This toolkit was drafted over the course of 18 months (May 2023 to October 2024) by a working group of higher education technology professionals from across the United States and is intended to serve as a guide and starting point (refer to the "How to Use This Toolkit" section). Staying up to date on the rapidly changing legal and cultural environment and adapting accordingly is a critical part of this work. Officials at all colleges and universities—not just those in jurisdictions that have instituted discriminatory policies or taken adverse actions directed at LGBTQIA+ people through legislation, executive order, or decisions by public officials—need to understand that the data the institution collects and stores can put people at great risk. Institutional policies and decisions about collecting, using, and retaining SOGI data should be made with a full understanding of the threats posed when data about gender identity, sexual orientation, pronouns, honorifics, spouses or partners, or other dimensions could be used to identify an individual. Additionally, it is critical that when an institution does collect data, it does so in a way that accurately reflects and respects LGBTQIA+ people and identities. All of us in higher education need to understand gender data and demographics and the human and legal impacts of collecting, storing, and sharing these data.