Handbook of research with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations / William Meezan, James I. Martin, editors.

Revised edition of: Research methods with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender populations, published: Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press, 2003.

Includes index.

About the editors -- Contributors -- Preface -- Why do LGBT research? -- What's "queer" got to do with it? Enlightening mainstream research / Perry Silverschanz -- Applying ethical standards to research and evaluations involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations / James I. Martin, William Meezan -- Strategies for recruiting and protecting gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youths in the research process / Diane E. Elze -- Doing it right: ethical standards in conducting research -- Defining sexual identity and sexual orientation in research with lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals / Cheryl A. Parks, Tonda L. Hughes, Lisa Werkmeister-Rozas -- No more lip service: how to really include bisexuals in research on sexuality / Paula C. Rodriguez Rust -- Sampling approaches to studying mental health concerns in the lesbian, gay, and bisexual community / Heather L. Corliss, Susan D. Cochran, Vickie M. Mays -- Thinking in complex ways: approaches to conceptualization, design, and measurement -- Self-disclosure stress: trauma as an example of an intervening variable in research with lesbian women / Marian Swindell, Jo Pryce -- Dimensions of lesbian identity during adolescence and young adulthood / Stephanie K. Swann, Jeane W. Anastas -- Timed lives: cohort and period effects in research on sexual orientation and gender identity / James I. Martin, Anthony R. D'Augelli -- Maximizing the validity of the data: "insiders" and "outsiders" -- When interviewing "family": maximizing the insider advantages in the qualitative study of lesbians and gay men / Michael C. LaSala -- Researching gay and lesbian domestic violence: the journey of a non-LGBT researcher / Joan C. McClennen -- Using technology to enhance the research enterprise -- "You've got subjects": the promise of the Internet in research with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations / Kristina M. Hash, S. Melinda Spencer -- Challenges in doing research on populations at the margins -- The questions we ask: conducting socially-conscious research with transgender individuals / Katherine Rachlin -- Issues in conducting empirical research with lesbian and gay people in rural settings / Melanie D. Otis -- Methodological issues in conducting community-based health and social services research among urban black and African American LGBT populations / Darrell P. Wheeler -- Research with gay drug users and the interface with HIV: current methodological issues for social work research / E. Michael Gorman -- Addressing the social and political context -- A method for the margins: a trans feminist oral history / Darryl B. Hill -- Matching aids service organizations' philosophy of service provision with a compatible style of program evaluation / Sarah-Jane Dodd, William Meezan -- Social work research and the law: how LGBT research can be structured and used to affect judicial decisions / Allan Edward Barsky -- Considerations in choosing an LGBTTQ-focused scholarship agenda in social work / Elizabeth P. Cramer -- Conclusions -- Doing research on LGBT populations: moving the field forward / William Meezan, James I. Martin -- Index.