[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 46744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19085]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sexual & Gender Minority 
Research Listening Session

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sexual & Gender 
Minority Research Office (SGMRO) will be holding a listening session 
with the Sexual & Gender Minority (SGM) community. The primary 
objectives of the NIH's listening session are: (1) To hear from 
community stakeholders about what issues are on their minds with regard 
to SGM-related research and related activities at the NIH, and (2) to 
use these individual viewpoints to help inform the development of the 
NIH SGM Research FY 2021-2025 strategic plan. The goal is to hold a 
listening session every year, to provide different SGM focused 
organizations an opportunity to join a session in person.

DATES: The listening session with the SGM community will be held on 
October 22, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institutes of 
Health, Building 1, Wilson Hall, Bethesda, MD 20892 for invited 
participants; the meeting will be open to the public remotely at 1-877-
951-0634, Passcode: 6617257#.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Parker, Ph.D., MSW, Director, 
Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO), 6555 Rock Spring 
Drive, Rm 2SE31K, Bethesda, MD 20817, [email protected], 301-451-
2055.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ``Sexual and gender minority'' is an 
umbrella term that includes, but is not limited to, individuals who 
identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, transgender, two-spirit, 
queer, and/or intersex. Individuals with same-sex or -gender 
attractions or behaviors and those with a difference in sex development 
are also included. These populations also encompass those who do not 
self-identify with one of these terms but whose sexual orientation, 
gender identity or expression, or reproductive development is 
characterized by non-binary constructs of sexual orientation, gender, 
and/or sex.
    The Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO) coordinates 
sexual and gender minority (SGM)-related research and activities by 
working directly with the NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices. The 
Office was officially established in September 2015 within the NIH 
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives 
(DPCPSI) in the Office of the Director.
    The SGMRO has the following research-related goals: (1) Expand the 
knowledge base of SGM health and well-being through NIH-supported 
research; (2) Remove barriers to planning, conducting, and reporting 
NIH-supported research about SGM health and well-being; (3) Strengthen 
the community of researchers and scholars who conduct research relevant 
to SGM health and well-being; and (4) Evaluate progress on advancing 
SGM research.

Listening Session Details

    The listening session event will be a trans-NIH effort, with 
representation from several NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices. The 
listening session will be open to the public to listen in; comments 
submitted via email will be accepted post-listening session. Comments, 
questions, or feedback can be shared with [email protected]. SGMRO will 
invite approximately 20 SGM focused organizations to attend the 
listening session in-person. Selection of the organizations will be 
based on the diversity of their missions and efforts.

    Dated: August 27, 2019.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-19085 Filed 9-4-19; 8:45 am]
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