Homogamy Outlaws

SUMMARY This study explores how black-white interracial couples experience and respond to racism and how they negotiate racial and ethnic difference in their relationships. Twelve black-white couples were interviewed individually and conjointly, and the descriptive data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Results reflect interracial couples' strategic responses to negative public reactions and how they resist and comply with the discourse of homogamy in their relationship. Implications for couple and family therapists working with interracial couples are discussed.