Taylor Swift ‘so upset’ over erasure of transgender community in census

metro.co.uk:

Taylor Swift reveals she was left ‘so upset’ by the limited gender options available when filling out census records. Such records are used to gather and record information about members of a given population, helping to determine a location’s demographic, economic and social status.The Shake It Off hit-maker, who has long been an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, insisted there is still a long way to go when it comes to equality, while sharing her disappointment.

She told The Sun: ‘I got my census the other day and there were two choices for gender – male and female. ‘That erasure of transgender and non-binary was so upsetting to me.’‘We still have so far to go in terms of equality and protections for LGBTQ people and people in the trans.