The Census Bureau proposes testing questions about sexual orientation and gender identity to meet the needs of other federal agencies
Census Bureau plans to test questions on sexual orientation and gender identity for respondents aged 15 and older
More than 70 challenges against district maps have been filed across the country
‘Like the color of my eyes or the color of my hair, it is a part of who I am’
Data also revealed that roughly 710,000 of the same-sex couple households were married and about 500,000 were unmarried
The report includes an analysis of data released by the Census Bureau of its American Community Survey that focused on same-gender couples
"California is once again leading the fight to protect our democracy and achieve full lived LGBTQ+ equality"
The household probability survey showed nearly 8% of the total adult population almost double prior estimates for the LGBTQ+ community
Every 10 years California must redraw the boundaries of its Congressional, State Senate, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts
The project comes as the U.S. Census Bureau releases new precinct-level population data that will kickstart redistricting efforts nationwide.