In 2010 ground-breaking Australian research found that marriage equality is important to same-sex attracted and gender questioning (SSAGQ) young people, especially those from religious backgrounds.
According to the Writing Themselves In report released in November,
Getting married and raising children is often the bedrock of religious belief. The growing debate around same sex marriage and gay parenting appears to have a special meaning for the SSAGQ young people who mentioned religion. It provides religious SSAGQ young people with a future of connectivity with the once out of reach religious institutions of family and marriage.
For more on young people, religion and marriage equality click here.
For a statement on marriage equality by the national youth mental health foundation, Headspace, click here.