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December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM

Scholars file brief on trans political powerlessness

PLUS: We're hiring! NEW RESEARCH  Scholars file amicus brief with the Supreme Court in transgender sports case On August 27, Williams Institute scholars, represented by Boies Schiller Flexner LLC, filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in West Virginia v. B.P.J.  The …

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December 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM

You make our work possible

Dear John, This Giving Tuesday, we hope you will join us in building a future where the laws and policies that shape the lives of LGBTQ people are grounded in research, data, and facts. Every day, the Williams Institute produces rigorous, independent research that informs courts, strengthens pol…

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November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dear John, This Thanksgiving, we’re taking stock of what we’re grateful for at the Williams Institute, and your support is among our greatest gifts. Sending you our warmest wishes for a joyful and connected holiday season. The Williams Institute The Williams Institute at UCLA School of…

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November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Mistreatment of LGBTQ people by law enforcement

PLUS: We're hiring! NEW RESEARCH  Nearly six in ten transgender adults surveyed in California experienced recent violence or harassment Our new study finds that 59% of transgender and nonbinary adults surveyed in California experienced at least one incident of violence or harassment in the …

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November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM

40 Years of HIV Criminalization Webinar

December 1 at noon UPCOMING EVENTS  HIV is now a preventable and manageable health condition, yet many states still enforce outdated criminal laws against people living with HIV. These laws were enacted in the early days of the epidemic and often target behavior that poses no transmission ri…

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November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM

Marriage extends support network for disabled LGBTQ people

PLUS: World AIDS Day webinar NEW RESEARCH  Marriage extends support networks for LGBTQ+ people with disabilities  Our new study finds that marriage can provide stability, mutual support, and greater family acceptance for LGBTQ+ people with disabilities. More than one-quarter (27%) of the …

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October 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM

New limits on refugee admissions could impact LGBTI+ people

PLUS: Global SOGIESC Seed Grants NEW RESEARCH  Limits on refugee admissions to the US could significantly impact LGBTQI+ refugees Today, the Trump administration published a Presidential Determination in the Federal Register that limits refugee admissions to the U.S. to 7,500 in 2026. Most sl…

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October 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM

Understanding LBTQ Latinas in Los Angeles

PLUS: Meet Ayden Scheim! NEW RESEARCH  106,000 LBTQ Latinas live in LA County, more than half experience economic and food insecurity Responses of LBTQ Latinas in Los Angeles to the question, “What are your biggest sources of worry?” Our new study, in partnership with Latina Futures 2050…

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October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM

Join us tomorrow for Conversion Therapy at the Court

October 17 at noon On October 7, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado’s ban on licensed professionals providing conversion therapy to minors. Join us tomorrow, October 17, at noon for a discussion of the legal issues before the Court and…

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October 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Understanding TNB immigrants in Los Angeles

PLUS: Conversion Therapy at the Court NEW RESEARCH  Nearly three-quarters of surveyed trans and nonbinary immigrants in LA face poverty Our new report, produced in partnership with the TransLatin@ Coalition, finds that nearly three-quarters (73%) of immigrant respondents to the LA County Tran…

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October 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM

New public comment on gender-affirming care

PLUS: Meet some new members of the Institute NEW RESEARCH  Scholars submit public comment to the Federal Trade Commission In July 2025, the Federal Trade Commission sought information “to better understand how consumers may have been exposed to false or unsupported claims” about gender-aff…

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October 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Conversion Therapy at the Court

October 17 at noon On October 7, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado’s ban on licensed professionals providing conversion therapy for minors. Join us on October 17 for an online discussion exploring the legal issues raised in …

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September 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM

Census Snapshots of same-sex couples

Congratulations to Dr. Nanette Gartrell! NEW RESEARCH  2020 Census Snapshots: More than half of same-sex couples in the U.S. are married Our new analysis of the 2020 decennial Census finds that same-sex couples live in every state. At the time of the Census, Washington, D.C. had the highest c…

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September 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM

Photos from our NYC Fall Salon

WILLIAMS NEWS  Williams Institute's 2025 NYC Fall Salon Thank you to all our friends and supporters who joined us this week for a panel discussion and cocktail reception at our NYC Fall Salon, hosted at the law offices of Selendy Gay. We are so grateful to our panelists—Sruti Swaminathan of the…

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September 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM

The impact of data suppression on transgender research

PLUS: Honoring our Dukeminier Awards winners IMPACT  We've been tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender – soon, there will be no reliable way to measure them By Jody Herman, Senior Scholar of Public Policy, and Andrew R. Flores, Distinguished Visiting Scholar The Conversa…

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August 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Scholars file amicus brief in conversion therapy case

PLUS: Laurel Sprague at the UN NEW RESEARCH  Scholars file amicus brief with the Supreme Court in conversion therapy case On August 27, Williams Institute scholars, represented by Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Chiles v. S…

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August 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM

The 2025 Dukeminier Awards Winners

WILLIAMS NEWS  Congratulations to the 2025 Dukeminier Awards Winners The Williams Institute and student editors of the Dukeminier Awards Journal are pleased to announce the best sexual orientation and gender identity legal scholarship published during the 2023-2024 academic year. These four art…

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August 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM

2.8M people 13+ identify as transgender

PLUS: You're invited to our NYC Fall Salon NEW RESEARCH  2.8 million people aged 13 and older identify as transgender in the US Our new report finds approximately 2.8 million people aged 13 and older—1.0% of the U.S. population in that age group—identify as transgender. This includes about …

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August 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM

Reminder: Trans population webinar

Today at noon PT/3 pm ET UPCOMING EVENTS  Just a reminder to register for today's webinar at noon PT/3 pm ET. We will be discussing the Williams Institute's new estimates of the transgender population and exploring how federal policy could impact our understanding of transgender people in th…

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August 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Webinar: New transgender population estimates

August 21 at noon PT/3pm ET UPCOMING EVENTS  Today, the Williams Institute released new research showing that 2.8 million people ages 13 and older identify as transgender in the U.S. Join us tomorrow, August 21, at noon PT/3pm ET for a conversation with the study authors about these estimat…

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August 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM

New guidance on religious expression in federal workplaces

Save the Date: NYC Fall Salon IMPACT  New federal workplace guidance greenlights discrimination against LGBTQ+ federal employees By Brad Sears, Distinguished Senior Scholar of Law and Policy The Advocate  August 1, 2025 This week, the Office of Public Management (OPM) issued a memo urgin…

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July 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM

We're looking for our next Executive Director

WILLIAMS NEWS  Join our team as the next Executive Director We’re excited to announce that the Williams Institute is seeking an Executive Director to help guide our next chapter. We’re looking for someone with a passion for rigorous research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and p…

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July 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM

LGBTQ Cases at the Supreme Court

WILLIAMS NEWS  Watch our webinar on LGBTQ cases at the Supreme Court Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our webinar featuring UCLA Law professor Cary Franklin, the McDonald/Wright Chair of Law and Williams Institute Faculty Director. The webinar discussed two recent Supreme Court…

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July 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM

2 million LGBT adults rely on SNAP

PLUS: LGBTQ cases at SCOTUS webinar NEW RESEARCH  More than 2 million LGBT adults in the US rely on SNAP benefits On July 3, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping tax and spending bill, which includes steep cuts the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Our new rep…

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July 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM

Webinar: Understanding Skrmetti and Mahmoud

July 10, 2025 at noon PT UPCOMING EVENTS  Dear John, Join us for a discussion on two LGBTQ-related cases decided this term by the Supreme Court: United States v. Skrmetti and Mahmoud v. Taylor. UCLA Law Professor Cary Franklin, Faculty Director of the Williams Institute and constitutional la…

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June 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM

More than 820K married couples live in the US

You're invited! Join our webinar on the LGBTQ Supreme Court cases NEW RESEARCH  An estimated 823,000 married same-sex couples live in the US Our new report examines the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of married same-sex couples. As of June 2025, there are an estimated 823,000 m…

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June 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care

POLICY NEWS  Supreme Court upholds Tennessee's law banning gender-affirming care for youth Today, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s law banning access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Williams Institute research shows that an estimated 1.6 million people ages 13 and older in t…

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June 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM

Nearly 50K non-citizen LGBT immigrants live in LA

PLUS: Meet our Summer Social Science Fellows! NEW RESEARCH  Nearly 50,000 LGBT immigrants in Los Angeles County do not have US citizenship  On June 7, Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations began across Los Angeles, leading to the arrest of over 100 people by the end of the weekend,…

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June 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Take a look at our research in action

WILLIAMS NEWS  Over the past 12 months, the Williams Institute’s research has helped shape laws and policies that impact the lives of LGBTQ people. From a Mexico City resolution citing our estimates of nonbinary people in Mexico to organizations using our research to modernize HIV criminalizat…

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May 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM

Sign up for our June webinars

UPCOMING EVENTS  June 5, 2025 Noon PT RSVP Today   June 17, 2025 Noon PT RSVP Today   The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law is an academic research institute dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public poli…

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May 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM

Over 185,000 transgender adults rely on Medicaid

PLUS: Photos from our DC Spring Reception NEW RESEARCH  Over 185,000 transgender adults rely on Medicaid as their primary health insurance  Our new study finds that 13% of LGBT adults—approximately 1.8 million people—rely on Medicaid for their primary health insurance, compared to 7% of non-L…

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May 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM

Almost half of trans people have moved, considering moving

PLUS: Meet our Summer Law Fellows! NEW RESEARCH  Nearly half of transgender people surveyed have moved or are considering moving to more trans-affirming places  Note: Respondents could select more than one response. 48% chose at least one of the first four. Our new study finds that 48% o…

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