Census
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No, the census is not really erasing LGBTQ people
Monday, April 3, 2017You can't "erase" LGBTQ people from the census since they've never counted us. -
ICYMI: What happened this week in just 3 minutes
Friday, March 31, 2017Matt Baume offers a quick, queer debrief of the week's news for the LGBTQ community. -
These 2 moves by the Trump administration will hurt LGBTQ Americans
Tuesday, March 28, 2017Under orders from Trump officials, the 2020 Census will exclude questions about sexual orientation and gender, basically erasing LGBTQ Americans. -
U.S. Census Bureau to recognize married, same-sex couples as families
Tuesday, May 27, 2014WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Census Bureau will begin recognizing married, same-sex couples as families in its 2013 American Community Survey report, due out in September. -
Anti-gay bigot Matt Barber mad at feds for acknowledging same-sex couples
Friday, September 30, 2011Matt Barber of the right-wing Liberty Counsel is angry at President Obama and the Census Bureau for recognizing same-sex couples. -
2010 Census count of gay couples is reduced
Wednesday, September 28, 2011The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday unveiled new data revealing that 131,729 married same-sex couples and 514,735 same-sex unmarried couples live in the United States. Based on information compiled as part of the 2010 Census —… -
Census delays counting ‘married’ gay couples another 10 years
Saturday, October 24, 2009Legally married gay couples won’t show up as such in the official once-a-decade tally in 2010, Census bureau representatives said Thursday. Citing “statistical problems related to the development of the 2010 census form and the evolving… -
Census to include Same-Sex Marriage Data
Tuesday, August 4, 2009The Census Bureau plans to release raw data from the 2010 Census about the number of same-sex marriages in the United States, according to new guidelines issued Monday. The announcement reverses an earlier decision made under… -
White House directs Census to include same-sex unions in 2010 count
Friday, June 19, 2009The White House said Thursday it was seeking ways to include same-sex marriages, unions and partnerships in 2010 Census data. The administration has directed the Census Bureau to determine changes needed in tabulation software to allow…
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