Lesbian Health Survey- Can you help this PhD Student?? PLEASE!!

[Hokie Girl]

Toughy,
Thank you for your reply!! I VERY much appreciate your diligence, dedication, and passion to these issues.

Just a quick follow-up. . . we do not use the term "human subjects." Like you, we use "participants," due to the lack of respect and dehumanizing quality of the term "subject." Because of your exacting nature (Yes, I did pick up on that!- And, really, I appreciate your directness and candor.- As an aside, perhaps I could pick your brain in the future, because your experience in this area is quite formative, and I think we'd have some good discussions.), I opted to say "human subjects" because, unfortunately, that is still the terminology commonly used within many research silos. But, we too (behavioral research folks), realize humans are volunteers, and as such, choose to participate in our research. This is a battle we fight over and over again. . . so while the use of "participants" may not be as widely used as it should, please know it is getting better! And, I'm glad we are on the same page with this one!

And, thank you for your reference to the GLMA and LHF!

Best, HG

[Toughy]

I'm happy to let you pick my brain as long as I get to pick yours.........laughin......you can PM me anytime and we can exchange info.

Thanks for your diligence also. It's good to hear we did impact the idea of human subjects. Makes me feel a bit better....

I think I will do your survey based on this discussion.