…from the Hill…
Respondents to the 2020 census will be able to state whether they are part of a same-sex couple for the first time in the survey’s history.
A Census Bureau spokesperson confirmed the change to NBC News, telling the news outlet that “as our population and communities change, so do their needs.”
“To better collect more detailed data about types of coupled households, the Census Bureau expanded the single response option of ‘husband or wife’ or ‘unmarried partner’ to the two response options of ‘opposite-sex husband/wife/spouse’ and ‘same-sex husband/wife/spouse,’ and ‘opposite-sex unmarried partner’ and ‘same-sex unmarried partner,’” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added that the 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the U.S. “furthered the need” to include same-sex couples in the census.
LGBTQ advocates hailed the move as a win, but said they hoped the census will also start to count LGBTQ individuals…..
I wonder about the Census counting LGBTQ individuals.
How would anyone feel about having the Government asking about one’s sexual orientation or self-identification?
The Census used to ask respondents about their religion, but eventually people felt that this was the Government probing more deeply than it should.
Some will write their sexual orientation LOUD and CLEAR….
Some will not….
But I do get your point…..