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Commission chair calls DOJ removal of gender‑identity survey questions 'a national disgrace' and vows advocacy
Summary
Chair Brian Levin told the commission he will coordinate pushback after a Department of Justice memo removed questions on gender identity from the National Crime Victimization Survey; commissioners emphasized the implications for vulnerable communities and data-driven responses.
Chair Brian Levin told the California Commission on the State of Hate that he and colleagues will vigorously oppose a Department of Justice decision to remove questions about gender identity and violence from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
"It is an outrage that...they made a decision to remove all questions about gender identity and violence against our transgender brothers and sisters from its most…
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