An accessible, and sufficiently detailed, source of reliable information about the needs and experiences of BLACK QUEER MEN that can be used to inform policy-making, empower Black Queer Men's advocacy, and spark engagement with our concerns among research, tech, and civil society innovators
Collection, use, and management, of data about Black Queer Men, is only made so vitally necessary because services are managed as a competition between citizens for limited resources, adjudicated by 'neutral' public servants.
At base, demand for ‘perfect information’ before action, is due to the social distance between Black queer men and those making policy or resource decisions on their behalf.
We need systems that design and deliver services with rather than for Black queer men; meeting them where they are, valuing differences, sharing risks, reward, and accountability; building trust/ networks with and among them.
'Improving the evidence base' In The Picture p.11
Date TBC (Feb 2023?)
Convening a conference to share and grow knowledge about and for Black Queer men in the UK, and to build connections for ongoing knowledge transfer and new research, Building on the Census 2021 inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time as a voluntary question to highlight importance of intersectional data and ethical data governance to build trust
ODI Research Fellowship or equivalent vehicle to explore data stewardship and ethical access
April - September
Does size matter, and can it be an advantage to be a small, poorly defined, weakly bonded group when the 'contagion' goes beyond the simple binary to attitudinal shifts?
Create/adopt a model for sharing online courses developed by us and for us – establishing a core curriculum of knowledge for potential BLKOUT Collective freelancers and other participants in governance/administration of the organisation
500 Black Queer Men access support in building active and supportive networks
A further 1,500 receive regular, targeted information and encouragement to participate when ready to do so