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Gays to Be Included in 2020 Census
The U.S. Census, which said in June that it would try to include same-sex couples in next year's national head count, announced today that it won't happen until 2020.
The decision to delay the count was made because of concerns about accuracy. The "evolving legal state" of gay marriage across the country led Census officials to determine that it's too soon to include same-sex couples in the overall snapshot of marital status in America, Gary Gates, a UCLA demographer and Bureau adviser, told the Associated Press.
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The decision to delay the count was made because of concerns about accuracy. The "evolving legal state" of gay marriage across the country led Census officials to determine that it's too soon to include same-sex couples in the overall snapshot of marital status in America, Gary Gates, a UCLA demographer and Bureau adviser, told the Associated Press.
Just as they were in 2000, gay married couples will be included in the category for unmarried partners. But for the first time, the Census will provide a separate set of data on same-sex couples "who described themselves as married." That information will be available on a state-by-state basis, a decision Gates said was "less about politics and more about accurate data."
Gay advocates are urging same-sex couples to participate in the census, noting that the numbers are used in the fight for marriage rights and to show representatives in Washington how many gay constituents they have.
The decision to count married same-sex couples reverses an earlier decision made under President Bush.
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el burpo
6:08PM Oct 26th 2009
Gays aren't being included on a regular basis? You mean those census takers are PURPOSELY excluding gays from the census? How do they know or are they basing it on stereotypes?
When did we start this "If you're gay, you don't count (or we don't count you)." policy?
Oh...wait!...I bet you mean we count them, but we don't count them as GAY! We count them as just "present", not "present AND gay"!
Well that's no damn good! Glad somebody's on top of that!!!
When did we start this "If you're gay, you don't count (or we don't count you)." policy?
Oh...wait!...I bet you mean we count them, but we don't count them as GAY! We count them as just "present", not "present AND gay"!
Well that's no damn good! Glad somebody's on top of that!!!
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frav
8:27PM Oct 26th 2009
It's hard to tell if you're being sarcastic, ignorant,
stupid or just plain Michele Bachmann'ish.
Gays are counted just like everyone else, and will continue to be counted.
There are no questions on the census short form asking if you're straight,
gay or don't know. This article is about how a person will be categorized
as "Related to person #1".
The question on the census form reads ...
"How is this person related to Person #1? Mark ONE box"
_ Husband or wife
_ Biological son or daughter
_ Adopted son or daughter
_ Stepson or stepdaughter
_ Brother or sister
_ Father or mother
_ Grandchild
_ Parent-in-law
_ Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
_ Other relative
_ Roomer or boarder
_ Housemate or roommate
_ Unmarried partner
_ Other nonrelative
What is missing, and what this article is about, is the category ..
_ Married partner
Also missing from the census form ...
_ Present
_ Goober
_ Fan of Rush Limbaugh
_ illegal alien
_ teabagger
_ all the above
stupid or just plain Michele Bachmann'ish.
Gays are counted just like everyone else, and will continue to be counted.
There are no questions on the census short form asking if you're straight,
gay or don't know. This article is about how a person will be categorized
as "Related to person #1".
The question on the census form reads ...
"How is this person related to Person #1? Mark ONE box"
_ Husband or wife
_ Biological son or daughter
_ Adopted son or daughter
_ Stepson or stepdaughter
_ Brother or sister
_ Father or mother
_ Grandchild
_ Parent-in-law
_ Son-in-law or daughter-in-law
_ Other relative
_ Roomer or boarder
_ Housemate or roommate
_ Unmarried partner
_ Other nonrelative
What is missing, and what this article is about, is the category ..
_ Married partner
Also missing from the census form ...
_ Present
_ Goober
_ Fan of Rush Limbaugh
_ illegal alien
_ teabagger
_ all the above
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(-5) el burpo
8:39PM Oct 26th 2009
frav,
Pull my finger.
Pull my finger.
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(-2) Truth
2:57AM Oct 27th 2009
frav,
So you admit you're stupid. Just sayin....
So you admit you're stupid. Just sayin....
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(2) buster
7:20AM Oct 27th 2009
how about a census, to know how many sucker GOP supporters there are?
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(0) garry402
6:40PM Oct 26th 2009
Why?
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(7) Hmilorjr
7:34PM Oct 26th 2009
I myself am not pro gay but they should be counted as individuals at least.
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(2) gene
8:00PM Oct 26th 2009
Everybody is fighting for the rights of gays to marry but nobody is fighting for the rights of polygamists to marry.
Polygamists have rights too.
Polygamists have rights too.
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(-10) el burpo
8:21PM Oct 26th 2009
Why was Willet's post pulled?
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(-2) garry402
8:44PM Oct 26th 2009
The censorship sheriff has struck here and other sites.
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(4) el burpo
8:49PM Oct 26th 2009
Hmmmm...well there really wasn't much of anything censorable about Willet's comment.
Must be a fairly subjective standard being applied.
So how about it, Christopher?
Care to explain why you removed Willet's post?
If there's a new standard being used around here, perhaps you'd care to explain it so the rest of us don't stumble into the same trap?
Must be a fairly subjective standard being applied.
So how about it, Christopher?
Care to explain why you removed Willet's post?
If there's a new standard being used around here, perhaps you'd care to explain it so the rest of us don't stumble into the same trap?
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(5) tjcuda
10:37PM Oct 26th 2009
What is next??? Will they count the weirdos with sheep or cows for "partners?" It's no stranger than married gays to us "straight" people.
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(-5) oxbow99
11:00PM Oct 26th 2009
I have no problem with this. Folks like Guppy, are people too, and need to have their voices heard.
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(5) kathy
3:44AM Oct 27th 2009
thats right guys, we may not agree with them all the time, but we will surely argue for their right to post, just like any one else!
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(1) maggie
11:24PM Oct 26th 2009
How about ' are you a legal citizen of the U.S?' Is that on the census? Isn't it against the law to lie and then sign your name?
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(7) oxbow99
11:34PM Oct 26th 2009
I think votes are much more important to Bo, than those silly laws.
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(7) maggie
11:43PM Oct 26th 2009
Of course votes are important to B.O. He's still campaigning. He's so worried about 2010 AND 2012 that he can't even take care of this country NOW.
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(5) danno
12:48AM Oct 27th 2009
STRANGE...WHAT ABOUT THE 30 MILLION OR SO ILLEGALS IN THIS COUNTRY? HOW COME WE ARE NOT COUNTING THEM?...AND ALSO WHAT ABOUT THE ROUGHLY 2 MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAPPEN TO LOVE SHETLAND PONIES..HOW COME THEY ARE NOT COUNTED..NEED TO CHECK WITH THE GAY COMMUNITY ABOUT GETTING SOME SUPPORT..
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(-1) Truth
3:00AM Oct 27th 2009
Guppy,
Are you having Rush fantasies again? Did you forget your pretty pill again?
Are you having Rush fantasies again? Did you forget your pretty pill again?
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(2) Truth
3:03AM Oct 27th 2009
Can Guppy count his sheep as his wife?
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