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Marital Rights, Mental Health, and Public Policy

The author discusses a comprehensive literature review on the mental health effects of marriage denial on lesbians and gay men and the role of mental health arguments in advocacy for marriage equality. The review, by Gil Herdt and Robert Kertzner, studied more than 150 reports on how marriage is related to mental health and the psychological effects of discrimination as codified by marriage denial on lesbians, gay men, and their families. Although we found a strong relationship between mental health and marriage, we encountered several critiques that challenged our focus on mental health in advocating for marriage equality. This paper summarizes findings of the original review and the strengths and limitations of a mental health perspective in advancing marriage equality.