Demographics

Information

Identity is a core issue at KBtL; we cannot center and hold space for marginalized perspectives without ensuring that the people who work with us are also diverse. KBtL strives to make sure our demographic data is more than just a series of checkboxes. We refine our demographic survey each year. Staff, Volunteers, and Educators are all required to fill out demographic data. For Staff and Educators, we display this data directly on their profile when given permission. In addition, all demographic data for Staff, Volunteers, and Educators from our current year is displayed anonymously in aggregate on our Identities page, allowing us to display a snapshot of the places we come from as a conference. Since Staff, Volunteers, and Educators represent the organization, our Identities page is an important way of reflecting on who leads and fuels this conference and what marginalized identities they hold.

Demographics also apply to our attendees, though, and our Identities page does not list attendee information, nor does it reflect the percentages or amounts of various identities. Which is why we have included the following information from the past year(s) of Kink Between the Lines on this page. The data below represents all people who filled out a demographic form - attendees, staff, volunteers, and educators - if they consented to having their data displayed publicly.

Data from 2024

Overview

Pie chart showing the participation rates from KBtL Five in 2024. People who did not provide demographics: 60 people or 40% of the entire group. People who did provide demographics: 96 people or 60% of the entire group.

Participation

Pie chart of how many people filled out demographics vs how many attended the conference.

Pie chart showing the breakdown of how people consented to have their demographics information used from KBtL Five in 2024. Funding consent only: 9 people, or 9%. Both education and funding consent: 84 people or 88% Neither education nor funding consent: 3 people or 3%.

Permissions

How many people gave us consent to use their demographic data in certain ways.

Pie chart showing the distribution of the roles of people who consented to have their demographics used for educational purposes from KBtL Five in 2024. Educators: 46 people or 55% of responses Attendees: 27 people or 32% of responses. Staff: 8 people or 10% of responses. Volunteers: 2 people or 2% of responses Other: 1 person or 1% of responses

Record Types

Of the 84 demographic records that gave educational consent, which number came from attendees, educators, staff, or volunteers?

Race & Ethnicity Data

Pie chart showing the distribution of racial identities from respondents at KBtL Five in 2024. White: 40 people or 48% of responses. Black: 23 people or 27% of the responses. Asian: 11 people or 13% of responses. Bi- or Multiracial: 6 people or 7% of responses. Person of Color: 3 people or 4% of responses. Indigenous: 1 person or 1% of responses.

Racial Identities

How people identified their race.

Pie chart showing whether people identified as Hispanic, Latino, Latina, or Latinx. No: 79 people or 94% of responses Yes: 5 people or 6% of responses.

Hispanic/Latinx Identification

Whether or not people identified themselves as Hispanic, Latino, Latina, or Latinx.

Word cloud showing range of ethnicities reported by attendees of KBtL Five in 2024. Grouped by size from largest to smallest sized text, where the largest sized text indicates a higher number of responses. 1. African American; 2. Jewish; 3. American; 4. European; 5. caucasian; 6. Ashkenazi, Irish, mixed, Chinese; 7. Russian, Polish, Filipino, Indian, Middle-Eastern, South Asian, Native American, Puerto Rican; 8. Dutch, Cherokee, multi ethnic, Hindu, Pakistani, mongrel, Creole, French, German, British, Choctaw, Panamanian, Caribbean, Creek, Anishnaabe, Taiwanese, Japanese, Columbian, Chickasaw, North Indian, Korean, Mvskoke, Laotian, African, Western European, Dominican, Han Chinese, Latin American Telugu, American Indian

Ethnic Identities

A word cloud of all the various terms people used to describe their ethnicity. Larger words indicate they were used more often than smaller words.

Geographical Data

One pie chart shows that 63 people, or 71% of responses identify with the nationality of American, and 26 people or 29% identified as Other, from the responses from KBtL Five in 2024. A bar chart breaks down the other category as: Bangladeshi 1 person or 1% of responses. Belgian 1 person or 1% of responses. Canadian 4 people or 4% of responses. Colombian 1 person or 1 % of responses. Dominican 1 person or 1% of responses. Dutch 1 person or 1% of responses. German 2 people or 2% of responses. Indian 2 people or 2% of responses. Iranian 1 person or 1% of responses. Irish 1 person or 1% of responses. Israeli 1 person or !% of responses. New Zealander 1 person or 1% of responses. No nationality specified 5 people or 6% of the responses. Pakistani 1 person or 1% of the responses. South Korean 1 person or 1% of the responses. Swedish 1 person or 1% of the responses. Zimbabwean 1 person or 1% of the responses.

Nationalities

How people identified their Nationality (aka the country/countries of their citizenship). Please keep in mind that people can hold dual or multi citizenship.

A map showing the countries of primary residence of responses from KBtL Five in 2024. United States of America: 69 No country specified: 31 Canada: 5 Netherlands: 4 Germany: 2 India: 2 South Africa: 1 New Zealand: 1 Native Land names cited: Chitimatch, Choctaw, Lenape, Munsee, Natcotchtank, Piscataway, Tkaronto

Residence Countries

A map of all the countries that people listed as being residents of (aka the country they lived all or most of the year).

A map showing the states of primary residence for USA Residents responses from KBtL Five in 2024. No state specified: 31 New York: 11 Massachusetts: 4 Colorado: 3 Illinois: 2 Ohio: 2 California: 2 Washington: 2 Texas: 1 Missouri: 1 Louisiana: 1 Michigan:1 Georgia: 1 New Hampshire: 1 Maryland: 1 Washington D.C.: 1 New Jersey: 1 Native Land names cited: Chitimatch, Choctaw, Lenape, Munsee, Natcotchtank, Piscataway

Residence States

For those who identified their country of residence as the USA, this map displays which states they listed as residing in.

A pie chart shows that nine responses (11%) from people at KBtL Five in 2024 identified as immigrants while 75 responses did not.

Immigrant Identification

A pie chart depicting how many people self identified as immigrants.

A bar chart showing responses from attendees from KBtL Five in 2024 related to threat levels outside of the USA. Australia and New Zealand: 100% Identity not criminalized - Safety at risk; BeNeLux: 20% (1 response) Indentity Criminalized - Safety at Risk, 20% (1 response) Identity not criminalized - Safety at risk, 60% (3 responses) Identity not criminalized - Safety not at risk; Canada: 20% (1 response) Identity not criminalized - Safety at risk, 80% (4 responses) Identity not criminalized - Safety not at risk; Southern Asia: 100% (2 responses) Identity not criminalized - Safety not at risk; Sub-Saharan Africa: 100% (1 response) Identity not criminalized - Safety not at risk; Western Europe: 50% (1 response) Identity not criminalized - Safety at risk, 50% Identity not criminalized - Safety not at risk

Threats Outside USA

A chart depicting how many people from countries outside the USA stated that one or more of their identities had been criminalized by their government and/or that they felt their safety was at risk because of one or more of their identities.

A bar chart showing responses from attendees from KBtL Five in 2024 related to threat levels inside the USA. Identity Criminalized - Safety at risk: 12 responses or 19%, Identity criminalized - Safety not at risk: 3 responses or 4%, Identity not criminalized - Safety at risk: 20 responses or 29%, Identity not criminalized - Safety not at risk: 33 responses or 48%

Threats Inside USA

A chart depicting how many people from the USA stated that one or more of their identities had been criminalized by their government and/or that they felt their safety was at risk because of one or more of their identities.

Age & Family Data

A pie chart shows the range of ages of respondents from KBtL Five in 2024. Age not selected: 1 response (1%), Ages 18-24: 9 responses (11%), Ages 25-35: 28 responses (33%), Ages 36-45: 25 responses (30%), Ages 46-55: 11 responses (13%), Ages 56-65: 7 responses (8%), Ages 66-75: 3 responses (4%)

Ages

A pie chart of age ranges represented.

A pie chart shows that 10% of responses (8 records) identify as an elder in their family and or community. The other 90% of responses (76 records) from KBtL Five in 2024 do not identify as an elder.

Elder Identification

A pie chart depicting how many people self identified as elders in their family or community.

A bar chart shows the breakdown of familial arrangements from KBtL Five in 2024 as follows: No children: 62 responses, Primary caregiver to children under 18 years of age: 10 responses, Caregiver to children older than 18: 8, Primary caregiver to non-child family member: 5, Other familiar arrangements: 4, Fostered: 3, Non-primary caregiver to children under 18: 2, Had children, do not anymore: 2

Familial Identities

A bar chart of family arrangements and caregiver identities.

Gender & Sexuality Data

A bar chart shows the range of gender identities from responses from KBtL Five in 2024. Cisgender: 37, Non-binary: 28, Transgender: 24, Genderqueer: 23, Genderfluid: 15, Transmasculine: 8, Agender: 5, Other gender: 5, Gender not selected: 4, Two Spirit/Indigiqueer: 3, Transfeminine: 2, Cross-dresser: 1

Gender Identities

A bar chart of gender identities people self-identified as. People typically selected more than one gender identity.

A bar chart shows the range of pronouns used by respondents from KBtL Five in 2024. She/Her/Hers: 53, They/Them/Theirs: 43, He/Him/His: 18, Other pronouns: 11, Neopronouns (Xe, Ze, Fae, etc.): 7, It/Its/Its: 5, Non-english pronouns: 6, Pronoun neutral/don't care: 2

Pronouns Used

A bar chart of pronouns people listed. People sometimes select more than one pronoun.

A pie chart showing the breakdown of responses about Intersex identification from KBtL Five in 2024. Intersex: 4 responses or 5%, Not selected: 5 responses or 6%, Not Intersex: 75 responses or 89%

Intersex Identification

Pie chart of whether or not people self-identified as intersex.

A bar chart shows the breakdown of sexual and romantic identities of responses from KBtL Five in 2024. Polyamorous/Non-Monogamous: 70, Queer: 61, Pansexual/Panromantic or Polysexual/Polyromantic: 41, Bisexual/Biromantic: 25, Demisexual/Demiromantic: 21, Asexual/Aromantic: 19, Gay: 11, Other sexuality: 8, Lesbian: 6, Homosexual: 4, Heterosexual/Straight: 1

Sexuality Identities

A bar chart of sexualities people self-identified as. People typically selected more than one sexuality.

Disability & Societal Data

A bar chart shows the breakdown of responses around self-reported ability and disability identities. Neurodiverse: 59, Mental Health Condition/Disability: 56, Chronic Illness: 38, Physical Disability: 33, Social Disability: 18, Disabled: 15, Fully Abled: 9, Intellectual Disability: 8, Other Disability: 7, (Dis)Ability not selected: 1

(Dis)Ability Identities

A chart of the realms of ability or disability that people self-identified with. Some people selected more than one.

A pie chart shows the range of financial identities of the responses from KBtL Five in 2024. Hold financial privilege: 42 responses or 32%, Income doesn't consistently meet needs: 38 responses or 29%, On public assistance/social welfare: 19 responses or 14%, Income at or below minimum wage: 18 responses or 13%, Unemployed: 16 responses or 12%

Financial Marginalization

A chart of the financial statuses that people identified with. Some people selected more than one.

A pie chart shows the breakdown of the educational background of responses from KBtL Five in 2024. Holds educational privilege: 71 responses or 84%, College/University incomplete: 10 responses or 12%, Compulsory Education Incomplete: 3 responses or 4%

Educational Marginalization

A chart of the educational status of people.

A bar chart shows the range of responses related to faith/religion from participants at KBtL Five in 2024. Mainstream religion and spirituality: 32, Non-mainstream religion and mainstream spirituality: 24. Mainstream religion and non-manstrain spirituality: 20, Non-mainstream religion and spirituality: 8

Faith & Spirituality Marginalization

A bar chart displaying how many people identified as having non-mainstream religions, spiritualities, both, or neither.

A pie chart shows survivor status information from KBtL Five in 2024. Survivor of Violence: 2 responses or 3%, Survivor of Incarceration: 3 responses or 4%, Survivor of Homelessness: 15 responses or 30%. The remaining 54 responses (73%) indicated no experience of survivorhood.

Survivor Experiences

A pie chart describing people’s experience with trauma and being a survivor.

A bar chart shows numbers of responses from KBtL Five in 2024 indicating additional social identities. People of size: 46, First generation person (of anything) 28, Current/previous Sex Workers: 23

Additional Social Identities

A chart of additional social identities people self-identified with including being of size, a sex worker, or first generation.

Who are we missing?

All data is biased in some way and data can show us a picture, but it is often not a complete picture with all the nuances of real life. It’s important to recognize who is missing from our demographic data too.

Participation

Unfortunately, not every attendee fills out a demographic form. We cannot and do not force attendees to fill out demographics, but we prominently request it of them several times in emails and during the event. There might be many reasons people don’t fill it out: time, lack of technology access, spoons, frustration with the questions, apathy, fatigue with the length of the form, because they wish to remain private, forgetfulness, lack of accessibility, and more.

We ask people filling out our demographic form to answer three consent questions about how we use their data. The first question is mandatory and asks if we can use their data for internal use, which means we can use that data as an organization to understand our attendees better as well as use it within closed conference-only areas such as during a closing keynote or in Discord. The second and third questions are optional. They ask for permission to use their data for educational purposes and funding purposes. People can choose to say no to either of these purposes if they wish. Educational purposes allows us to display the data on our website on this page and to use it if we produce classes, handouts, or other educational material. Funding purposes allows us to use the data if we apply for funding such as a grant. Only people who have consented to have their data used for educational purposes are displayed on this page.

Gaps in Questions

No matter what we do, there will always be some gaps in the way in which we ask questions or the way in which people interpret the questions we ask. We improve our demographic form every year to try to account for as many sources of marginalization as possible, but it’s impossible to include all of them. In addition, we may think we are being perfectly clear about a question but others may have different interpretations of our words. This has happened several times with our data over the past few years.