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THE PSYCHOLOGIL BENEFS OF GAY MARRIAGE
Can Gay Coupl File Jot Tax? Do the IRS Regnize Gay Marriage? Until very recently, gay and lbian upl were prohibed om legally marryg on almost all stat the Uned Stat.
Certaly, the kd of love volved is will tell, but om what I know of the ever-creasg evince to date, there are many potential psychologil benefs not only to the gay married uple, but to their children, their fai of orig, and possibly even heterosexual marriage. ”In our morn sense of happs, though is not my ll to make, perhaps the term “gay” marriage is preferable over “same-sex” marriage. May we all be as gay as possible our marriag, as well as other timate relatnships.
However, more than a of rearch by myself and other enomists and analysis by the Congrsnal Budget Office unr the directn of Douglas Holtz-Eak suggts jt the oppose: that state and feral budgets will actually get a posive boost if gay upl are allowed to marry. And here’s somethg the ernment might nsir reckong the bottom le wh regard to legalizg gay marriage: Hundreds of thoands of exced upl would start planng weddgs, generatg at least $1. Big rporatns want same-sex upl to be allowed to marry bee they believe gay marriage is good for bs.
THE ENOMIC BENEFS OF GAY MARRIAGE
Those employers argued that they want to rec and reta the most creative and productive workers to make their bs petive, and that clus lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) workers. A gay man who liv Massachetts wh his hband might not want to transfer to an office Oh where his marriage isn’t regnized.
The enomic ripple effects of gay marriage n spread even further. Some observers, most notably petivens gu Richard Florida, argue that tolerant polici and environments — cludg for gay people — are sential for nurturg creative workers who will drive enomic growth. She was an expert wns the Proposn 8 trial and is the thor of “When Gay People Get Married: What Happens When Societi Legalize Same-sex Marriage?