The present study contributes to a growing body of lit-
erature developing psychometrically and theoretically grounded
measures of sexual orientation minority identity. We tested psy-
chometric properties and construct validity of a 27-item measure,
the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale (LGBIS). The sam-
ple consisted of 475 adult (178 male, 237 female, 16 male-to-
female, 14 female-to-male, and 30 gender queer persons) mem-
bers of a special interest group, the National Coalition for Sex-
ual Freedom. Participants completed a health needs question-
naire. Prominent findings included (1) confirmatory factor-an-
alytic, internal consistency, and inter-correlation patterns sup-
port two LGBIS factor structures; (2) men, compared primar-
ily to women, reported elevated scores on Acceptance Concerns,
Concealment Motivation, Difficulty Process, and Negative
Identity; (3) queer-identifying persons tended to report low
Concealment Motivation, and high Identity Affirmation and

• Examining the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale Among Members of an Alternative Sexuality Special Interest Group