With same sex marriage now legal in Connecticut, combined with the buying power these couples possess and the scenic New England backdrop, it looks like a no-brainer that the Constitution State needs to roll out the rainbow carpet.

The buying power of the gay and lesbian market is projected at $712 billion this year, according to Witeck-Combs Communications' annual survey of gay consumers. And the Williams Institute at UCLA Law School estimates that despite the fact that the state has only 7,386 same-sex couples, gay marriages could pump anywhere from $3 million to $13 million into Connecticut's economy within the next three years.

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