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(Fox News) - Same-sex marriage is legal in Massachusetts and California, but none of those marriages will be counted in the 2010 census. That's because the Census Bureau says the Federal Defense of Marriage Act bars the agency from recognizing gay marriages.
The Census Bureau's director says that the 1996 federal law, "has that effect... we are restricted by it." He also says the Bureau will try to count same-sex couples as they have done in the past. But those who say they are married will be reclassified as unmarried, same-sex partners.
But Molly McKay of the group Marriage Equality USA says, "to completely whitewash us out of existence is hurtful, discriminatory and shameful... the notion — is un-American."
The Census Bureau's director says that the 1996 federal law, "has that effect... we are restricted by it." He also says the Bureau will try to count same-sex couples as they have done in the past. But those who say they are married will be reclassified as unmarried, same-sex partners.
But Molly McKay of the group Marriage Equality USA says, "to completely whitewash us out of existence is hurtful, discriminatory and shameful... the notion — is un-American."
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