To Whom It May Concern:

I am a Marital and Family Therapy doctoral candidate at Alliant International University (San Diego, CA), and am currently collecting data for my dissertation. I understand you are an LGBT friendly individuals and researchers and would appreciate if you could circulate/post the following information.

Please know, I respect and value the privacy of your members, and invite them to complete an anonymous survey at www.genderstudy.info.

I am looking for participants who are:
(a) at least 18 years of age,
(b) a California resident, and
(c) identify as non-transgender heterosexual, non-transgender gay/lesbian, or transgender (or are a parent of someone who identifies as heterosexual, gay/lesbian, or transgender),

I would like to invite anyone who fits the above description to participate in a research study examining gender ideologies.

The purpose of the research is to:
(1) The study will examine gender ideologies among individuals with various sexual and gender orientations, and parents of those who identify with various sexual and gender orientations. (It is not necessary that individuals have their parents participate, or vice versa.)
(2) I believe the knowledge gained from this study will help therapists in addressing issues related to sexual and gender orientation. I also hope that this study will contribute to further understanding of the understudied and underserved transgender population.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Jennifer Mato, M.A.
jmato@alliant.edu

Dissertation Chair: Narumi Taniguchi, Ph.D.