The Commerce Department is in charge of administering the Census and collecting the data. Photo: Facebook. LGBTQ+ Americans are experiencing economic distress at a higher rate than their straight and cisgender peers, according to data released this week by the U.S.
Census Bureau. Phase 3.2 of the bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, which went out this summer, marked the first time the bureau had asked questions about sexual orientation and gender identity. “By combining a series of three questions, the survey allows researchers to compare the recent experiences of the LGBT population to other adults,” notes a release from the Census Bureau.