Retirement Guide For LGBTQ Americans

By John Schmidt & Benjamin Curry

Heterosexual Americans have historically made more on average than their LGBTQ+ counterparts. But some studies suggest that the income gap has disappeared.

In recent years, gay men have been earning 10% more than straight men with similar education, experience, and job profiles. Same-sex married couples have a higher median household income than opposite-sex married couples, according to the U.S. Census Bureau data.

But the issue is more nuanced than these broad statistics suggest.

Source Forbes