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    Children and Families Impacted and Fiscal Impact of Virginia HB 189/SB 349

    By Gary Gates
    February 2012

    We estimate that 1,700 adopted children and 300 foster children are being raised by single lesbians and gay men in Virginia. If this legislation were to pass, families such as these may find it more difficult to serve as adoptive or foster parents, resulting in more children in congregate care or more children remaining in foster care for longer periods of time.

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    Impact of Extending Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Requirements to Federal Contractors

    By M.V. Lee Badgett
    February 2012

    A federal executive order that would require contractors to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity would protect up to 16.5 million more workers than are already protected by state or private anti-discrimination policies.

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    Family Formation and Raising Children Among Same-sex Couples

    By Gary Gates
    January 2012

    Proportionally fewer same-sex couples are raising children today than in 2006, and their families reflect greater racial/ethnic and socioeconomic diversity than often represented in the media and academic research, according to new analyses by Williams Distinguished Scholar Dr. Gary Gates, published by the National Council of Family Relations.

CENSUS SNAPSHOT: 2010

The Williams Institute Census 2010 Snapshots replace similar reports released in the summer of 2011 that relied on tabulations of same-sex couples that the Census Bureau has since revised. These analyses use preferred estimates of same-sex couples released by the Census Bureau that are considered to be more accurate than the tabulations released in the summer of 2011 (found in the Census 2010 SF-1 data, Table PCT15). Each Snapshot provides separate information about same-sex couples who identified as spouses and unmarried partners. Analyses focus on geographic distribution, sex of partners, and child-rearing.

United States Report

Press Advisory/FAQ: Same-sex couples in Census 2010 & Census Snapshot: 2010 Methodology

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