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Behind the Aegis

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4. Because we count!

Reply to Joe Magarac (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 03:19 PM

Sep 2014

As for round up lists, trust me, if they want a list, chances are they could get it easily without a census. Counting us is no different than counting Muslims, Jews, atheists, or any other undesirable group du jour.

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Why Can’t the Census Count Gay Couples Accurately? [View all] theHandpuppet Sep 2014 OP

I work with the Census Bureau... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #1

Thanks for that clarification. SheilaT Sep 2014 #2

Why should the census count gay couples at all? Joe Magarac Sep 2014 #3

Because we count! Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #4

Precisely why they should stop counting the others, not count us. Joe Magarac Sep 2014 #5

There are various reasons we are counted. Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #8

Yep! In my work career I would have been probably fired on the spot. Going through the years RKP5637 Sep 2014 #6

As evidence that we are a valid community in the nation Fearless Sep 2014 #7

Historically our greatest strength.. and weakness is our ability to choose to be counted. Amimnoch Sep 2014 #9