China's once-in-a-decade census, that she and her girlfriend lived together.Where the questionnaire asked for "relationship to head of household", the man ticked the box for "other" and wrote "couple".The interaction with the receptive census taker was affirming, Lauren told Reuters, even if the handwritten note may not be reflected in the final results.China decriminalised homosexuality in 1997, but activists are still fighting for the legalisation of same-sex marriage.As the world's most populous country attempts to capture demographic shifts, some LGBT couples are seeking recognition in the national census.The information collection officially began on Nov 1, with preliminary surveys underway in the weeks prior.The National Bureau of.