The U.S. Census Bureau will count and report same-sex couples for the first time during the upcoming census. Same-sex marriages reported during the 1990 census were counted as married, heterosexual couples. Same-sex marriages reported during the 2000 census were counted as unmarried partners, a category intended primarily for unmarried, heterosexual couples living together.
SeeCarol Morello, Census Count of Same-Sex Couples to Stir Policy Fights, Wash. Post, Sept. 13, 2009.
Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.
