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2010 census won't count gay marriages

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WASHINGTON - Same-sex marriage is legal in two states, but not a single one will show up in the 2010 census.

The Census Bureau says the federal Defense of Marriage Act bars the agency from recognizing gay marriages in the nation's 10-year count, even though the marriages are legal in Massachusetts and California.

The agency's director, Steven Murdock, said in an interview Thursday that the 1996 federal law "has that effect, in terms of being a federal agency. We are restricted by it."

The Census Bureau does not ask people about their sexual orientation, but it does ask about their relationships to the head of the household. Many gay couples are listed in census figures as unmarried, same-sex partners, though it is an imperfect tally of all gay couples.

Murdock said the bureau will strive to count same-sex couples in the 2010 census, just as it has in the past. But those people who say they are married will be reclassified as unmarried, same-sex partners.

Same-sex couples with no children will not be classified as families, according the bureau's policy. Those with children who are related to the head of the household will be classified as families.

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Change takes some time. I bet by the 2020 census gay marriage will be legal in most states and the Supreme Court will have overturned the Defense of Marriage Act. We just have to keep trucking along...

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what? unbelievable! :angry:



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"Defense of Marriage Act"? #######? How can gay marriage be considered an attack?

God I hate religious fanatics. :P

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i heard they're not counting pirate, star wars, or disney themed weddings :jest:

but western themed ones are ok, cuz' they're very american

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i heard they're not counting pirate, star wars, or disney themed weddings :jest:

but western themed ones are ok, cuz' they're very american

:yes:

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