Senate Bill To Require Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Data By 2030 Census
A group of Democratic senators says the data could help LGBTQ people better access social services and civil rights protections. Some privacy experts worry the data could be used against people.
by Hansi Lo Wang
Jul 31, 2018
3 minutes
A group of Democratic senators are planning to introduce a bill in Congress Tuesday that would require the U.S. census and the country's largest survey to start directly asking about sexual orientation and gender identity.
If becomes a law, sexual orientation and gender identity questions would have to be added to forms for the census by 2030 and for the American Community Survey — a survey that about one in 38 households are required by federal law
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