What's Love Got To Do With It? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Families and the 2010 Census

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A Philanthropy New York MEMBERS BRIEFING sponsored by the Arcus Foundation, The Overbrook Foundation, the Johnson Family Foundation, New York Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Open Society Institute.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:      Foundation leaders, funders interested in creating broader coalitions in racial and economic justice work, funders involved in family policy, funders with an interest in LGBT civil rights work; foundation affinity groups concerned about the particular constituencies that could be impacted by an inaccurate census count, and government leaders with a role to play in the 2010 census.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
8:30 to 9:00 AM     Check-in and coffee
9:00 to 11:00 AM   Program

American families and kinship structures are increasingly complex, and Census categories and procedures can be slow to adapt to changing trends.  For example, restrictive Census definitions of what constitutes a family (based on marriage and blood relationship) can distort public understanding of the impact of poverty across many racial and ethnic groups, while virtually erasing a large portion of LGBT families.  Traditional definitions maintained in Census data can contribute to a de facto undercount by hiding various family forms and can have serious material consequences in our communities.

The risks, realities, and family configurations that undergird LGBT lives are largely hidden due to an absence of specific questions on sexual orientation and gender identity.  Nonetheless, Census data on same-sex "unmarried partner" couples have been useful in debunking myths about LGBT affluence, relationship stability, and childrearing.  But stereotypes -- and the poor public policy that results from legislating by mythology -- persist.

How can funders connect the dots in organizing under-resourced communities to participate in the Census and LGBT advocacy work for Census inclusion? Come hear national experts on LGBT Census mobilizing and learn more about improving Census data collection across the board.

PRESENTERS 

• Richard Burns (Moderator), Chief Operating Officer, Arcus Foundation.
• Gary Gates, PhD, Distinguished Scholar, The Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law.
• Jaime Grant, PhD, Director, National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute.
• Glenn D. Magpantay, Democracy Program Director, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund; Co-Director, National Queer Asian and Pacific Islander Alliance.
  
    
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