methodological issues when conducting research on lgbt people of color
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Methodological Issues when Conducting Research on
LGBT People of Color
Juan Battle, Graduate Center of the City University of New
York
Lack of large, national LGBT
data sets
Most Other
Studies…
<One Group>
<One Gender>
<Couples>
<Ethnographic>
<Easier to Measure>
<Sample(s) Looked the Same>
<Cheaper to obtain>
Methological Challenges w/
Collecting Data on LGBT POC Populations
Probability Samples Need Population Estimates
Sexuality is fluid … especially for LGBT people of color
Not to take this into account is (inadvertently) racist.
Sexual, Racial and Ethnic Identity
Sexual, Racial and Ethnic Identity
Sexual, Racial and Ethnic Identity
Solutions…
I. Non-probability sampling
1.Purposive sampling
sample based
2.Quota sampling fill
cells
II.Know What You’re
Measuring
1.Identity
2.Behavior
3.Attraction
III. Add Sexuality Question(s) to
(National) Surveys
Thank you for listening!
Thank you for listening!
Random sampling doesn’t work; No variance.
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