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* 1. What is your age?

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* 2. How do you identify your gender?

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* 3. What is your sexual orientation?

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* 4. What is your ethnicity? Where in the USA are you from (North, West, Midwest, South)?

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* 5. What is your highest education level completed?

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* 6. How would you rate your familiarity with technology?

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* 7. What specific terms, slang, or reclaimed words do you use regularly to describe your identity or community?

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* 8. How often do you use LGBTQ++-specific language (1 = Never, 5 = Very Frequently)?

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* 9. In what contexts do you typically use LGBTQ++-specific language? (Social settings, online interactions, etc.)

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* 10. How frequently do you interact with AI systems (e.g., chatbots, virtual assistants)?

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* 11. How frequently have you experienced AI misinterpreting your LGBTQ+-specific language?

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* 12. Please describe any notable instances where AI misinterpreted your language.

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* 13. I feel that AI systems accurately understand LGBTQ+-specific language.

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* 14. I believe AI systems respond appropriately to LGBTQ+-specific language

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* 15. Overall, I feel that AI systems are inclusive toward LGBTQ+ individuals

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* 16. How comfortable are you with receiving mental health support from AI-driven systems?

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* 17. How much do you trust AI systems to effectively address LGBTQ+-specific mental health concerns?

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* 18. How likely are you to recommend an AI tool that uses inclusive LGBTQ+ language?

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* 19. I have had difficulty getting medical or mental health treatment (transition-related or other) because of my gender identity or expression

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* 20. Because of my gender identity or expression, I have had difficulty finding a bathroom to use when I am out in public.

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* 21. I have experienced difficulty getting identity documents that match my gender identity.

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* 22. I have had difficulty finding housing or staying in housing because of my gender identity or expression.

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* 23. I have had difficulty finding employment or keeping employment, or have been denied promotion because of my gender identity or expression

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* 24. I have had difficulty finding a partner or have had a relationship end because of my gender identity or expression.

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* 25. I have been rejected or made to feel unwelcome by a religious community because of my gender identity or expression

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* 26. I have been rejected by or made to feel unwelcome in my ethnic/racial community because of my gender identity or expression

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* 27. I have been rejected or distanced from friends because of my gender identity or expression.

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* 28. I have been rejected at school or work because of my gender identity or expression.

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* 29. I have been rejected or distanced from family because of my gender identity or expression.

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* 30. I have been verbally harassed or teased because of my gender identity or expression. (For example, being called "it”).

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* 31. I have been threatened with being outed or blackmailed because of my gender identity or expression.

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* 32. I have had my personal property damaged because of my gender identity or expression.

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* 33. I have been threatened with physical harm because of my gender identity or expression.

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* 34. I have been pushed, shoved, hit, or had something thrown at me because of my gender identity or expression.

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* 35. I have had sexual contact with someone against my will because of my gender identity or expression.

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* 36. I have heard negative statements about transgender or gender nonconforming people.

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* 37. I have to repeatedly explain my gender identity to people or correct the pronouns people use.

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* 38. I have difficulty being perceived as my gender.

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* 39. I have to work hard for people to see my gender accurately.

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* 40. I have to be “hypermasculine” or “hyperfeminine” in order for people to accept my gender.

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* 41. People don't respect my gender identity because of my appearance or body.

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* 42. People don't understand me because they don't see my gender as I do.

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* 43. I resent my gender identity or expression.

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* 44. My gender identity or expression makes me feel like a freak.

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* 45. When I think of my gender identity or expression, I feel depressed.

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* 46. When I think about my gender identity or expression, I feel unhappy.

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* 47. Because my gender identity or expression, I feel like an outcast.

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* 48. I often ask myself: Why can't my gender identity or expression just be normal?

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* 49. I feel that my gender identity or expression is embarrassing.

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* 50. I envy people who do not have a gender identity or expression like mine.

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* 51. My gender identity or expression makes me feel special and unique.

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* 52. It is okay for me to have people know that my gender identity is different from my sex assigned at birth.

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* 53. I have no problem talking about my gender identity and gender history to almost anyone.

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* 54. It is a gift that my gender identity is different from my sex assigned at birth.

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* 55. I am like other people but I am also special because my gender identity is different from my sex assigned at birth.

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* 56. I am proud to be a person whose gender identity is different from my sex assigned at birth.

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* 57. I am comfortable revealing to others that my gender identity is different from my sex assigned at birth.

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* 58. I'd rather have people know everything and accept me with my gender identity and gender history.

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* 59. Do you currently live in your affirmed gender* all or almost all of the time?

(*Your affirmed gender is the one you see as accurate for yourself.)

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* 60. If I express my gender identity, others wouldn't accept me.

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* 61. If I express my gender identity, employers would not hire me.

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* 62. If I express my gender identity, people would think I am mentally ill, "crazy."

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* 63. If I express my gender identity, people would think I am disgusting or sinful.

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* 64. If I express my gender identity, most people would think less of me.

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* 65. If I express my gender identity, most people would look down on me.

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* 66. If I express my gender identity, I could be a victim of crime or violence.

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* 67. If I express my gender identity, I could be arrested or harassed by police.

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* 68. If I express my gender identity, I could be denied good medical care

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* 69. Because I don't want others to know my gender identity, I don’t talk about certain experiences from my past or change parts of what I will tell people.

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* 70. Because I don't want others to know my gender identity, I modify my way of speaking.

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* 71. Because I don't want others to know my gender identity, I pay special attention to the way I dress or groom myself .

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* 72. Because I don't want others to know my gender identity, I avoid exposing my body, such as wearing a bathing suit or nudity in locker rooms.

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* 73. Because I don't want others to know my gender identity, I change the way I walk, gesture, sit, or stand.

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* 74. I feel part of a community of people who share my gender identity.

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* 75. I feel connected to other people who share my gender identity.

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* 76. When interacting with members of the community that shares my gender identity, I feel like I belong.

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* 77. I'm not like other people who share my gender identity.

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* 78. I feel isolated and separate from other people who share my gender identity.

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* 79. OUTNESS INVENTORY Use the following rating scale to indicate how open you are about your sexual orientation to the people listed below. Try to respond to all of the items, but leave items blank if they do not apply to you. If an item refers to a group of people (e.g., work peers), then indicate how out you generally are to that group. 1 = person definitely does NOT know about your sexual orientation status 2 = person might know about your sexual orientation status, but it is NEVER talked about 3 = person probably knows about your sexual orientation status, but it is NEVER talked about 4 = person probably knows about your sexual orientation status, but it is RARELY talked about 5 = person definitely knows about your sexual orientation status, but it is RARELY talked about 6 = person definitely knows about your sexual orientation status, and it is SOMETIMES talked about 7 = person definitely knows about your sexual orientation status, and it is OPENLY talked about 0 = not applicable to your situation; there is no such person or group of people in your life

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* 80. Father

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* 81. Siblings

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* 82. Extended Family/Relatives

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* 83. My New Straight Friends

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* 84. My Work Peers

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* 85. My Work Supervisor

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* 86. Members of My Religious Community (e.g., church, temple)

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* 87. Leaders of My Religious Community

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* 88. Strangers, New Aquaintances

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* 89. My Old Heterosexual Friends

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