I am the “Other” on Your Survey

Why we need better data on the LGBTQ+ community

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An Injustice!

14 min readDec 12, 2020

A picture of a typical survey with the option “female” as the last category. Written in is the option “other.” — Image Caption: A picture of a typical survey with the option “female” as the last category. Written in is the option “other,” with the text below reading ‘why we need data on the LGBTQ+ community.”

This editorial is the written format of a LGBTQ+ educational slideshow presentation that can be viewed here. All graphics, pictures, and commentary are original and created by the author of this piece, Mei Ke, unless otherwise specified.

I am the “Other” on Your Survey

Why we need better data on the LGBTQ+ community

Written by Mei Ke