▁to ▁" ex pose ▁the ▁individual ▁and ▁institution al ▁practices ▁that ▁have ▁denied ▁access ▁to ▁women ▁and ▁other ▁opp ress ed ▁groups ▁and ▁have ▁ignored ▁or ▁de valu ed ▁women " ▁ ▁Que er / L GB T Q ▁Theory ▁Que er / L GB T Q ▁the or ists ▁question ▁the ▁heter osex ist ▁bias ▁that ▁per v ades ▁society ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁power ▁over ▁and ▁disc rim ination ▁toward ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁minor ities . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁sens itivity ▁of ▁issues ▁surrounding ▁L GB T Q ▁status , ▁evalu ators ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁aware ▁of ▁safe ▁ways ▁to ▁protect ▁such ▁individuals ’ ▁ident ities ▁and ▁ensure ▁that ▁disc rimin atory ▁practices ▁are ▁brought ▁to ▁light ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁a ▁more ▁just ▁society . ▁ ▁Government ▁requirements ▁ ▁Given ▁the ▁Federal ▁budget ▁def ic it , ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁Administration ▁moved ▁to ▁apply ▁an ▁" ev idence - based ▁approach " ▁to ▁government ▁sp ending , ▁including ▁rig orous ▁methods ▁of ▁program ▁evaluation . ▁ ▁The ▁President ' s ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Bud get ▁ear mark ed ▁fund ing ▁for ▁ 1 9 ▁government ▁program ▁evalu ations ▁for ▁ag encies ▁such ▁ ▁as ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Agency ▁for ▁International ▁Development ▁( USA ID ). ▁ ▁An ▁inter - ag ency ▁group ▁del ivers ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁increasing ▁trans par ency ▁and ▁account ability ▁by ▁creating ▁effective ▁evaluation ▁networks ▁and ▁drawing ▁on ▁best ▁practices . ▁A ▁six - step ▁framework ▁for ▁conduct ing