HIGH TECH REPORT 2001.

There would have been a high-tech revolution without gays and lesbians, but it wouldn't have been as revolutionary. The following stories illustrate how extensive GLBT influence has been: from a pioneering transgendered computer engineer to the gay cities that attract high-tech companies, plus a look at how activists are using the Internet to change the way gay men behave.

The secret formula

Want a good place for a high-tech firm? A new study says to look to the gay urban meccas By David Kirby

In the 1970s, as the cliche used to go, where there was quiche, there were gays. But these days, America's gayest cities are known as much for microchips and superconductors as trendy French food. Why? Urban areas that attract high-tech industries tend to be the same cities that draw large numbers of gay male workers.

Those are the results of a soon-to-be-released study from the Brookings Institution. The authors of the study analyzed U.S. high-tech economic and population distribution patterns and found that the nation's top 10 areas for high-tech industries (including the Internet, E-commerce, software, hardware, and biotech) were mostly the cities that had the highest concentration of ...

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