not really because then the properties become unsellable to families. No mother and father wants to live next to a potential child molester, nor do they want that type of sexual example next to their home.
It is a short lived boost. I even had a lawyer friend of mine told by a homosexual seller of a duplex that he wanted to sell to someone "compatable with his lifestyle." Homosexuals in a family neighborhood is a bad thing.
"Homosexuals in a family neighborhood is a bad thing."
They generally buy homes in dilapidated neighborhoods, which your typical up and coming family is not interested in.