• blobjim [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    That article specifically says “Men in same-sex marriages”. I feel like “openly gay men who are married” rules out a lot of poor people.

    Doesn’t take away from the point about the gender pay gap though.

    • Lurker123 [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      Apologies if I’m missing it, but it looks like the claim isn’t specific to men in same-sex marriages.

      “Individual gay men earn 10% more than straight men with similar education, experience and job profiles,[2][3] and individual gay men who are married have a significantly higher median income than heterosexual married men.[4]”

      I read this as unmarried gay men make 10% more than unmarried straight men, and the number is even higher than 10% for those who are married.