Divorce rate among gay couples

Divorce rates of marriages with same-sex partners vary by nation. Between and , the average annual divorce rate for all homosexual marriages was almost 2% (the total rate of divorce over those five years was 11%) Also between and , lesbian divorce rates were nearly double of those of gay men. [12].

Researchers said that out of the total number of divorce petitions filed by same-sex couples in , nearly 75 percent involved lesbian couples. This skewed ratio of lesbian divorce versus gay male divorce has remained more or less consistent since