Several publications related to the measurement of SGM populations are highlighted below. These resources are designed to be a starting point for those interested in learning more about studies related to SGM measurement and research methods. This is not an exhaustive list; the SGMRO encourages submission of relevant measurement-related research articles to be considered for inclusion on this website.

Publications Related to SOGI Measurement & Data

Publications

Title

Year

Do Ask, Tell, and Show: Contextual Factors Affecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Disclosure for Sexual and Gender Minority People

2022

Preliminary factor structure of the Parental Attitudes of Gender Expansiveness Scale for Parents (PAGES-P)

2022

Organizational Strategies and Inclusive Language to Build Culturally Responsive Health Care Environments for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People

2021

Variation in Sexual Orientation Documentation in a National Electronic Health Record System

2021

Collection of Data on Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity by U.S. Public Health Data and Monitoring Systems, 2015–2018

2021

Acceptability and Feasibility of Collecting Sexual Orientation and Expanded Gender Identity Data in Urology and Oncology Clinics

2021

Gender harmony: improved standards to support affirmative care of gender-marginalized people through inclusive gender and sex representation

2021

USPSTF Approach to Addressing Sex and Gender When Making Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services

2021

What Sexual and Gender Minority People Want Researchers to Know About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions: A Qualitative Study

2021

Application of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Sampling Weights to Transgender Health Measurement

2020

Perspectives from Transgender and Gender Diverse People on How to Ask About Gender

2020

Subjective Ratings of Gender Dysphoria Scales by Transgender Individuals

2020

Reconsidering Approaches to Estimating Health Disparities Across Multiple Measures of Sexual Orientation

2020

The Psychometric Properties of the Competency Assessment Tool for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients

2020

What Sexual and Gender Minority People Want Researchers to Know About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions: A Qualitative Study

2020

Advancing Research on LGBTQ Microaggressions: A Psychometric Scoping Review of Measures

2019

Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Information at Death

2019

Development and Initial Validation of Three Culturally Sensitive Measures of Intimate Partner Violence for Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

2019

Face Validity Ratings of Sexual Orientation Scales by Heterosexual Cisgender Adults

2019

Measuring LGBTQ Microaggressions: The Sexual Orientation Microaggressions Scale (SOMS) and the Gender Identity Microaggressions Scale (GIMS) 

2019

Measuring Minority Stress: Invariance of a Discrimination and Vigilance Scale Across Transgender and Cisgender LGBQ Individuals

2019

Methodological Considerations for Advancing Research on the Health and Wellbeing of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

2019

Navigating the Closet: A Mixed Methods Approach to Assessing the Impact of Concealment on Psychological Outcomes for Sexual and Gender Minorities

2019

Special Issue on Measuring LGBT Populations in Journal of Official Statistics

2019

The development and psychometric evaluation of the Trans Discrimination Scale: TDS-21

2019

The Transgender Identity Survey: A Measure of Internalized Transphobia

2019

A Systematic Review of the Psychometric Properties of Composite LGBT Prejudice and Discrimination Scales

2018

Comparing substance use and mental health outcomes among sexual minority and heterosexual women in probability and non-probability samples

2018

Development of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory

2018

Examining the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale Among Members of an Alternative Sexuality Special Interest Group

2018

Face Validity Ratings of Sexual Orientation Scales by Sexual Minority Adults: Effects of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

2018

For data’s sake: dilemmas in the measurement of gender minorities

2018

Identifying and Counting Individuals with Differences of Sex Development Conditions in Population Health Research

2018

A Review of Instruments that Measure LGBTQ Affirmation and Discrimination Constructs in Adults

2017

Assessing the Feasibility of Asking About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Current Population Survey: Results From Cognitive Interviews

2017

Assessing the Feasibility of Asking About Gender Identity in the Current Population Survey: Results From Focus Groups With Members of the Transgender Population

2017

Criterion and Divergent Validity of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory

2017

Examining the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale Among Members of an Alternative Sexuality Special Interest Group

2017

Improving Measurement of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Among Middle and High School Students

2017

Improving Measures of Sexual and Gender Identity in English and Spanish to Identify LGBT Older Adults in Surveys

2017

Interviewing Adolescents About Sexual Matters

2017

Questionnaire development and validity to measure sexual intention among youth in Malaysia

2017

The Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale: Factor Analytic Evidence and Associations With Health and Well-Being

2017

Victimization rates and traits of sexual and gender minorities in the United States: Results from the National Crime Victimization Survey

2017

Data Collection Methods for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

2016

Measuring Gender Dysphoria: A Multicenter Examination and Comparison of the Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale and the Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults

2016

Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12 - United States and Selected Sites, 2015

2016

A Confirmatory Factor Analytic Evaluation of the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid

2015

Counting Trans* Patients: A Community Health Center Case Study

2015

Development of the Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure

2015

New Categories Are Not Enough: Rethinking the Measurement of Sex and Gender in Social Surveys

2015

Best Practices for Asking Questions to Identify Transgender and Other Gender Minority Respondents on Population-Based Surveys

2014

Gender Identity and Diversity

2014

Improved Measurement of Household Relationships in Federal Surveys

2014

Measuring Multiple Minority Stress: The LGBT People of Color Microaggressions Scale

2014

Monitoring the health of transgender and other gender minority populations: validity of natal sex and gender identity survey items in a U.S. national cohort of young adults

2014

Operational Definitions of Sexual Orientation and Estimates of Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors

2014

Sexual Orientation and Health Among U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2013

2014

Sexual Orientation in the 2013 National Health Interview Survey: A Quality Assessment

2014

The Daily Heterosexist Experiences Questionnaire: Measuring Minority Stress Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults

2014

Measurement of sexual identity in surveys: implications for substance abuse research

2012

Design, Development and Testing of the NHIS Sexual Identity Question

2011

Different patterns of sexual identity development over time: implications for the psychological adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths

2011

Research on Adolescent Sexual Orientation: Development, Health Disparities, Stigma and Resilience

2011

Revision and extension of a multidimensional measure of sexual minority identity: the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale

2011

Stability and change in self-reported sexual orientation identity in young people: application of mobility metrics

2011

Best Practices for Asking Questions about Sexual Orientation on Surveys

2009

"Everyone has a right to, like, check their box:" findings on a measure of gender identity from a cognitive testing study with adolescents

2008

Predicting different patterns of sexual identity development over time among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths: a cluster analytic approach

2008

Making sense of sexual orientation measures: Findings from a cognitive processing study with adolescents on health survey questions

2007

Sexual identity development among gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths: consistency and change over time

2006

Measuring sexual orientation in adolescent health surveys: evaluation of eight school-based surveys

2004

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Works Cited from the NASEM Report

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