MO anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Missouri anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue, studies find

https://missouriindependent.com/2025/11/07/missouri-lgbtq-population-loss-tax-revenue/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPfvStleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEzZTgzbGhCZ2Z2c0hCQlZYc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsS2O1mUgc6mmNdUTWATFapylHG2uMzOlYzesmduUIT1y3acIFyn5K71BZdK_aem_SHPb1vXH8TLf_WfHm0Mirw 🔗

Annelise Hanshaw (7 Nov 2025)

For years, Missouri lawmakers have heard warnings that enacting policies targeting the LGBTQ+ population could drive individuals and businesses out of the state. Local officials and chambers of commerce raised red flags about potential impacts on recruitment and retention of employees, as well as the ability to lure businesses to the state.

Now, studies are showing that the state's actions have already pushed LGBTQ+ Missourians to move — taking their tax dollars, and even businesses, elsewhere.

Analysis by the Movement Advancement Project estimates that around $362 million to $879 million in household income has left the state, a number that is expected to increase.

The estimate is based on a survey conducted by MAP in collaboration with The Trevor Project, a mental health nonprofit for LGBTQ+ youth. Their research shows that among LGBTQ+-identifying people ages 13 to 24, around 39% have considered moving to a different state and 4% have already moved because of policies targeting gay and transgender people.

"There is good reason to suspect this 4% estimate may be even higher in Missouri," the report says.

[Scylla]

Glad to hear that the perpetration of evil is negatively affecting them. I hope it happens more and becomes worse until they stop being evil.

[Lori Dee ✅]

That's why I tell people to vote with their feet and get out.

Let your tax dollars support locations that support you and the things you care about.