LGBT Data Collection Amid Social and Demographic Shifts of the US LGBT Community

An editorial is presented which addresses LGBT people-related data collection in America in relation to social and demographic changes involving the nation's LGBT community as of 2017. Sexual orientation and gender identity measurements in the U.S. are addressed, along with the American Department of Health and Human Services' National Health Interview Survey and the U.S. Department of Justice's National Crime and Victimization Survey. Homelessness among LGBT youth is assessed