I’ve been wondering about this, actually. One of the standard talking points by gay activists has been “studies show that gay marriage will be a tremendous economic benefit to local communities, etc.” Like most activist scholarship (as I like to call it), I’ve long taken this study with a rather large grain of salt.
What they actually mean is they will howlcott the hell out of any locale that dares defy them... other than that, they won’t even be a measurable drop in the bucket to the good...
Gay marriage will be a tremendous economic benefit to local divorce lawyers.
I've long been convinced that's what's going on here.
When you have a Congress and a whole bunch of state legislatures composed of lawyers, it should be no surprise if they pass a bunch of laws benefitting lawyers.
Gay marriages, divorces, annulments, estates, etc. are a VAST new revenue stream.
Follow the money. Always.