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Can San Antonio's "Gay Dollar" Make Policy Impact?

ILLUSTRATION BY JEREMIAH TEUTSCH

By Jeffrey Wright

San Antonio Current | June 26, 2013

Money talks, but does it make a sound if no one is listening? San Antonio LGBT consumers pack enough buying power to bankroll the entire city budget for a year and a half. Yet in many cases here, they’re still fighting for full citizenship in both the workplace and public policy.

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