Tag Archives: 2010 census

Via Change.org: Since 1990, gay and lesbian couples have been provided an unintentional outlet to categorize their relationship, by self-identifying as married or unmarried partners. Even though the results aren’t officially reported, the raw numbers reveal that 145,000 same-sex couples identified as married or “unmarried partners” in 1990 (before any legal recognition in the U.S. even existed) and close to …

The coming 2010 Census will bring the usual end-of-decade re-allocation of seats in the U.S. House. According to what is known about the decade’s population trends right now, here’s how the changes are expected to break down. Although a decades-old population shift favoring Sun Belt states slowed this year, the South continues to seize political power once held by the …

According to new study of U.S. Census Bureau data performed by researchers at UCLA, there’s not much difference between straight families and gay couples who report themselves as married. Same-sex couples who identify as married are similar to straight spouses in terms of age and income, and nearly one-third of them are raising children, according to Census data released Monday …

The U.S. Census Bureau has placed yellow stickers on the current issue of the Philadelphia Gay News in a test run of an ad campaign encouraging LGBT folks to participate. Via Advocate: The October 9-15 edition of the weekly paper features a yellow sticker advertisement placed prominently on the upper right-hand corner of the page. It reads, “By filling out …

As I’ve mentioned here, the right wing is losing their shit over the coming 2010 census, claiming that Obama plans to use the information to round up dissidents. Unsurprisingly, Rep. Michele Bachmann is leading the crazies. Via Right Wing Watch:

As White House press secretary Robert Gibbs hinted on Friday, the 2010 U.S. Census will now include questions about LGBT relationships. US Census Bureau officials have said that the 2010 census will count married gay couples, despite previous statements that they would not be recognised. Steve Jost, a spokesman for the Census Bureau, said the organisation was already working on …

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs actually gave an OK answer about the proposed counting of LGBT couples in the 2010 census.

In the second bone tossed to the gay community this week, the White House said yesterday it is looking into including same-sex marriages and partnerships data in the 2010 Census. The administration has directed the Census Bureau to determine changes needed in tabulation software to allow for same-sex marriage data to be released early in 2011 with other detailed demographic …

Led by openly gay reps Tammy Baldwin, Barney Frank, and Jared Polis, a coalition of 48 congressional members have sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget demanding the the 2010 census count LGBT couples. Last year, the Bush administration, citing the Defense of Marriage Act which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex unions, announced that lawfully …

Wingnutistan is up in arms (again!) because the 2010 Census will include GPS data for the front doors every American home. Via World Net Daily: “GPS coordinates of your front door will make it easier for the government to monitor you. The U.S. Census Bureau is simply an excuse – a harmless looking means of obtaining the front door coordinates. …

At Monday’s Task Force awards event, NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn spoke quite a bit about the how the 2010 census will require legally married gay couples to lie about their status. Yesterday she and her boss released a letter to the feds decrying the policy. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council speaker are urging federal census officials to …

All you legally gay-married folks will not be counted in the 2010 U.S. census. Census takers will ask same-sex couples who live together to define themselves as “unmarried partners,” as they did in 2000 before some states – currently only Connecticut and Massachusetts – allowed gay marriage. “This is all about the numbers. This not about lifestyle or anything else,” …