Reports
 | Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation Commissioned by NIH in 2020, the report highlights the current evidence base, recommends specific measures for use, and identifies research opportunities. Click here to see the pre-publication version of the report, released March 9, 2022. Click here to read report highlights. The following issue briefs are now available for download:
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 | LGBT Health Released September 27, 2023, this publication explores knowledge gaps in SGM violence research that limit development of evidence-based policy, prevention, and intervention efforts to reduce the violence disparities the SGM community faces.
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NIH
SGMRO FY 2023 Annual Report
This report highlights SGM-related research advances and research-related activities at the NIH during Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.
SGMRO FY 2022 Annual Report
This report highlights SGM-related research advances and research-related activities at the NIH during Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.
SGM FY 2021 Portfolio Analysis
This report summarizes NIH’s investment in SGM research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.
General Overview Snapshot * Bisexual Research Portfolio Snapshot Intersex and VSC Research Portfolio Snapshot Transgender Research Portfolio Snapshot
NIH SGM Mid-Course Strategic Plan Review FY 2021-2025
In September 2022, the NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Working Group (SGMRWG) of the Council of Councils conducted a mid-course review of the NIH Strategic Plan to Advance Research on the Health and Well-being of Sexual and Gender Minorities FYs 2021-2025 and developed a report with recommendations to NIH. On January 20, 2023, the Council of Councils accepted the working group’s recommendations and provided these recommendations to the NIH.
SGMRO FY 2021 Annual Report
This report highlights SGM-related research advances and research-related activities at the NIH during Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.
FY 2020 SGM Portfolio Analysis
This report summarizes NIH’s investment in SGM research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. You can also find Snapshots into the SGM research portfolio below:
General Overview Snapshot * Bisexual Research Portfolio Snapshot * DSD & Intersex Research Portfolio Snapshot * Transgender Research Portfolio Snapshot
SGMRO FY 2020 Annual Report
This report highlights SGM-related research advances and research-related activities at the NIH during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020.
FY 2019 SGM Portfolio Analysis
This report summarizes NIH’s investment in SGM research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. You can also find Snapshots into the SGM research portfolio below:
DSD & Intersex Research Portfolio Snapshot, Transgender Research Portfolio Snapshot, Bisexual Research Portfolio Snapshot
SGMRO FY 2019 Annual Report
This report highlights SGM-related research advances and research-related activities at the NIH during Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.
FY 2018 SGM Portfolio Analysis
This report summarizes NIH’s investment in SGM research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. You can also find Snapshots into the SGM research portfolio below:
General Overview Snapshot • Bisexual Research Portfolio Snapshot
DSD & Intersex Research Portfolio Snapshot • Transgender Research Portfolio Snapshot
SGMRO FY 2018 Annual Report
This report highlights SGM-related research advances and research-related activities at the NIH during Fiscal Year (FY) 2018.
FY 2017 SGM Portfolio Analysis
This report summarizes NIH’s investment in SGM research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.
NIH SGM Mid-Course Strategic Plan Review In 2015, NIH released its FY 2016-FY 2020 Strategic Plan to Advance Research on the Health and Well-being of Sexual and Gender Minorities. The plan states that in 2018 NIH would convene a group of SGM health experts to conduct a mid-course progress review of the Plan. In September 2018, the NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Working Group (SGMRWG) of the Council of Councils conducted this review and developed a report with recommendations to NIH. On January 25, 2019, the Council of Councils accepted the working group’s recommendations and provided these recommendations to the NIH. The agency accepted the Council’s recommendations on February 4, 2019.
SGMRO FY 2017 Annual Report This report highlights SGM-related research advance and research-related activities at the NIH during Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.
FY 2016 SGM Portfolio Analysis This report summarizes NIH’s investment in SGM research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016.
SGMRO Annual Report This report highlights SGM-related research advances and research-related activities at the NIH during Fiscal Year (FY) 2016.
SGM Portfolio Analysis This report summarizes NIH’s investment in SGM research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Consensus Study Reports
- Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation for the National Institutes of Health
- Full Consensus Study Report (pre-publication version): Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation (NASEM Consensus Study Report, 2022)
- Understanding the Status and Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations
- Full Consensus Study Report: Understanding the Well-Being of LGBTQI+ Populations (NASEM Consensus Study Report, 2020)
- Consensus Study Report Highlights
National Academies of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine)
- The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding (IOM Report, 2011)
- Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in Electronic Health Records (IOM Workshop Summary, 2013)