Gay weddings have boosted state and local economies by $6 billion since marriage equality
It's not just a legal right — marriage equality is simply good for the economy.
June 18, 2025
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Biden Delivers Energetic, Economy-Focused State of the Union Address
He did get in a pitch for the Equality Act, though, and shout-outs to transgender youth and marriage equality.
February 7, 2023
State Economies Suffer When Lawmakers Pass Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Laws: Study
Such laws make people less likely to relocate to those states, says a University of Houston study.
December 9, 2023
How Much Would Florida Earn by Enacting Marriage Equality?
If Florida passing marriage equality, the state's economy would see a major return, according to The Williams Institute.
August 20, 2014
California Isn't Having N.C.'s State-Sanctioned Bigotry
The world's eighth-largest economy looks ready to divest itself from the Tar Heel State.
April 27, 2016
Recessionary Tremors
Forgive us for stating the obvious, but the economy is tanking. Meet eight gay people caught in the debris.
November 5, 2008
Ky. Gov. Claims Marriage Equality Threatens Birth Rates
In appealing a February ruling that struck down Kentucky's ban on marriage equality, lawyers for the state claim that allowing same-sex couples to marry would cripple the state's economy, since those couples can't procreate.
May 10, 2014
The real cost of gay marriage
Allowing gay men and lesbians to legally marry in California will pour billions into the state's economy. So why aren't we being treated equally?
September 23, 2005
GLAAD Calls on Nashville Music Industry to Speak Out Against Tenn. Anti-LGBT Bills
"There is no doubt that these anti-LGBT bills will jeopardize this state’s economy," GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said at a Nashville press conference on Monday.
April 11, 2016
Kansas Governor Vetoes Four Anti-Trans Bills; Republicans Will Try to Override
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the bills, including a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, would strip away rights and hurt the state's economy.
April 21, 2023
Love! Valour! Commerce!
The California marriage equality victory means big bucks for the state economy -- and good news for the budget crisis there. But as Jen Christensen finds out, businesses around the country are raking it in too.
June 4, 2008
The Obama Camp Pushes The Issues
The Obama campaign is getting back to the basics this week, talking about the economy, swing states, and shoring up the Democratic base. The campaign also finally sits down with Philadelphia Gay News, making good on that blank page publisher Mark Segal infamously ran alongside the publication's interview with Sen. Hillary Clinton.
September 18, 2008
79% of American workers say anti-LGBTQ+ laws impact where they move: report
As 4 out of 5 U.S. workers say anti-LGBTQ+ laws affects where they relocate, inclusion is just "smart business practice," according to a new study by nonprofit Out & Equal.
March 27, 2024
DEBATE: Touting Conservative Cred on Economy, Not Social Issues
Tonight's early-evening Republican debate focused on the economy, with only the occasional dog whistle on LGBT issues.
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October 28, 2015
N.C. Hit With $250 Million Job Loss Over Anti-LGBT Law
Another 730 jobs are leaving the state.
October 26, 2016
Leaving the United States of Medieval
If you ask our columnist, the October 8 gay boycott doesn't go far enough. It's time to let antigay states form an imperfect union of the benighted and for every self-respecting gay man and lesbian to leave for more-enlightened homelands.
October 7, 2004
600,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot since Obergefell ruling made marriage equality legal
Some 823,000 married queer couples live in the U.S. today, double the number from before the Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land.
June 24, 2025
NFL's Tennessee Titans Urge State Not to Pass Anti-LGBTQ Bills
The Nashville-based team speaks out against Tennessee's "Slate of Hate."
April 28, 2019
Georgia Is Currently Fighting Its Own Civil War
Will the state embrace progress, or will a handful of Republicans drag it back to the past? Georgia Equality's Jeff Graham is fighting for the former.
April 5, 2018