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The ability to collect high quality information about the status of the broad range of sexual and gender diverse populations has been hampered by the lack of consistent and reliable measures that are available to identify these populations in research and administrative data. This study brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts to develop clear guidelines outlining the guiding principles and best practices for collecting sexual orientation and gender identity information in research and non-research surveys, along with medical and other administrative records in order to improve the NIH’s ability to identify and address the specific needs of these populations.
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Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation
Consensus Study Report
·2022
Sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation are key indicators of the demographic diversity in the United States. Sex and gender are often conflated under the assumptions that they are mutually determined and do not differ from each other; however, the growing visibility of transgender and intersex...
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