Gay is Good for Business: LGBTQ Rights and the Economic Development of America’s Cities and Suburbs

Clayton Howard

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Clayton Howard , "Gay is Good for Business: LGBTQ Rights and the Economic Development of America’s Cities and Suburbs" , Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective

April, 2021

https://origins.osu.edu/index.php/article/gay-good-business-lgbtq-rights-and-economic-development-america-s-cities-and-suburbs.

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Gay is Good for Business: LGBTQ Rights and the Economic Development of America’s Cities and Suburbs

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