The most common terms used for sexual orientation are lesbian, gay, bisexual or straight. “We are seeing that numbers matter when politicians are demeaning and conducting culture wars against people,” said Gina Duncan, a transgender woman who advocates in Orlando with Equality Florida.Īs the nation's largest statistical agency, the bureau sets an example for how other agencies and businesses ask these questions, she noted. It is taking place as some Republican-dominated state legislatures restrict what can be discussed about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools and banned transgender girls from competing in girls' sports. passports now offer an “X” in addition to “M” or “F”, for non-binary or intersex individuals. The Census Bureau's request comes as President Joe Biden declared June as LGBTQ “Pride Month," and as U.S. “Change is in the air,” said Kerith Conron, research director at the UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute, which researches these issues. The results could provide much better data about the LGBTQ population nationwide at a time when views about sexual orientation and gender identity are evolving. Census Bureau is requesting millions of dollars to study how best to ask about sexual orientation and gender identity. Recognizing the difficulty of persuading people to reveal information many find sensitive, the U.S. “There’s no question I’m absolutely made invisible by the census.” “I was stalking them to fill out the census form because mine didn’t make a difference,” said Scout, a transgender man who uses one name. So to compensate, he hounded his gay, cohabiting neighbors in Providence, Rhode Island to respond and provide at least some visibility for the community. head count.Īmong LGBTQ people, the census only asked about same-sex couples living together, and Scout didn’t live with his partner. With no direct questions about sexual orientation and gender identity, it made him feel left out of the U.S. The 2020 census questionnaire drove Scout crazy. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.ORLANDO, Fla. Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Other steps you can take to protect your children are: More information about the RTA Label and compatible services can be found here. Parental tools that are compatible with the RTA label will block access to this site. We use the "Restricted To Adults" (RTA) website label to better enable parental filtering. Protect your children from adult content and block access to this site by using parental controls. PARENTS, PLEASE BE ADVISED: If you are a parent, it is your responsibility to keep any age-restricted content from being displayed to your children or wards. Furthermore, you represent and warrant that you will not allow any minor access to this site or services. This website should only be accessed if you are at least 18 years old or of legal age to view such material in your local jurisdiction, whichever is greater. You are about to enter a website that contains explicit material (pornography).