According to a study published on Thursday (May 28) by the Williams Institute, same-sex weddings have boosted state and local economies by an estimated $3.8 billion since same-sex marriage was legalized in 2015.
Nearly 300,000 same-sex couples have married in the U.S. since 2015, their weddings generating about $3.2 billion for local and state economies.
Traveling wedding guests spent an additional $544 million, $244 million was generated in state and local taxes, and about 45,000 jobs were also supported by same-sex weddings. “Marriage equality has changed the lives of same-sex couples and their families,” the study’s lead author and state and local policy director at the Williams Institute, Christy Mallory, said. “It had also provided a
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