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Census Bureau to test questions to better represent the LGBTQ+ community

The test will be part of its annual American Community Survey and ask questions regarding sexual orientation and gender identity.

Gay men prefer cities whereas lesbians prefer the country, census (finally) proves

The long-standing joke among the LGBTQ+ community finally has data behind it.

More Than 1 Million Same-Sex Couples Live in the U.S., Census Says

This marks the first time this figure, drawn from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, has exceeded 1 million.

Study: Same-Sex Couples Migrating to the Heartland

The Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles, released a report Monday documenting what it called "a gay demographic explosion" in some of the country's reddest of regions. Using recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, the analyses show that the number of same-sex couples in the United States has quadrupled since 1990, growing at a rate 21 times that of the population. But increases have been the most dramatic in the Midwest, Mountain, and Southern states.

At Least One Census Survey Will Include Sexual Orientation Question

It's not the Census Bureau's biggest survey, however, which backtracked on plans for such questions earlier this year.

Census Data Reveals Area With Highest Percentage of Same-Sex Couples

The newly released information finds about 1 million same-sex households living in the U.S.

Will LGBT Youth Be Erased From Crime Victims' Survey?

The Justice Department wants to cease asking some teens about sexual orientation and gender identity in a major survey of crime victims.

Election 2008 Tracking Page

From exclusive reports on Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to live blogging from primaries and debates, The Advocate is leading the way in LGBT news coverage of Election 2008.

STUDY: Despite Discrimination, Trans Parents Are Raising Happy Kids

A new study finds that transgender parents and their children have positive, healthy relationships, even while they face external barriers.

How Black Lives Matter Toronto Is Fighting Racism in the Great White North

Black Lives Matter Toronto is ready for a fight -- and is uniquely prepared to make a difference in Canada and beyond. 

U.S. Census Will Finally Count Gay, Lesbian Families

But the Census Bureau will only consider legally married same-sex couples in its new definition of 'family.'

Op-ed: Empire's Queer Family of Color Is the Real 'New Normal'

It's not just up to Hollywood to show LGBT parents exist -- it's up to us, too.

Majority of Same-Sex Couples Can Now Marry in the U.S.

With advances in marriage equality, the majority of cohabiting same-sex couples now live in states where they can legally marry.

Gayest Cities in America, 2013

Being a great LGBT city doesn't just mean having a raucous nightlife, so if you expected to see Hell's Kitchen or the Castro, you're reading the wrong list.

Who Would Go After LGBT Elders? The Trump Administration

Our president is determined to make this severely disadvantaged group invisible.