Table 3.

Standard data across unequal contexts.

Data on “social factors” as …	County Health System	LGBTQ Health Center
Formalized awareness	“Openness”: SOGI questions as formally highlighting attention to non-heteronormative gender and sexuality	“Checkboxing”: SOGI questions as constraining gender and sexual diversity via standard response items
Bounded appropriateness	Standard SOGI items as “the limit” of appropriateness; providers and patients do not expect discussion within care	SOGI items as “poor starting point”; providers and patients expect open-ended discussion on gender and sexuality
Limited information	Provider, staff lack essential knowledge, experience, and understanding of “good care” — data as weak substitute	Provider, staff possess strong knowledge, experience, and understanding of “good care”— data as interference