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Top 10 U.S. Cities With Same-Sex Families

A gay couple with child

A gay couple with child
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A new report by the U.S. Census Bureau has crunched the numbers regarding the statistics on same-sex couple households in the nation. First, the data shows there are about 980,000 same-sex households in the U.S. Of those, 58% were married and 42% were unmarried partners. Among both the married and unmarried same-sex couples, there were more lesbian couples than gay couples. The national average of same-sex households broken down by states is 1.5% with eleven states and the District of Columbia having higher percentages. Washington, D.C. had the highest concentration in the country with 7.1% followed by Delaware (2.3%) and Oregon (2.2%) in the second and third positions.
Map of the U.S. showing concentration of same-sex households
(graphics via US Census Bureau)
The top 10 cities with the highest percentage of same-sex couples: 1. San Francisco, California 2. Portland, Oregon 3. Seattle, Washington 4. Orlando, Florida 5. Austin, Texas 6. Miami, Florida 7. Boston, Massachusetts 8. Denver, Colorado 9. Phoenix, Arizona 10. Baltimore, Maryland AP News noted that three of the country’s largest metropolitan areas – New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago – didn’t make the top 10 list. While those cities have highly visible LGBTQ communities, due to the vast size of those metro areas the concentration of gay/lesbian households becomes diluted.

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New Preschool Video Series Features Love & Diversity Of LGBTQ Families

(screen capture from Rainbow Stories)

Preschool entertainment learning app Hopster teamed up with Diversity Role Models to produce a series of videos showing LGBTQ families called ‘Rainbow Stories.’

The video series focuses on teaching preschool kids about diversity among families.

“Our role models are at the heart of our work,” shared Adam McCann, CEO of Diversity Role Models. “To see their stories of embracing difference and diverse, loving families come to life and amplified to young children will encourage acceptance around the world.”

Miki Chojnacka, Chief Creative and Content Officer at Hopster, shared: “Rainbow Stories focusses on love, family, acceptance, friendship and trust. Finding real life stories and translating them into animated short films for preschoolers has been a hugely powerful experience.”

Noting that LGBTQ community is underrepresented in preschool content, Chojnacka added, “We are so proud to have formed this partnership with Diversity Role Models and make the much needed change.”

One of the animated videos shares the story of a married gay couple, Mark and Peter, who adopt a young boy, James. The video shows the happiness James finds in his new home with his adopted parents and their cat Einstein.

Check out the short video below as James comes to meet and love his ‘forever family.’

(h/t Gay Star News)