Count All LGBT People on the 2020 Census

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The Issue

The upcoming 2010 Census will officially report the number of same-sex couples who self-identify as married or "unmarried partners," which will provide some official information about gay and lesbian couples, but LGBT people as a whole will continue to be severely underrepresented, as there is no mechanism in the Census for counting single LGBT.

Though 2020 seems far away, it is imperative that we act now and put pressure on the Commerce Department and the Census Bureau to begin the process of building LGBT-inclusive questions for the 2020 Census.

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Adam Amel RogersPetition StarterAdam studies the impact of entertainment on society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center. Previously, he worked at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), he served as Director of Alumni for Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) and he dedicated two years of AmeriCorps service with the American Red Cross. Adam lives with his husband in Southern California.
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The Decision Makers

Gary Locke
U.S. Secretary of Commerce

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Petition created on January 1, 2010