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Here comes the (marriage) flood |
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
 Having become the second US state to recognise same-sex marriage, California is bracing
itself for a flood of visiting interstate couples intent on becoming legally
married.
Pictured are Washington
state residents Willow Williams, left, and Bonnie Aspen, who are among those
planning to marry in California
in the coming weeks.
A study by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
earlier this month predicted state and local governments will see US $63.8
million (AUS $68 million) in revenue from an expected 51,000 same-sex marriages
over the next three years.
Same-sex weddings will bring in more than US $680 (AUS
$724.8) million to California
businesses in the same time frame, the study also predicted.
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