If even half of California's gay couples decide to marry now that gay marriage is legal there, the state could make a helluva lot more than Sex and the City raked in its opening weekend.

According to a new study, if 50 percent of California's 92,000 gay couples actually do marry, the state's economy could receive $370 million over the next three years. 

Apparently this is because the gays are fabulous:

Gays have higher incomes and are less likely to cut corners on their wedding rites and receptions. According to PlanetOut, gay consumers have 20 percent higher income than heterosexuals and would likely spend 10 percent higher than traditional couples would on their wedding day. 

[AHN via Queerty]

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