Wednesday, April 7, 2010

‘Queering the Census’ Seeks Inclusion of Sexual Orientation in Decennial Count


“Even in the absence of federal recognition of our relationships, we have an opportunity to say on an official form that, ‘Yes, we are married,’ ‘Yes, our relationships are every bit as equal to everyone else’s,’ ” Josh Friedes, executive director of Equal Rights Washington, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) advocacy group in Seattle, tells the March 30 edition of The Seattle Times.




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I agree that there is still much that needs to be done to fully include the LGBTQ community in the Census, but I am glad to see some progress being made.

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