Administrated by David Moskowitz, PhD

Membership Chair

Lack of diversity has always been of concern to the LGBT Caucus

The organization may be mainly comprised of White, educated, older gay men

Goals were to:Test the above hypothesisDocument the demographics and differing interests

of our Caucus members Figure out what members may want us to improveDocument the effectiveness of Caucus

communicationExamine perceptions of accessibility to the website

and its importanceEnsure that members are comfortable with the cost

of membership

The survey was hosted on surveymonkey.comIt was available/open for over three months

Periodic reminders by the Chair61 started; 59 completed in entirety

96 registered members for 2009-2010 (61.5%)

Gender:Female: 33.3% (20)Male: 65.0% (39)MtF: 1.7% (1)FtM: 0Intersex: 0Refuse: 0

AgeMean:46.94 (13.37)

100% - 79 years75% - 57.2 years50% - 46.5 years25% - 37 years0% - 24 years

Race (check all that apply):Asian: 1.7% (1)White: 94.8% (55)African American: 6.9% (4)American Indian: 3.4% (2)Pacific Islander: 0Other: 6.9% (4)

EthnicityHispanic origin: 6.9% (4)Non-Hispanic origin:

93.1% (54)

Sexual Orientation:Bisexual: 8.2% (5)Gay: 62.3% (38)Straight: 1.6% (1)Lesbian: 23.0% (14)Queer: 4.9% (3)Questioning: 0Refuse: 0

Member of APHA?No: 5.0% (3)Yes: 95.0% (57)

Education:4yr undergrad degree: 4.9% (3)Masters: 41.0% (25)PhD: 45.9% (28)MD: 4.9% (3) JD: 3.3% (3)

Membership in Caucus?Former member: 8.3% (5)Student member: 16.7% (10)Current member: 81.7% (49)

Mean length of membership: 7.34 yrs (SD = 7.31)• 100% - 35 years• 75% - 10 years• 50% - 4.5 years• 25% - 2 years• 0% - 0 years

TX -3.6% (2)NC – 1.8% (1)MT – 1.8% (1)MD – 1.8% (1)VA – 1.8% (1)FL – 1.8% (1)GA – 5.5% (3)MI – 1.8% (1)NJ - 1.8% (1)

PA – 16.4% (9)NY – 14.5% (8)KY – 3.6% (2)MA – 7.3% (4)IL – 7.3% (4)WA - 7.3% (4)NV – 1.8% (1)DC – 9.1% (5)CA – 9.1% (5)WI – 1.8% (1)

40%11%

29.%

20%

Likely to attend the conference in Denver?Very Likely – 55.7% (34)Somewhat Likely – 13.1% (8)Not sure at all – 4.9% (3)Somewhat Unlikely – 6.6% (4)Very Unlikely – 19.7% (12)

Ever attended an APHA conference?Yes – 96.7% (59)No 3.3% (2)

If no then, why (check all that apply)?Work conflict – 1Financial reasons/costs - 2

If attended in Philadelphia, did you attend the Business meeting (BM)?Did not attend that particular APHA meeting –

18.6% (11)Did not attend the BM– 39.0% (23)Yes, attended the BM– 42.4% (25)

What do you think about the cost of membership?Way too low – 0% (0)It’s low – 11.9% (7)Just right – 64.4% (38)It’s high – 13.6% (8)It’s way too high – 1.7% (1)Not sure – 8.5% (5)

Do you receive emails from the chair?Not sure – 1.7% (1)No – 5.1% (3)Yes – 93.2% (55)

What percent of the time do you read them?Never – 0% (0)20% - 3.6% (2)40% - 5.5% (3)60% - 7.3% (4)80% - 36.4% (20)100% - 47.3% (26)

What do you think about the frequency of the emails?Too infrequent – 3.6% (2)Just right – 92.9% (52)Too frequent – 3.6% (2)

Are the emails valuable?Not at all valuable: 0% (0)Not valuable: 3.6% (2)Sometimes valuable: 26.8% (15)Often valuable: 62.5% (35)Always valuable: 7.1% (4)

More on policy activitiesAging in the LGBT communityLGBT state, local, and federal health initiativesJob postingsPostings of members’ problems to circulate to

other members for answersMembership numbersOpportunities for involvementHow mission statement and values are being

advancedMore information on research (e.g., on

Intersex)

How often have you visited the website in the past 6 months?0 times: 44.1% (26)

Why (check all that apply)?No reason: 7.7% (2)Did not occur to me: 80.8% (21) No reason to visit it: 23.1% (6)Nothing of value on it: 3.8% (1)

1-5 times: 47.5% (28)6 or more: 8.5% (5)

Why do you visit the website? To find out:What the Caucus is doing: 67.7% (21)Membership info: 22.6% (7)LGBT research opportunities: 12.9% (4)LGBT health program opportunities: 19.4% (6)Annual conference information: 58.1% (18)Find out about the Exec. Committee: 16.1% (5)Contact info for Exec. Committee members:

12.9% (4)

Keeping members in touch with one another…

Keeping members abreast of job and research opportunities in public health…

Keeping LGBT healthcare rights center-stage…

Providing high quality research seminars at the annual conference…

Providing for LGBT visibility at the annual conference…

LGBT Health Policy/Advocacy – 72.4% (42)Gay/Bisexual Men’s Health – 69.0% (40)Sampling/Measurement in LGBT Research – 58.6% (34)Research on aging LGBT Pops. – 56.9% (33)Lesbian/Bisexual Women’s Health – 50.0% (29) Internet-Based LGBT Research – 50.0% (29)Serving Cultural/Linguistic Minority LGBT Pops. – 48.3%

(28)LGBT Youth Research – 46.6% (27)Gender Identity/Transgender Health – 44.8% (26)Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs Use in LGBT Pops.– 44.8% (26)HIV/STI Surveillance Issues – 43.1% (25)Mental Health/Quality of (LGBT) Life – 43.1% (25)Domestic and Other Types of Violence against LGBT

Pops. – 41.4% (24)Research on LGBT Sex Workers – 27.6% (16)Disable LGBT Pops. – 24.1% (10)

Other areas:What White MSM are missing from the national

AIDS agendasCultural influences on LGBT identity developmentLGBT civil rights and healthLGBT cultural competency in healthcarePositive LGBT health aspectsLGBT health disparitiesLGBT awareness and the NIHLGBT issues and the public school health

curriculumHealthy identity developmentLGBT promotion in health careersResearch/advocacy for intersex personsLGBT health issues around chronic diseases

Needs more active members to push APHA on the issues

More outreach to LGBT people who don’t work on HIV/AIDS or gender-specific areas of public health (e.g., environmental, lab, dental)

Make socializing easier; members more approachable

More opportunities for members to connectMore intellectual stimulation about LGBT issues

and opportunitiesMore strategic plans, goals, and partnerships

with other LGBT health organizationMore timely communication (e.g., regarding

dues)More communication throughout the year“New blood” to run the EC

Low degree of diversityGay, White, Educated, and MaleResponse: Increase diversity through outreach

to different organizations; encourage members to wrangle new potential members in

Members not attending the Business MeetingAlmost 40% attended the conference but not

the business meetingResponse: Increase the visibility of the

meeting; post- meeting survey to assess satisfaction by the members

Low traffic on the websiteAlmost 50% never visited the website; 80% because

it did not occur to themResponse: Update the website with more

information and send reminders to the membership of the new information available

Not keeping members in touchMembers said that the Caucus was not keeping

members in touch with one anotherResponse: Create a listserv to facilitate

communication with one another and also to post jobs, new research, new programs, or serve as a forum for questions

New topics for research seminarsResponse: Going into 2011, we can begin

thinking about expanding our research categories

New blood in the Caucus and on the Executive CommitteeGoes back to the question/response on

diversityResponse: Encourage younger professionals to

join the Caucus; students too. Encourage members to run for office

Thanks for all of your input. Please contact me for additional information at:

David Moskowitz, PhDDept. of Communication

University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX 78249

210-458-5040membership@aphalgbt.org