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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.

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.

Where Are 1.5 Million Missing Black Men?

Census data of male-female ratios by race underscore disproportionate homicide and incarceration rates and reveal HIV infection disparities

Survey: LGBTQ+ Americans in Greater Financial Peril Than Others

New Census Bureau data finds more food and housing insecurity among LGBTQ+ people than straight and cisgender Americans.

A nonbinary Census? American Community Survey tests questions on sexual orientation and gender identity

The latest data collection also tries to use gender-neutral terms throughout.

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.

Want to Count? Then Queer the Census and Be Tallied

Trump wanted to make us disappear with the 2020 Census; don't let him win.

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.'

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.

The Census Is Messy, But LGBTQ Lives Depend on It

Glenn D. Magpantay has many reservations about the census, but he won't make perfect the enemy of good.

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.

Meals on Wheels Incites Scare With LGBTQ Survey of Elders

The charity that feeds elderly Americans asked them questions about their sexuality and gender identity.

Beware the Pitfalls of Estimating the Number of LGBT People

The author on a Williams Institute study of the size of the LGBT population explains why the numbers have set off such a firestorm.

Trump Should Care About LGBT People Being Bumped Off Census

He may not give a fig about our rights, but he does understand money, according to Justin Nelson and Chance Mitchell of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.