Data Visualisation and Advocacy for Sexual and Gender Minority Health

Date: 2022-11-16
Author: Janina Mueller
Source: https://doi-org.colorado.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/15420353.2022.2139329
Domain: Persuading with Data
Subdomain: Mapping Data
Type of Resource: Reading

This paper provides a pedagogical primer on how to incorporate data and GIS-based advocacy into the classroom curriculum by offering a case study of LGBTQIA+ health challenges and barriers. In the paper’s Appendix, the paper’s author provides a sample lesson plan that invites students to critically evaluate maps and data visualizations.

Keywords: Maps Geospatial Data Healthcare Social justice

MLA Citation: Mueller, Janina. ‘Data Visualization and Advocacy for Sexual and Gender Minority Health.’ Journal of Map and Geography Libraries, vol. 18, no. 1-2, pp. 115-130. https://doi-org.colorado.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/15420353.2022.2139329.

Note: This article is not open-access but is available via many library databases.

Also, the lesson plan in the appendix can help students develop strategies for how maps might be used within a data-based advocacy campaign that seeks to advance the welfare of LGBTQIA+ communities.