US EditionStudies Link Missouri Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws to Population and Income Decline
Studies estimate Missouri lost $362 million to $879 million in household income as anti-LGBTQ+ laws drive residents and businesses to relocate.
- Last year, studies by the Movement Advancement Project and The Trevor Project linked Missouri's anti-LGBTQ+ laws to population decline and an estimated 362 in household income loss.
- Missouri lawmakers file dozens of anti-LGBTQ+ bills annually, including gender-affirming care restrictions, while St. Louis University found 32% of parents and 48% of LGBTQ+ adults consider leaving due to political climate.
- Missouri business groups warned lawmakers that discriminatory legislation harms recruitment and retention, while local chambers of commerce and lobbyists said the bills threaten free enterprise and statewide business development.
- Analyses at the national level affirm that a Wells Fargo report links LGBTQ+ inclusion to stronger economic growth, while The Trevor Project's research finds rising anxiety and suicide rates among ages 13–24 amid anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
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Springfield News-Leader
USA TodayMissouri anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss, decline in tax revenue, studies find
Researchers and business leaders warn that discriminatory laws are pushing LGBTQ+ Missourians and employers to leave, hurting the state’s economy.
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue, studies find
As LGBTQ+ Missourians leave the state, they are taking their tax dollars with them. A recent analysis by the Movement Advancement Project estimates the loss of annual household income in the hundreds of millions (Illustration by Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).When Rob Connoley shut down his award-winning St. Louis restaurant last year, business was thriving. Tourists and locals alike lauded Bulrush as a destination for Ozark cuisine, mak…
Missouri Independent
Missouri anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue, studies find
As LGBTQ+ Missourians leave the state, they are taking their tax dollars with them. A recent analysis by the Movement Advancement Project estimates the loss of annual household income in the hundreds of millions (Illustration by Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).When Rob Connoley shut down his award-winning St. Louis restaurant last year, business was thriving. Tourists and locals alike lauded Bulrush as a destination for Ozark cuisine, mak…
Show-Me Population Loss Consequence Of Alleged Anti-LGBTQ+ Policy
This simple equation is a big part of the global market economy and seems to be transforming the centuries old idea of the nation-state . . .Less people = Less money. Sorry but that's a capitalistic axiom that doesn't care about nationalistic, populist politics. Meanwhile . . . Let's not deny that crackdowns on trans people in Missouri have garnered OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM THE ELECTORATE . . . The result, according to this survey . . . LGBT p…
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