Comments on: ‘Queer the Census’ campaign launched http://www.365gay.com/news/%e2%80%98queer-the-census%e2%80%99-campaign-launched/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: DaveW http://www.365gay.com/news/%e2%80%98queer-the-census%e2%80%99-campaign-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-74833 DaveW Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:42:10 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10273#comment-74833 It think it is great...really a true accomplishment of our advocates to have gotten the census to change course. We need these victories and this one fealt real. However, I respectfully want to comment that affixing a sticker to the form might feel good but I don't see what it will accomplish. Low level data entry people process those forms, not people who could change policy. Maybe it will create a buzz and management will notice, if so, then I'm wrong. Another concern is what if only 100k put the sticker on? It would show how small we are. I don't want to discourage participation. I'll be checking married so don't need the sticker. Just trying to voice my concern about reasonable expectations. It think it is great…really a true accomplishment of our advocates to have gotten the census to change course. We need these victories and this one fealt real.

However, I respectfully want to comment that affixing a sticker to the form might feel good but I don’t see what it will accomplish. Low level data entry people process those forms, not people who could change policy.

Maybe it will create a buzz and management will notice, if so, then I’m wrong.

Another concern is what if only 100k put the sticker on? It would show how small we are.

I don’t want to discourage participation. I’ll be checking married so don’t need the sticker. Just trying to voice my concern about reasonable expectations.

]]> By: petenick http://www.365gay.com/news/%e2%80%98queer-the-census%e2%80%99-campaign-launched/comment-page-1/#comment-74832 petenick Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:26:00 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=10273#comment-74832 More expected to come on this! We will look forward to seeing what the final form will look like. My partner and I of 35 years will be tossing the form into the trash if it is not to our liking. More expected to come on this! We will look forward to seeing what the final form will look like. My partner and I of 35 years will be tossing the form into the trash if it is not to our liking.

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