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Gay wage gap: it's linked to discrimination – and is bad for economic growth

  • Written by Pawel Adrjan, Research Fellow in Economics, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford
Gay wage gap: it's linked to discrimination – and is bad for economic growthDifferent outcomes. Andrey_Popov/ Shutterstock

The wage gaps that exist between men and women and between white and black people have received a lot of attention in recent years. But there’s another wage gap that tends to be overlooked – between heterosexuals and LGBT+ people.

Interestingly, it works in two different directions: most...