White House authorizes U.S. Census to Count Gay Marriages

Task Force staffers met with officials from the White House, Census Bureau and Commerce Department to successfully press for this policy reversal.

From the Miami Herald - h/t Debbie Schlussel:

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force was on hand for today’s official announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department that the U.S. Census Bureau would report married same-sex couples in the 2010 census...

Task Force staffers.. pressed for a policy change in meetings that started in late 2008 with the Obama transition team, continuing later with officials from the White House, Census Bureau and Commerce Department...