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Top 5 Things to Know About LGBT Issues
- There are roughly 9 million LGBT people in the US and more than 900,000 same-sex couples.
- 22% of same-sex couples are raising children according to the US Census.
- It is legal to fire people for their sexual orientation in 29 states and their gender identity in 35 states.
- Gay and lesbian couples can marry in 6 states (Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont) and Washington, DC.
- 53% of Americans support the equal right to marry for same-sex couples, according to a 2011 Gallup poll.
