Gay Directory of Authoritative Resources
To get beyond stereotypes about gay people and to promote a more objective and sensible public discussion about the lives and needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) people, our nation needs input from knowledgeable researchers in the social sciences, law, humanities, and biological sciences.

Too often judges, elected officials, journalists, and the general public rely on myths and stereotypes about GLBT people because the researchers who have the reliable and scientifically credible facts and opinions are not visible. We are committed to linking scholars with the people who need access to research findings. This first edition of GayDAR is designed to facilitate those links.

Income Inflation: The Myth of Affluence among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Americans
In this provocative report, M.V. Lee Badgett updates and extends her ground breaking work, outlining how the myth of high-income and wealth has persisted largely through the paucity of comprehensive, demographic studies of GLB people nationally. She closely examines several sources of information about the incomes of gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals, pointing out the serious flaws in some studies and analyzing other more scientifically credible data sources.

Creating Communities: Giving and Volunteering by Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People
This study- a joint project by the Working Group on Funding Lesbian and Gay Issues and IGLSS- is the first systematic research on giving and volunteering by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. An Executive Summary is also available.

98-1: The Fiscal Impact on Vermont of Allowing Same-Sex Couples to Marry
After calculating the financial cost and benefits to the State of Vermont, this report concludes that allowing same sex couples to marry would be economically beneficial to the state and citizens of Vermont.