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.
August 27, 2024
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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.
November 6, 2007
Till the Census Do Us Part?
National Black Justice Coalition CEO H. Alexander Robinson discusses the U.S. government policy that "requires all federal agencies to recognize only opposite-sex marriages for the purposes of administering federal programs."
December 12, 2008
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.
September 17, 2020
Donald Trump promises transphobic policies that will target youth and service members on 'day one'
The incoming president said executive orders will recognize only two genders, bar gender-affirming care for minors, and even prohibit transgender people from public schools.
December 23, 2024
Feds Change Rules, Offer Benefits for Kids of Domestic Partners
The new rule applies to children of federal employees who are in same-sex domestic partnerships but live in states where marriage is not an option.
November 6, 2013
Pete Buttigieg Shaves Head, Takes U.S. Census With Chasten
After growing a beard, the first major gay presidential candidate drew attention to the national survey with another grooming choice.
April 1, 2020
Millions of These LGBTQ+ Americans Could Be Missing in Population Estimates
The professional counting of queer people misses a huge segment of our community.
March 24, 2023
Hillary Clinton Demands Trump Condemn Persecution of Gay and Bi Men in Chechnya
While at an event at New York City's LGBT center, Clinton slammed Trump's silence on Chechnya.
April 21, 2017
New Campaign Highlights Disparities, Discrimination in State Adoption Laws
The Family Equality Council's initiative for National Adoption Month shows LGBT people and same-sex couples face state-level hurdles that hurt their chances of becoming parents.
November 4, 2013
