We Count, So Count Us: Three Reasons It's Important to Collect Census Data on LGBTQ People
Category: QUEER VOICES
I want our government to accurately count us because it gives us power, tells us how to make life better for our community, and gives us hope. We need to know that we're one of many. I will press the Census Bureau to help us prove that, by adding questions to the census and other surveys about sexual orientation and gender identity.
By Meghan Maury, ContributorAs Policy Counsel for the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Public P..., 2014-10-22