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., Responses were solicited from an email list that included natural resource, conservation, ecology, wildlife, and fisheries departments from public and private universities; 4-year colleges; 2-year colleges; professional schools; technical, vocational, or trade schools; Hispanic-serving institutions; historically Black colleges and universities; tribal colleges, and women’s colleges. To include perspectives from non-academic settings and to target LGBTIQA+ individuals, we included listserv members of the “Out in the Field'' LGBTQIA+ and ally working group of the Wildlife Society as part of our survey population. We distributed a Qualtrics suvey and consent letter to ask respondents about their feelings and experiences of safety, belonging, and inclusion working in the field of conservation., Data were analyzed in R version 4.2.2. , # LGBTQIA+ experiences in conservation survey data

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rfj6q57gr](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rfj6q57gr)

Survey data from 737 conservation students and professionals describing their lived experience and feelings on inclusion, safety, and belonging while working in the field of conservation. Data were used to describe lessened feelings of inclusion, safety, and belonging among LGBTQIA+ conservation professionals compared to non-LGBTQIA+ professionals. We also include a file of 157 individuals who did not respond to the main survey, but responded to a short survey of demographic questions to quantify non-response bias. Location data and extended text response data have been removed to protect survey respondents' anonymity.

## Description of the data and file structure

Data are an anonymous output from a Qualtrics survey. Location information has been removed for further anonymity. Includes basic demographic information and quantitative ratings of feelings...