Financial 411: The Cost of Being Gay

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Beth Fertig
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

It costs more to be a gay couple than a married, heterosexual couple according to an analysis by two New York Times writers. Ron Lieber of the Times’s “Your Money” column explains why.

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