Gay couples with age difference

Six years ago, the US Supreme Court ruled that marriages to same-sex couples were legal in all states, prompting the US Census Bureau to amend their household rosters to directly reckon same-sex and different-sex married and cohabiting couples. Using data from the ACS 1-year PUMS files from 2019 (the first time the revised roster was implemented), we show the most recent American Community Survey (ACS) estimates of individuals entering into a same-sex marriage. We compare same-sex newlyweds to different-sex newlyweds based on their marital history, average age at most recent marriage, and couple’s age gap (including 95% confidence intervals).  First marriage refers to a first marriage for both members of the couple and remarriage refers to a remarriage for at least one member of the couple. Analyses are limited to householders and spouses of householders. Verb, while the terms “sex” and “gender” are not interchangeable,

The surprising age gaps between 9 celebrity LGBTQ couples

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• For some LGBTQ celebrity couples, age is just a number. 
• Sarah Paulson is nearly 32 years younger than her partner, Holland Taylor.
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Sarah Paulson is almost 32 years younger than her partner, Holland Taylor.

Paulson, who is 46 years old, said she thought Taylor, now 78, was "probably the most exquisitely beautiful woman" when they met in , according to a Recent York Times interview in

"There's a poignancy to being with someone older," Paulson also told the publication. "I think there's a greater appreciation of time and what you have together and what's essential , and it can make the petite things seem very small."

Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Dark are 20 years apart in age.

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• For some LGBTQ celebrity couples, age is just a number. 
• Sarah Paulson is nearly 32 years younger than her partner, Holland Taylor.
• Olympic diver Tom Daley and his husband, Dustin Lance Black, have a 20-year age gap. 
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Sarah Paulson is almost 32 years younger than her partner, Holland Taylor.

Paulson, who is 46 years aged, said she thought Taylor, now 78, was "probably the most exquisitely lovely woman" when they met in 2005, according to a New York Times interview in 2016.

"There's a poignancy to being with someone older," Paulson also told the publication. "I think there's a greater appreciation of time and what you hold together and what's important, and it can make the little things

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Dear Mona,

What is the average age difference among couples? My partner and I are 28 years apart, so I’m sure we’re an outlier, but by how much? And is it other between heterosexual and homosexual couples (we fall into the latter)?

Thanks,

Seth, 32, Dallas

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Dear Seth,
The average age difference (for a heterosexual couple) is 2.3 years, with the bloke older than the woman. In 64 percent of heterosexual couples, the male is older. In 23 percent, the woman is older, and in the remaining 13 percent, the partners are less than 12 months apart in age.

This data comes from the 2014 Current Population Survey (CPS) and is based on information provided by 31,075 male-female couples. Those surveyed couples are supposed to portray the estimated 70 million heterosexual couples who live together in the U.S. It doesn’t matter whether they’re married or unmarried, parents or childless — all couples are counted in the CPS, unless they’re gay.

So, I’m sorry, Seth, but these numbers just don’t properly represent you. I ran into a similar challenge when I wrote about the average