Sexual orientation, gender identity would be counted in census under new bill

By Kimberly Leonard

Published July 31, 2018 8:08pm ET

Sexual orientation, gender identity would be counted in census under new bill — A group of Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would require the U.S. census to ask participants their gender identity and sexual orientation. The bill, the Census Equality Act, would require the questions to appear on the forms beginning in 2030. They would also be added in 2020 to the American Community Survey, which […]

A group of Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would require the U.S. census to ask participants their gender identity and sexual orientation.

The bill, the Census Equality Act, would require the questions to appear on the forms beginning in 2030. They would also be added in 2020 to the American Community Survey, which 1 in 38 households are required by law to complete each year.