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Activity Number: 377 - Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation: Findings of the National Academies
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Social Statistics Section
Abstract #321031
Title: Implementing Affirming Sexual and Gender Minority Measures: Making the NASEM Report, 'Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation,' Actionable
Author(s): Christina N Dragon* and Karen L Parker
Companies: Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office, NIH and Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office, NIH
Keywords: Sexual and Gender Minority; LGBTQ+; sexual orientation; gender identity; SGM data; SGM measurement
Abstract:

Visibility is integral to improving health outcomes and well-being. A critical part of visibility for sexual and gender minorities is representation and identification in demographic data which relies on effective measurement and reliable, and community accepted, constructs. The National Institutes of Health-commissioned NASEM Consensus Panel Report provides a roadmap for the NIH Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office to advise and direct NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices, along with other federal agencies and partners on measures of sex as a non-binary construct, gender identity, and sexual orientation in surveys and research studies, in administrative settings, and in clinical settings. This presentation will highlight the communications and implementation plans developed for gaining buy-in for and encouraging adoption of the NASEM recommendations within the NIH and more broadly with Federal partners. The communications and implementation plans will include tools for different types of organizations and settings to start utilizing the appropriate sexual and gender minority measurement constructs.


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