According to San Francisco mayor Newsom,
The passage of Proposition 8, which amended the state’s constitution to halt same-sex marriages less than six months after a state Supreme Court decision legalized them, gives an edge to Massachusetts and Connecticut, which permit same-sex marriage and compete with California in key sectors, Newsom said.
“It’s a big economic loss to California, and I don’t think people have focused on that enough,” he said.
“Our human capital is what defines our greatest competitive asset,” he said.
“It’s harder now to recruit people in the gay and lesbian community. It’s harder to retain members of the community. It’s much easier for Massachusetts to do that.”
