Census Bureau will start testing new LGBTQ+ questions on its yearly survey

Some people are finding some of the questions offensive.

9 comments

Real skeptical about the government collecting data on minority groups of any kind, especially when connected with address and other identifying information.

I understand the government needs that data appropriately assigned resources to assist those groups, but that assumes that government will solely act benevolently towards those groups and I am not so trusting about that.
- It’s too soon to collect this data. We have too many extremists in government to trust it with this responsibility.
  
  One bad election year and suddenly you have a list of people to target.
  
  Shocker...but they already know. You don't think you're browser history, chat logs and purchase history isn't already readily available to them..
  
  They can already get more information about you then you know about yourself.
  
  That would destroy the reputation of Census and violate many laws. Won't happen.
yeah... with Dopey McFascist headed back to the office, there ain't no way that I'm answering these truthfully
And they can experience being the only people I hide my homosexuality from.
Can't wait to see the radical new option "other". I stfg. Get some actual survey scientists to write these

You've viewed 9 comments.