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About the 2012 LGBT Census

The online census will be available February 1 through October 1. It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

Countries Included in this Census
Topics Covered in the Census
How the Data Will Be Used
Who Will the Results Benefit

Have you ever wondered what it was like living in another city as a person part of the LGBT community? After about an hour of researching you come to the conclusion that there isn’t any real information about a city. We are often left wondering what is the quality of life in any given city. These and many other questions are the basis of the 2012 LGBT Census.

Understanding is knowledge and knowledge is power. Understanding who we are, how we live and how we perceive our lives is crucial to continuing the battle for acceptance & equality by the society we help enrich. This ‘first of its kind’ LGBT census will take the most broad look at the diversity and attitudes of our community. As this is the first attempt at capturing such rich information on our community, it is limited to countries that are English-speaking countries. A follow up census that is translated into other languages will be produced at a later date.

Countries Currently Included in this Census

Additional countries will come online as translations are completed.

Australia
Austria
Barbados
Botswana
Camaroon
Canada
Denmark
Dominica
England
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guyana
India
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Kenya
Liberia
Malawi

Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Norway
Papau New Guinea
Philippines
Rwanda
Scotland
Singapore
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
The Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Wales
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Topics Covered in the Census

Where You Live
About You
- General Demographics
- Self-Assesed Personality Outline
- Political Leanings
- Parenting
- Travel
Quality of Life
- Mobility & Transportation
- Perception of Community Acceptance
- Awareness of Community Support Systems
- General Local Political Climate
- Attitude towards City
- Places for LGBT’s
Education
- General Education Level
Professional Life
- Career Path
- Employment Status
- Employer Support Systems
- Work Life Balance
- Work Satisfaction
- Workplace discrimination
Dating, Love & Relationships
- Attitudes towards Relationship types
- Relationship History
- Gay Marriage
- Dating and Race
- Dating and Relationships with HIV
- Dating Styles & Preferences
- Sexual preferences
Health
- Insurance accessibility and availably
- Body Image
- Fitness
- Diet
- Substance Usage
- General Emotional well being
- STD’s and HIV

How the Data Will Be Used

The data captured in the 2012 LGBT Census will be used in many useful ways.

Non-Profit organizations that work for the betterment of the LGBT community will have free access to the data
LGBT Publication which help promote the census will have access to various reports created as a result of the census
Various Reports will be created and made public that highligh local, regional and country results
Schools and students studying LGBT issues will have access to much of the data
A website for travel and relocation will be created in late 2012 to help provide better information about various cities

The data that comes from the 2012 LGBT Census will not be for sale and will not be made available for commercial use. It is strictly to provide an additional tool that gives community insights for organizations around the world who are working towards LGBTQI rights and equality.

Who Will the Results Benefit

The LGBT Community
LGBT and Supportive Non-Profit Organizations
Health Organizations
Governement Agencies (For LGBT Advancement Only)
LGBT Newspapers / Blogs
Journalists
Students
Researchers

http://www.lgbt2012census.com/getting_started.html

Please can you help us?

The Safer Bristol Hate Crime Joint Commissioning Group are currently developing outcomes and ideas for the new, community-based hate crime support services in Bristol.

Our aim is to use these outcomes/ideas within the survey to help us develop the new community based hate crime support service.

We will be meeting with some existing groups, service users and partners over the next two months to get their views. We have put together a short survey which I would like to encourage as many individuals and providers to complete.

In order to get as many views as possible about our current hate crime services , to identify gaps in our services, to ensure the services we commission are accessible and meet the needs of the diverse communities in Bristol. To help us achieve this we are seeking the views of current service providers, service users, concerned others and anyone else with a view about Hate Crime services in Bristol.

We want as wide a range of people as possible to respond so please pass this link on to anyone who may be interested.

The closing date for this survey is Friday 24th February 2012

From Tosin Lawal, tosin.lawal@bristol.gov.uk

I am an intern at the Bristol City Council working in the Equalities Department. I am writing to ask if you would like to be part of this short term project. The aim of the program is to collect and carry out a survey on the quality of life in Bristol of LGB people and also to show the diversity of LGB workers. The booklet will profile the variety of jobs undertaken by LGB staff working in Bristol.

So far there are about 20 people who have shown their interest in the project. There isn’t a guarantee that all the people interviewed will be featured in the booklet, but they might feature on the front cover, if they want to.

What is required from LGB staff
1) Consider whether you would like to be profiled in the booklet? Photo and short info on what you do as part of your job.
2) Contact me at the above email address if you would like to volunteer to be profiled.

What will be the product.
The booklet will look a bit like one the council produced for BME staff in 2009. But the focus will be the breadth of job opportunities available across the public sector in Bristol and it will also include a little on each partner organisation’s commitment/actions to promoting LGB equality.

At present we have funding to produce the document as a PDF only but are seeking funding from public sector partners to produce the information as a paper copy.

For further information, queries or interest in participating please feel free to contact me.

Under One Sky Report (click to download)

Here is the downloadable copy of the Under One Sky report from the Forum's sytudy, in 2008-09, of the expreience of black and minority ethnic (BME) LGBT people in Bristol.

The report was funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and writted by Dr. Edson Burton and Leiza Mc Leod, under the editorial leadership of the Project Lead, Laura Welti, from a information gatherred using paper and online questionnaires, one-to-one interviews and focus groups.

For comments ont he study, please email the Forum's Chair, at chair@lgbtbristol.org.uk

LGBT Bristol

2012 LGBT Census (anonymous)