Australia adds optional gender identity and sexual orientation questions to census

Australians can for the first time reveal their sexual orientation and whether they identify as a gender that is not the one recorded at birth in the country's census on Tuesday

Jessie Casson/Getty On Tuesday night, the census will ask Australians aged 16 and over about their sexual orientation for the first time. For some people, this may be as simple as checking a box. But for others it won’t be so straightforward. This may be the first time you’ve been asked about who you’re sexually attrac

A draft rule reviewed by WIRED would prevent the census from counting undocumented immigrants. To protect against “distortions,” it would also bar questions about race and sexual orientation.

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