Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data Accessibility and Availability: A Connecticut Case Study

This presentation at the Association of Public Data Users conference reports the findings from qualitative and quantitative research about how agencies collect and contruct data about LGBTQ+ people; reflects on the risks and benefits of having access to & being included in data; and provides recommendations for the field.

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Invisible in Data, Excluded from Research: A literature review about the ongoing erasure of LGBTQ+ people in datasets by comparing public and private databases and measuring how often SOGI data are collected and which specific SOGI questions are asked. 

LGBTQIA+ Resident Wellbeing in Greater Hartford - Results from stakeholder interviews and a scoping review of publicly available data