Data from the U.S. Census is used by researchers, advocates and policy makers to develop social service programs and make policy decisions impacting our health care, our economic stability — even our safety. So how can the survey accurately reflect and support the LGBT community when there isn’t a single question on it that asks if you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender?

Tell your friends and family to visit QueerTheCensus.org and sign the pledge in support of a census that counts everyone. Simply fill out the form below to spread the word, or just copy and paste the note below into an e-mail to friends or a Facebook post. (And don't worry — we don't keep any record of your contacts and won't e-mail them unless they ask us to!)

Let’s Queer the Census!
LGBT people are basically invisible in the census, which is THE survey that is designed to accurately reflect the diverse reality of America's population. Beyond being downright ridiculous, it's also a big problem. The data collected has a direct impact on issues that are critical to every American -- issues like health care, economic stability and safety. When LGBT people are not counted, individuals, families and communities suffer.

The good news is that you and I can do something about this. I’ve signed the petition asking the U.S. Census Bureau to Queer the Census. Will you sign, too? Click here:
http://bit.ly/signQtC

 

Your Name:* Your Email:* Subject: Let's Queer the Census! Text that will be added to your email: Okay. We know it's a little clichéd – but here's what we want to tell the Census: We're here. We’re queer. And we want you to ask us about it. It's crazy – the Census Bureau wants an accurate count of everyone in the country, and yet, there's NO question in the census survey that asks if you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender! You read that right: LGBT people are basically invisible in THE survey that is designed to accurately reflect the diverse reality of America's population – and beyond being downright ridiculous, it's also a big problem. The census isn't just a numbers game. The data collected every ten years has a direct impact on issues that are critical to every American – issues like health care, economic stability and safety. Census data tells us where we live and how we create family. And when LGBT people are not counted, then we also don't count when it comes to services, resources ... you name it. The good news is that you and I can do something about it. It's time to Queer the Census! Join me and sign the pledge from The Task Force urging the Census Bureau to make sure everyone is counted. Visit http://www.queerthecensus.org to take action now. Thanks for your help,

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