1. I feel like I belong in the GLBT community
1 2 3 4 5

2. I feel like I am a spiritual person
1 2 3 4 5

3. I feel the GLBT community is supportive of religion
1 2 3 4 5

4. I feel like I am a religious person
1 2 3 4 5

5. I feel a higher power affects my life
1 2 3 4 5

6. I feel people in religious groups are too forceful
1 2 3 4 5

7. I believe in a higher power
1 2 3 4 5

8. Religion is looked favorably upon within the GLBT community
1 2 3 4 5

9. I personally hate religion
1 2 3 4 5

10. I feel religiously oppressed being in the GLBT community
1 2 3 4 5

11. I am completely comfortable with my spiritual life
1 2 3 4 5

12. I believe I can communicate directly with the Creator
1 2 3 4 5

13. I communicate directly with the Creator
1 2 3 4 5

14. I communicate with a higher power/spirit
1 2 3 4 5

15. People within the GLBT community will think I am strange if they knew I tried to communicate with the Creator/higher power
1 2 3 4 5

16. I believe a higher power/spirit communicates with me
1 2 3 4 5

17. I have friends in the religious community
1 2 3 4 5

18. I have friends in the GLBT community
1 2 3 4 5

19. I am not able to communicate with a higher power
1 2 3 4 5

20. I do not feel like I have any hope for my spiritual future
1 2 3 4 5

21. I want to further explore my spiritual options (i.e. individual spirituality)
1 2 3 4 5

22. I want to further explore my religious options (i.e. church, organized religion)
1 2 3 4 5

23. I am happy with religion
1 2 3 4 5

24. I feel like an outcast within my own GLBT community
1 2 3 4 5

25. I attend GLBT functions
1 2 3 4 5

26. I go to GLBT establishments
1 2 3 4 5

27. I am comfortable with my sexuality
1 2 3 4 5

28. I pray Yes No

If Yes, how often do you pray
Everyday Several times a week About once a week
About once a month About once a year

If Yes, what are some of the reasons why you decide to pray?


-OR-

If No, what are some of the reasons why you decide not to pray?


If No, what would influence you to decide to pray?

29. I attend religious functions (i.e. Church, Bible study, Events held at religious establishments, etc.)
-If Yes, please answer question 30.

-If No, what are some of the reasons why you decide not to attend?

-AND-
-If No, what would influence you to decide to attend?

30. How often do you attend a religious function?
Everyday Several times a week About once a week
About once a month About once a year

What would be an example of a typical function you would attend


What are some of the reasons why you decide to attend?

31. Were you brought up in a specific religion?
Yes No

If Yes, what religion was it?

32. Are you currently practicing that same religion? Yes No

If Yes, what are some of the reasons why you decide to continue to practice, and how do you
practice?

-OR-
-If No, what are some of the reasons why you decide not to continue to practice?

-If No, what would influence you to decide to practice?

33. Are you practicing a different religion?
Yes No

If Yes, what are some of the reasons why you decide to practice another religion?

34. Are you currently interested in learning about any religion in particular?
If Yes, what religion?

35. Are you “out” to your friends
Yes No

36. Are you “out” to your family
Yes No

37. How long, in time, have you been “out”

Please tell us more about yourself:

Age

Ethnicity

Sex
Male Female Transgender

What city and state you reside in

Your birthplace

Degree of Sexual Orientation:

Exclusively heterosexual experiences with no homosexual
experiences
Predominantly heterosexual experiences, only incidentally
homosexual experiences
Predominantly heterosexual experiences, but more than
incidentally homosexual experiences
Equally heterosexual and homosexual experiences
Predominantly homosexual experiences, only incidentally heterosexual experiences
Predominantly homosexual experiences, but more than incidentally heterosexual experiences
Exclusively homosexual experiences

On behalf of The Marin Foundation, I thank you for your time, energy and patience in
completing this survey.

Regards,

Andrew Marin
President and Founder, The Marin Foundation