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Australia’s First Census on Gender and Sexuality | Wilmington News
Australia just made history with its first-ever optional census questions on sexual orientation and gender identity — a bold move after initial hesitation from the government. Under the new Labor administration, teens and adults could choose from options like straight, gay, bisexual, or write in their own term for orientation, and man, woman, nonbinary, or self-defined for gender. Advocates pushed hard to include these questions, countering earlier concerns they’d be divisive. The census, which happens every five years, also reintroduced optional religion data — last seen since 1911 —…
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