Research
The published reports and board diversity guidelines behind OutQuorum, hosted at outleadership.com. The historical figures on the trends page are transcribed directly from these reports.
Published reports
LGBTQ+ Board Diversity 2024: Shaping the Future of Business
Out Leadership's fourth annual LGBTQ+ board diversity report — the 2024 baseline this site's year-over-year comparisons are built on.
2023Board Diversity 2023: Progress & Possibility
The 2023 report tracking LGBTQ+-inclusive board diversity policies across the Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000, with first findings for the ASX 200.
2022Board Diversity 2022: Visibility Counts
The 2022 report extending the Visibility Counts baseline across the Fortune 500, Fortune 1000, and NASDAQ-listed companies.
2021Visibility Counts – The LGBTQ+ Board Leadership Opportunity
The foundational study that put numbers on the LGBTQ+ visibility gap in US boardrooms and made the business case for out directors.
Board diversity guidelines
Board Diversity Guidelines – US
Out Leadership's US board diversity guidelines — the first to include LGBTQ+ people in board demographics reporting.
2022Board Diversity Guidelines – UK
The first-ever LGBTQ+-inclusive board diversity guidelines for the United Kingdom.
2023Board Diversity Guidelines – Australia
The first-ever LGBTQ+ board diversity guidelines for Australia.
2024LGBTQ+ Board Diversity Guidelines: Hong Kong
LGBTQ+-inclusive board diversity guidelines for Hong Kong-listed companies.
Looking for the current dataset? The OutQUORUM 2026 report cycle (2025–26 filings) is what this site is built on — see the methodology or download the report.