For the first time, the Argentine census will include LGBT families and gender identity.

For the first time in Argentina, the census to be carried out in 2020 will include the variables 'gender identity' and will consider LGBT+ families.

August 29, 2019

[READ ALSO: Trans Dad and Mom: The Story of the Argentine Family That Became a Comic Book] A national census will be conducted again on October 28, 2020. Ten years ago, on October 27, 2010, families in which the head of household registered a same-sex partner were included for the first time without the system considering it an “inconsistency.” 100% Diversity and Rights, one of the organizations that promoted these now-official changes, stated: “These variables will allow us to obtain official information on the living conditions of the trans/travesti population and LGBTI+ families and their children, which we hope will contribute to planning specific public policies and making their needs and realities visible.” In January of this year, the organization asked the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) to include the gender identity variable in both the basic and expanded forms, as well as to continue publishing data on same-sex couples. In the section that collects data on the “population,” the questions will include “sex” and “Gender Identity,” with options such as: woman, man, trans woman/transvestite/trans man, other, and unknown. Marcela Tobaldi, from the La Rosa Naranja Civil Association, made up of transvestites and trans people for human rights, and a member of the 100% Diversity and Rights National Network, stated: “We are convinced that ending the statistical invisibility of the transvestite and trans population will be a turning point in terms of population studies policies, providing the necessary input for the development of urgent public policies for reparation and inclusion.”

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