Preference about Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships in Taiwanese People Before and After Same-Sex Marriage Referenda: A Facebook Survey Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Same-Sex Marriage Bans and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships
1.2. Forms of Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships
1.3. Battle for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships in Taiwan
1.4. Aims and Hypotheses of This Study
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Preference of Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships
2.2.2. In Favor of the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships
2.2.3. Personal Belief toward the Importance of the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships
2.2.4. Perceived Social Attitudes toward the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships
2.2.5. Demographic Variables
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Difference in Preference of Laws between Participants Supporting the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships at Various Degrees
3.2. Preference of Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships: Changes between Wave 1 and Wave 2
3.3. Factors Related to Preferences of Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships
3.3.1. Heterosexual Participants
3.3.2. Non-Heterosexual Participants
4. Discussion
4.1. People against the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships Favored Establishing Same-Sex Couple Laws outside the Civil Code
4.2. Change of Preferences of Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships before and after the Referendums
4.3. Beliefs in the Importance of Legalizing Same-Sex Relationships and Preference of Laws
4.4. Perceived Social Attitudes and Preference of Laws
4.5. Gender, Age and Preference of Laws
4.6. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Wave/Support | n | Same-Sex Couple Law outside the Civil Code | Same-Sex Marriage Law in the Civil Code | Χ2 | p |
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Wave 1 | 3286 | ||||
Supporting legalization of same-sex relationships, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 3035 | 818 (27.0) | 2217 (73.0) | 246.891 | <0.001 |
No | 251 | 187 (74.5) | 64 (25.5) | ||
Wave 2 | 1370 | ||||
Supporting legalization of same-sex relationships, n (%) | |||||
Yes | 1259 | 555 (44.1) | 704 (55.9) | 30.107 | <0.001 |
No | 111 | 79 (71.2) | 32 (28.8) |
Wave | Heterosexual | Non-Heterosexual | ||||||||
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n | Same-Sex Couple Law outside the Civil Code | Same-Sex Marriage Law in the Civil Code | χ2 | p | n | Same-Sex Couple Law outside the Civil Code | Same-Sex Marriage Law in the Civil Code | χ2 | p | |
Wave 1 survey | 1234 | 438 (35.5) | 796 (64.5) | 23.547 | <0.001 | 1801 | 380 (21.1) | 1421 (78.9) | 117.217 | <0.001 |
Wave 2 survey | 456 | 221 (48.5) | 235 (51.5) | 803 | 334 (41.6) | 469 (58.4) |
Variables | Heterosexual | |||||||||
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Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |||||||||
N = 1234 | Same-Sex Couple Law outside the Civil Code | Same-Sex Marriage Law in the Civil Code | χ2 | p | N = 456 | Same-Sex Couple Law outside the Civil Code | Same-Sex Marriage Law in the Civil Code | χ2 | p | |
Gender, n (%) | ||||||||||
Male | 250 | 62 (24.8) | 188 (75.2) | 16.979 | <0.001 | 89 | 37 (41.6) | 52 (58.4) | 2.103 | 0.147 |
Female | 971 | 373 (38.4) | 598 (61.6) | 367 | 184 (50.1) | 183 (49.9) | ||||
Transgender | 13 | 3 (23.1) | 10 (76.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Age, n (%) | ||||||||||
40 years or older | 204 | 89 (43.6) | 115 (56.4) | 7.204 | 0.027 | 145 | 86 (59.3) | 59 (40.7) | 13.391 | 0.001 |
30–39 years | 446 | 154 (34.5) | 292 (65.5) | 168 | 81 (48.2) | 87 (51.8) | ||||
20–29 years | 584 | 195 (33.4) | 389 (66.6) | 143 | 54 (37.8) | 89 (62.2) | ||||
Legal recognition of same-sex relationships to human right equality, n (%) | ||||||||||
No important | 191 | 141 (73.8) | 50 (26.2) | 144.988 | <0.001 | 73 | 50 (68.5) | 23 (31.5) | 13.959 | <0.001 |
Important | 1043 | 297 (28.5) | 746 (71.5) | 383 | 171 (44.6) | 212 (55.4) | ||||
Legal recognition of same-sex relationships to social status of sexual minority, n (%) | ||||||||||
No important | 296 | 169 (57.1) | 127 (42.9) | 79.353 | <0.001 | 111 | 68 (61.3) | 43 (38.7) | 9.619 | 0.002 |
Important | 938 | 269 (28.7) | 669 (71.3) | 345 | 153 (44.3) | 192 (55.7) | ||||
Perceived peers’ attitude toward legal recognition of same-sex relationships, n (%) | ||||||||||
Favorable | 976 | 320 (32.8) | 656 (67.2) | 14.945 | <0.001 | 310 | 144 (46.5) | 166 (53.5) | 1.571 | 0.210 |
Unfavorable | 258 | 118 (45.7) | 140 (54.3) | 146 | 77 (52.7) | 69 (47.3) | ||||
Perceived families’ attitude toward legal recognition of same-sex relationships, n (%) | ||||||||||
Favorable | 531 | 155 (29.2) | 376 (70.8) | 16.179 | <0.001 | 167 | 82 (49.1) | 85 (50.9) | 0.043 | 0.836 |
Unfavorable | 703 | 283 (40.3) | 420 (59.7) | 289 | 139 (48.1) | 150 (51.9) |
Heterosexual | ||||||||
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Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |||||||
Wals χ2 | p | OR | 95% CI | Wals χ2 | p | OR | 95% CI | |
Gender b | ||||||||
Female | 0.048 | 0.826 | 1.161 | 0.305–4.420 | ||||
Transgender | 0.539 | 0.463 | 0.613 | 0.166–2.265 | ||||
Age c | ||||||||
30–39 years | 10.050 | 0.002 | 0.456 | 0.281–0.741 | ||||
20–29 years | 2.886 | 0.089 | 0.672 | 0.424–1.063 | ||||
Beliefs in the importance of legal recognition of same-sex relationships to human right equality | 59.824 | <0.001 | 4.855 | 3.253–7.245 | 2.804 | 0.094 | 1.844 | 0.901–3.774 |
Beliefs in the importance of legal recognition of same-sex relationships to social status of sexual minority | 10.179 | 0.001 | 1.703 | 1.228–2.362 | 1.161 | 0.281 | 1.384 | 0.766–2.499 |
Perceived peers’ unfavorable attitude toward legal recognition of same-sex relationships | 2.732 | 0.098 | 0.768 | 0.562–1.050 | ||||
Perceived families’ unfavorable attitude toward legal recognition of same-sex relationships | 5.591 | 0.018 | 0.730 | 0.562–0.948 |
Variables | Non-Heterosexual | |||||||||
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Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |||||||||
N = 1801 | Same-Sex Couple Law outside the Civil Code | Same-Sex Marriage Law in the Civil Code | χ2 | p | N = 803 | Same-Sex Couple Law outside the Civil Code | Same-Sex Marriage Law in the Civil Code | χ2 | p | |
Gender, n (%) | ||||||||||
Male | 863 | 151 (17.5) | 712 (82.5) | 13.044 | 0.001 | 371 | 157 (42.3) | 214 (57.7) | 0.267 | 0.875 |
Female | 906 | 222 (24.5) | 684 (75.5) | 403 | 166 (41.2) | 237 (58.8) | ||||
Transgender | 32 | 7 (21.9) | 25 (78.1) | 29 | 11 (37.9) | 18 (62.1) | ||||
Age, n (%) | ||||||||||
40 years or older | 142 | 37 (26.1) | 105 (73.9) | 5.421 | 0.061 | 75 | 37 (49.3) | 38 (50.7) | 5.686 | 0.058 |
30–39 years | 599 | 138 (23.0) | 461 (77.0) | 269 | 122 (45.4) | 147 (54.6) | ||||
20–29 years | 1060 | 205 (19.3) | 855 (80.7) | 459 | 175 (38.1) | 284 (61.9) | ||||
Sexual orientation, n (%) | ||||||||||
Homosexual | 1154 | 204 (17.7) | 950 (82.3) | 22.698 | <0.001 | 517 | 203 (39.3) | 314 (60.7) | 3.833 | 0.147 |
Bisexual | 414 | 111 (26.8) | 303 (73.2) | 190 | 84 (44.2) | 106 (55.8) | ||||
Others a | 233 | 65 (27.9) | 168 (72.1) | 96 | 47 (49.0) | 49 (51.0) | ||||
Legal recognition of same-sex relationships to human right equality, n (%) | ||||||||||
No important | 110 | 72 (65.5) | 38 (34.5) | 138.452 | <0.001 | 55 | 38 (69.1) | 17 (30.9) | 18.376 | <0.001 |
Important | 1691 | 308 (18.2) | 1383 (81.8) | 748 | 296 (39.6) | 452 (60.4) | ||||
Legal recognition of same-sex relationships to social status of sexual minority, n (%) | ||||||||||
No important | 283 | 93 (32.9) | 190 (67.1) | 27.906 | <0.001 | 91 | 52 (57.1) | 39 (42.9) | 10.214 | 0.001 |
Important | 1518 | 287 (18.9) | 1231 (81.1) | 712 | 282 (39.6) | 430 (60.4) | ||||
Perceived peers’ attitude toward legal recognition of same-sex relationships, n (%) | ||||||||||
Favorable | 1450 | 291 (20.1) | 1159 (79.9) | 4.745 | 0.029 | 571 | 233 (40.8) | 338 (59.2) | 0.506 | 0.477 |
Unfavorable | 351 | 89 (25.4) | 262 (74.6) | 232 | 101 (43.5) | 131 (56.5) | ||||
Perceived families’ attitude toward legal recognition of same-sex relationships, n (%) | ||||||||||
Favorable | 680 | 138 (20.3) | 542 (79.7) | 0.426 | 0.514 | 263 | 113 (43.0) | 150 (57.0) | 0.303 | 0.582 |
Unfavorable | 1121 | 242 (21.6) | 879 (78.4) | 540 | 221 (40.9) | 319 (59.1) |
Non-Heterosexual | ||||||||
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Wave 1 | Wave 2 | |||||||
Wals χ2 | p | OR | 95% CI | Wals χ2 | p | OR | 95% CI | |
Gender b | ||||||||
Female | 0.607 | 0.436 | 1.413 | 0.592–3.371 | ||||
Transgender | 0.005 | 0.942 | 1.032 | 0.439–2.429 | ||||
Sexual orientation c | ||||||||
Bisexual | 2.634 | 0.105 | 1.355 | 0.939–1.956 | ||||
Others | 0.042 | 0.838 | 0.961 | 0.656–1.407 | ||||
Beliefs in the importance of legal recognition of same-sex relationships to human right equality | 75.619 | <0.001 | 8.951 | 5.462–14.670 | 9.240 | 0.002 | 2.801 | 1.442–5.440 |
Beliefs in the importance of legal recognition of same-sex relationships to social status of sexual minority | 0.300 | 0.584 | 0.900 | 0.618–1.311 | 1.584 | 0.208 | 1.387 | 0.833–2.307 |
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Yen, C.-F.; Ko, N.-Y.; Huang, Y.-T.; Chen, M.-H.; Lin, I.-H.; Lu, W.-H. Preference about Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships in Taiwanese People Before and After Same-Sex Marriage Referenda: A Facebook Survey Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2000. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062000
Yen C-F, Ko N-Y, Huang Y-T, Chen M-H, Lin I-H, Lu W-H. Preference about Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships in Taiwanese People Before and After Same-Sex Marriage Referenda: A Facebook Survey Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(6):2000. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062000
Chicago/Turabian StyleYen, Cheng-Fang, Nai-Ying Ko, Yu-Te Huang, Mu-Hong Chen, I-Hsuan Lin, and Wei-Hsin Lu. 2020. "Preference about Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships in Taiwanese People Before and After Same-Sex Marriage Referenda: A Facebook Survey Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 6: 2000. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062000
APA StyleYen, C.-F., Ko, N.-Y., Huang, Y.-T., Chen, M.-H., Lin, I.-H., & Lu, W.-H. (2020). Preference about Laws for the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships in Taiwanese People Before and After Same-Sex Marriage Referenda: A Facebook Survey Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(6), 2000. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062000