark, J. B., Morton, J., & Rothblum, E. D. (2013, August). Making a commitment: Methodological challenges in longitudinal research with same-sex couples. Paper presented at the 121st Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.