# Gays and Lesbians, more affluent than average?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-more-affluent-than-average/665221>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 3, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-more-affluent-than-average/665221 "2013-08-03T02:59:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Buffalo\_Bilious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@Buffalo\_Bilious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buffalo_Bilious)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-more-affluent-than-average/665221/28 "2013-08-04T00:16:52Z")

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Ya know, I’m very reluctant to do this , but I must quote that old saw: "there’s lies, damned lies and then there’s statistics.

Vis a vis the OP, I’m not seeing any gay folks on the street begging for change simply because they’re gay.

This is what I’m talking about… If I don’t get a job, can I bitch about it being because I’m Irish?.

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