According to gay article report, since 2004 gay marriages have pumped over $111 million into Massachusetts' economy.The report is from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law says a typical same-sex couple spent about $7,400 on their wedding. One in ten couples spending over $20,000. A second study by the same group found that young, highly educated people in same-sex relationships were 2.5 times more likely to move to Massachusetts after 2004 than before same sex marriage became legal.
As reported in gay article, a researcher at the University of Massachusetts and a study co-author, says allowing gay couples to marry has helped businesses in tough economic times.
17 May, 2009 marks the five-year anniversary of Massachusetts recording its first same-sex marriage licenses.
