New England may see long-term boost from gay marriage

[WillParkinson]

New England may see long-term boost from gay marriage

New England might attract a new, young, “creative class” - thanks to marriage equality in every state but Rhode Island.

“It will be a selling point when it comes to trying to lure people with same-sex partners who are being wooed for a job,” M.V. Lee Badgett, a University of Massachusetts economist who studies gay and lesbian issues, told Reuters.



Gay and lesbian couples who are part of the “creative class” - highly educated professionals, entrepreneurs and artists - were 2.5 times more likely to move to Massachusetts in the three years following the approval of same-sex marriage, according to a study released in May by the Williams Institute of the University of California.

The relocating couples were more likely to be younger and female than before same-sex marriage was approved.

Even straight members of the “creative class” regard states with marriage equality as more appealing places to live.

“It broadly suggests you have an environment in which people who are seen as different are accepted,” said Gary Gates, the UCLA demographer and the lead author of the study.

http://www.365gay.com/news/new-england-may-see-long-term-boost-from-gay-marriage/

[MADem]

1. MA has seen a tangible economic benefit from passage of equality.

It's not just good for "creativity," it's good for business.

[Jokerman]

2. There is no "down" side to equality.

Once again all of the right-wing gasbags hawking the "dangers" of equality are just playing to the fears of the simple-minded.

[goclark]

7. Totally agree nt

[xchrom]

3. recommend

[DinahMoeHum]

4. Looks like California really "screwed the pooch" on this one.

:evilfrown:

[queerart]

5. Good Stuff.......

:thumbsup:

[progressoid]

6. "Even straight members of the “creative class” regard states with marriage equality more appealing"

I must say that I'm happier about living in Iowa now that we have marriage equality. Even if we don't have as large of a "creative class". :)