Community Members & Panelists
How It Works
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Complete a brief registration survey so we can understand who you are and ensure the panel reflects LGBTQ+ diversity.
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We’ll email or text you when you have been selected to participate in a survey. You decide which ones you want to take.
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Most surveys take about 10 minutes and focus on issues affecting LGBTQ+ lives, well-being, and inclusion.
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Your input helps shape research reports and inform advocacy, policy, and inclusion efforts.
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As appreciation for participating, most surveys offer gift card incentives—sometimes as a guaranteed gift card and sometimes through a drawing.
What to Expect...
Surveys may explore topics such as:
- Health care access and health equity
- Workplace inclusion and economic security
- Safety, dignity, and visibility
- Civic engagement and policy impacts
- Community connection and belonging
- Consumer experiences and how brands and institutions can better serve the LGBTQ+ community
All partner surveys are reviewed to ensure they align with community well-being and LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Community Insights is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your information responsibly.
- Your participation is always voluntary.
- Your responses are confidential and reported only in aggregate.
- We do not share your name, contact information, or identifying details with research partners or clients
- Your information is not shared with HRC for fundraising, membership outreach, political purposes, or other solicitations.
- All data is stored securely and used only for research purposes.
You may unsubscribe or request removal from the panel at any time.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the Panel
Community Insights is the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s LGBTQ+ research panel. It brings together LGBTQ+ people across the United States to share their experiences through surveys that help inform research, advocacy, and inclusive practices.
The panel is open to LGBTQ+ adults (18+) living in the United States. We aim to reflect the full diversity of LGBTQ+ communities across identities, backgrounds, and experiences.
By participating, you help ensure LGBTQ+ voices are represented in research that shapes policy, programs, and how organizations and institutions serve our communities. Your input contributes to real-world impact.
After signing up, you’ll receive invitations to participate in surveys. You can choose which surveys to take. Most surveys take about 10–15 minutes and focus on issues affecting LGBTQ+ lives.
Participation & Surveys
Survey invitations vary depending on current research needs, but most participants receive occasional invitations throughout the year. We are intentional about managing the number of invitations we send so participants are not overburdened. You are never required to take a survey that you have been sent.
No. Participation is always optional, and you can choose which surveys you want to take.
Depending on the survey, you may:
Receive a guaranteed gift card (typically for longer surveys), or
Be entered into a drawing to win a gift card (typically for shorter surveys)
Details are always provided in the survey invitation.
Yes. You can unsubscribe or request removal from the panel at any time. Every survey invitation will have an unsubscribe link, or you can email us.
Many surveys are developed and led by the HRC Foundation, while others may be conducted in partnership with aligned organizations. These may include allied nonprofits, corporations, academic researchers, or other institutions seeking to better understand LGBTQ+ experiences and perspectives.
All partner surveys are reviewed by HRC to ensure they meet our standards for ethics, privacy, and respect for LGBTQ+ participants.
In some cases, findings may be shared publicly through reports or summaries. These results help inform advocacy, research, and inclusive practices. If we know in advance that there will be a public report, we will ask you in the survey if you would like to be notified when the report is available.
Privacy & Trust
Yes. Your responses are confidential and are only reported in aggregate. No individual responses are shared.
No. Your name, contact information, and identifying details are never shared with research partners or clients. We also do not share your information with other programs within HRC. On occasion, we may share academic research opportunities for you to participate in interviews or focus groups. Typically, for these opportunities, you will be asked to share your contact information so that you can coordinate participation in the research project. We will make it clear in the invitation whether you are being asked to share contact information, and, as always, the choice to participate is yours.
No. Your panel information is not used for fundraising, membership outreach, political purposes, or other solicitations. Community Insights is used only for research.
Your responses help better understand LGBTQ+ experiences and inform research, advocacy, and inclusive practices. All data is handled securely and used only for research purposes.
Add Your Voice to Community Insights
Join thousands of LGBTQ+ people helping ensure our community is represented through trusted research.