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The Census Bureau's proposed regulations, open for public comment until October 13, must be blocked. The rules would require every respondent to identify their sex assigned at birth, effectively forcing every trans person in America to out themselves to the federal government — or face fines and potential prosecution under a law on the books since 1790. This isn't data collection. It's a list. Full coverage at https://theneedlenews.com/2026/09/trump-admin-transgender-forced-outing-census/ The same proposal would strip roughly 16.1 million people, including 14 million undocumented residents, from the population count used for congressional apportionment. The Bureau even cites the three-fifths compromise to justify this. These rules were drafted under the influence of the America First Policy Institute, a right-wing think tank whose staff have been detailed directly into the Census Bureau. This is a coordinated attempt to weaponize a constitutional institution to target trans people, erase immigrants, and redraw political power away from cities. Publicly oppose these proposed rules, submit formal comments against them before the October 13 deadline, and use every available legislative tool to prevent their implementation.