Tuesday, July 8, 2008

It's about time!

PressPassQ.com

Feature StoryCalifornia’s marriage gold rush: GLBT media in the Golden State just might strike it rich as couples legally wedThe numbers from California are staggering. More than 51,000 same-sex couples are expected to marry there over the next three years, according to a recent UCLA Williams Institute report. Add to that number an additional 67,000 marriages from out-of-state couples. Altogether, California's wedding industry will grow by approximately $684 million in direct spending and perhaps create 2,100 new jobs. At the same time, marriage equality would add $64 million in revenue to the state budget. For the marriage business, a new California gold rush is on....

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