Good for gays, necessary for New Mexicans

It's a start. I am liking New Mexico more and more. I wonder if the more Liberal and Progressive folks move to this state...that they just might become a Southwestern mecca for progressives. I LOVE Las Cruces! Oh and I LOVE Albuquerque! Oh, and it is close to my family in Arizona!

http://www.nmpolitics.net/index/2011/01/good-for-gays-necessary-for-new-mexicans/

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Forget the ideology.
For a few moments, set aside your belief that I chose to be a raging “homosexual” whose only mission is to convert your children, and I’ll set aside my belief that you’re a bigot whose misunderstanding of the Constitution is matched only by your religious hypocrisy.

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Instead, why don’t we talk about something we can all agree on. New Mexico needs jobs, and all of us – gay or straight – could use an economic revival in our lives. That is why this week’s opinion from Attorney General Gary King stating that New Mexico should recognize all out-of-state marriages – included same-sex marriages – was such good news.

In 2010, the economic buying power of the LGBT community grew to $743 billion. According to numerous studies, same-sex households are more likely to spend their increasing wealth than their heterosexual counterparts. Other studies, including one from the nonpartisan Urban Institute, explain that diversified and tolerant communities directly affect the growth and development of high-technologies.

Strong buying power. Skilled labor. Willingness to spend money.
Forget the ideology.