2010 Census will count legal gay marriages

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By John Canalis on July 6, 2009 9:51 AM | |
The U.S Census has decided to count same-sex marriages in states where the practice is legal, USA Today reports today. In places like California, where gay marriage was legal for only a short period of time, the U.S. Census will classify those living together as "unmarried partners." Read the story at http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2009-07-05-samesexcensus_N.htm

I reported quite a bit on this issue in March at http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_11868643 

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