Gay Weddings are Good for Business

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Connecticut Recap - 1 year of Gay Weddings

Bernadette Coveney Smith - Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Last week marked the one year anniversary of gay marriage in Connecticut. Let's look at the numbers according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health:

  • 2,291 - the number of marriage licenses to same-sex couples issued between 11/12/08-8/31/09
  • 50% - the percentage of marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples who were not Connecticut residents
  • 75% - the percentage of marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples in the town of New Haven (Yale) who were not Connecticut residents
  • 13,868 - number of heterosexual marriages in the same time period 
  • 10,174 - the approximate number of gay and lesbian couples living in Connecticut as of 2005 (Source: Williams Institute)
Connecticut vendors, have you seen a big rise in gay weddings in the past year?



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