Who is ready for #PAA2026?! 🤝 🎤 📈
The preliminary program is now online: buff.ly/hvP9w37
3 days of oral sessions, posters, exhibits, networking, population data, research and feedback. What are you looking forward to the most?
Get registered: buff.ly/GDo7YDm
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LGBTQ+ adults in the US have distinct partnership and living arrangements often missed in surveys: less often married, more likely to cohabit or have non-coresidential partners, and more likely to live alone, with roommates, or in smaller households.
www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol...
Our new research shows that hundreds of federal surveys removed questions about sexual orientation and gender identity since the start of the second Trump administration. Read the full report at: tinyurl.com/SOGIdata
Did you hear the USDA plans to cease data collection for the CPS Food Security supplement? We have a blog post to give you more information. If you want to sign a letter asking for data collection to continue, see the threaded opportunities below. blog.popdata.org/food-securit...
Join letter to congressional leaders rejecting USDA's decision to halt data collection and release of food security reports. Support restoring funding for the Food Security Supplement in the Current Population Survey.
Individuals: buff.ly/m2pb60w
Organizations: buff.ly/VLQjNjg
Remembering Matthew Shepard, Dec. 1, 1976 to Oct. 12, 1998. IMAGE: A black and white image of Matthew Shepard, a rainbow in the background.
On this day in 1998, Matthew Shepard died after being attacked in a brutal, anti-gay hate crime. He should still be alive today.
In honor of Matthew's memory, we will always fight to both end anti-LGBTQI+ violence and build a safer, more inclusive future.
4 days left! Submit your work by Sunday, Oct. 5. Join demographers and social and health scientists at all career stages, from the US and abroad, next May in St. Louis, Missouri for #PAA2026. buff.ly/HoZlR1U
The top 5 reasons to attend #PAA2026. Repost THIS with YOUR #1 reason to come to the premier conference of demographers and social and health scientists from the United States and abroad. buff.ly/3KR6NRM
So many reasons to come to #PAA2026: 1) the best place to receive feedback from peers and interdisciplinary scholars 2) hearing latest research, methods, ideas from colleagues 3) the community 🫶 Attendees keep coming back year after year! Submit your work by Oct. 5. buff.ly/3KR6NRM
👶 In 1960, most women had their first child by age 22. By 2023, the median was 27. Education plays a role: <HS = 20 yrs vs BA+ = 31 yrs. 📖 See the new @NCFMR Profile → doi.org/10.25035/ncf...
Hard at work on your #PAA2026 submission? The deadline is in 3 weeks! Submit your work by Sunday, Oct. 5. buff.ly/Uu9sG50
The submission site is now open! Submit your work to #PAA2026 — Deadline is Sunday, October 5. www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
10.9% couples include at least one sexually diverse partner—twice+ rate seen when only one partner’s identity is counted. Most bi & multi-identity individuals have het partners; g/l & straight adults often partner within their identity. #SOGIData
@chrisajulian.bsky.social @wendymanning.bsky.social
Check out our new paper using @nchatstudy.bsky.social dyadic data to measure sexual minority couples. The levels are twice as high when you consider the sexual identity of BOTH members of the couple. @chrisajulian.bsky.social
read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
@chrisajulian.bsky.social et al, in “Half of the Picture: Measuring the Sexual Identity Composition of Couples,” employ @nchatstudy.bsky.social dyadic data to provide national estimates of the sexual identity composition of couples using both partners’ identities. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
More on views of getting married and having kids among LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ adults: www.pewresearch.org/...
A teal, gold, and beige horizontal bar chart showing that LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ adults are about equally likely to say they want to get married someday
LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ adults under 50 are about equally likely to say they want to get married someday.
We are excited to announce the #PAA2026 Call for Papers is now available! The submission site opens on Monday, Aug. 18 and the deadline is Sunday, Oct. 5. Meet me in St. Louis! May 6-9, 2026:
www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/call...
In a new Family Profile, we examine newlywed same-sex and different-sex couples according to marital history and age at first marriage. Check it out here: doi.org/10.25035/ncf....
In case you missed it: the Wisconsin Supreme Court just upheld a ban on conversion therapy. Huge win for LGBTQ rights.
newrepublic.com/post/197704/...
Our new study finds that almost seven in 10 LGBT adults who received SNAP benefits had household incomes under $35,000, two-thirds were living with a disability, and nearly half had a child under 18 living in their household. bit.ly/LGBTSNAP
The share of same-sex couples was highest in Washington, D.C. (8.21%), followed by Vermont at 2.70%. The state with the lowest share of same-sex couples was South Dakota (0.59%). Learn more in our latest Family Profile: doi.org/10.25035/ncf....
Our newest Family Profile examines the age composition of same-sex and different-sex couples. Learn more here: doi.org/10.25035/ncf....
There were 63,687 new marriages among same-sex couples in 2019, compared to 60,046 in 2021 and 72,835 in 2023. Check out our new Family Profile on newlywed same-sex couples here: doi.org/10.25035/ncf....
In honor of today, check out this #freshout grand review of the demographic LGBT family lit. From data gains to persistent gaps, we trace how family structures, identities, and outcomes are (and aren’t) captured in mainstream research. #LGBTQ #Demography #FamilyStudies w/ @chrisajulian.bsky.social
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges. Explore our Fast Facts on same-sex couples and dive into our latest Family Profiles highlighting same-sex families: www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resour....
My new edited book with Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill is now out - the Second International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality. Thank you to all chapter authors for your wonderful contributions to the #demographyofsexuality!
Another great article about the consequences of analytic error when analyzing complex sample survey data. This article focuses on structural equation modeling (SEM). Long story short: ignoring design features can REALLY matter for SEM, severely affecting inference.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Plot showing Rising Number of U.S. Households Are Headed by Married Same-Sex Couples
A rising number of U.S. households are headed by married same-sex couples. Yet, same-sex married couples represent a very small share of all married couples – just 1.3% in 2023.
www.pewresearch.org/...
