Julian Hoffman, from the University of Westminster (UK) is interested in speaking with SL Residents about gender identification as part of his undergraduate dissertation in Media Studies. His thesis is that "our modern times demand from us to have multiple identities and cyberspace is exactly the place where we can experiment with new roles, masks and identities".
You're under no obligation to speak with Julian unless you want to. His thread in the Classified section asking for vounteers has been opened, and he may also ask to speak with some people in SL. Nothing you say will be made public or shared with Linden Lab, except in a summary way as part of the overall results. Specific quotes may be used, but only with your prior agreement, and without attribution unless you agree in advance.