GayData.org
Check out GayData.org, the new sexual orientation research website.
Very little is known about the challenges and successes of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) because the main sources of data about people living in the United States, U.S. Federal Agencies in particular, do not collect data on sexual orientation. One of the greatest threats to the health and well-being of LGBT people is this lack of scientific investigation. The new website GayData.org addresses this concern by acting as a central repository for LGBT scientific information produced using large probability surveys. The website catalogs datasets that have collected sexual orientation data and links to findings from those datasets. It also encourages further analysis of these datasets while providing technical assistance for collecting additional sexual orientation data.
Interesting. While the article that you linked to does refer to LGBT people, the website itself never uses the “T”, simply LGB. This is probably appropriate, however, since T is, in itself, not a sexual orientation (although I would also argue that LGB does not encompass all sexual orientations either). Nevertheless, it is a great step in the right direction.
You’re right. I was actually half asleep when I posted about the site and didn’t even notice.
I don’t think LGB encompasses all sexual orientations either – I don’t feel I fit into L, G or B. They need a T and a Q!