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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mike Schneider

The question that could be deleted from the next US census survey

The U.S. Census Bureau under the Trump administration has sought permission to delete questions about gender identity - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The U.S. Census Bureau has sought permission to delete questions about gender identity from its monthly survey.

The agency submitted a request with the Office of Management and Budget on February 14 after President Donald Trump’s order stripping federal money from programs that “promote gender ideology”.

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