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Objective:The recognition of sexual minorities in social science research is growing, and this study contributes to knowledge on this population by comparing the qualities of same-sex and different-sex relationships among young adults. Background: The findings of studies on this topic may not be generalizable because they are limited to coresidential unions and based on convenience samples. This study extends prior research by examining multiple relationship qualities among a nationally representative sample of males and females in dating and cohabiting relationships. Method: The authors compare young adults in same-sex and different-sex relationships with respect to relationship quality (commitment, satisfaction, and emotional intimacy) and sexual behavior (sexual frequency and sexual exclusivity). Drawing on the 4th wave of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (http:// www.cpc.unc.edu/ projects/ addhealth), they use multiple regression to compare: male respondents with different-sex partners, male respondents with same-sex partners,

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