LGBTQIA+ experiences in conservation survey data

We anonymously surveyed members and non-members of the LGBTQIA+ community of conservation students and professionals in North America to explore participants’ lived experiences in conservation regarding safety, belonging, and inclusion. Our 737 responses included 10% that identified as genderqueer, gender nonconforming, questioning, nonspecific, genderfluid, transgender woman, agender, transgender man, two spirit Indigenous, or intersex (hereafter gender expansive), and 29% bisexual, queer, lesbian, gay, asexual, pansexual, omnisexual, questioning, or non-heterosexual (hereafter queer+). Data also include results of a non-response survey of 157 individuals who chose not to complete our the full survey, but answered basic demographic questions to determine non-response bias.