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Ilan H. Meyer is an American psychiatric epidemiologist, author, professor, and a senior scholar for public policy and sexual orientation law at the Williams Institute of UCLA. He has conducted extensive research on minority identities related to sexual orientation, gender, race and ethnicity, drawing conclusions on the impact of social stresses on their mental health. Meyer was an expert witness for the plaintiffs in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (2010), the federal case that overturned California Proposition 8. .. more

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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · Oct 7
Ilan Meyer said that research shows conversion therapy “is ineffective at changing a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity and is associated with significant harm, which is why major professional organizations have overwhelmingly rejected the practice.”
The UN calls conversion therapy ‘torture.’ Could the Supreme Court greenlight it anyway? • Ohio Capital Journal
Five years ago, the United Nations concluded that conversion therapy could amount to torture and recommended it be banned. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will consider a case that could greenlight it f...
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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · Oct 6
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say
Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth
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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · Aug 23
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How many Americans now identify as transgender? Many are age 13-17.
New analysis finds younger adults are more likely than older Americans to identify as transgender. Here's a breakdown
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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · Jun 17
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williamsinstitute.bsky.social Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 16
Join us tomorrow at noon PT/3pm ET for a discussion about how the current political and legal landscape surrounding LGBTQ research funding and data collection will impact our understanding of LGBTQ communities. RSVP: bit.ly/SilencingKnowledge

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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 16
Join us tomorrow at noon PT/3pm ET for a discussion about how the current political and legal landscape surrounding LGBTQ research funding and data collection will impact our understanding of LGBTQ communities. RSVP: bit.ly/SilencingKnowledge

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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · Jun 12
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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · May 9
If you attend #aapor25 come join us for this important discussion:

The Impact of Two 2025 Executive Orders on Access to Federal Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Thursday, May 15 11:00 AM

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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · May 7
Join us June 17 for this important conversation
williamsinstitute.bsky.social Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · May 6
Join us on June 17 for a discussion about how the current political and legal landscape surrounding LGBTQ research funding and data collection will impact our understanding of LGBTQ communities. RSVP: bit.ly/SilencingKnowledge

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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · May 6
Join us on June 17 for a discussion about how the current political and legal landscape surrounding LGBTQ research funding and data collection will impact our understanding of LGBTQ communities. RSVP: bit.ly/SilencingKnowledge

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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · May 5
Data on violence against transgender people to be discontinued. This will effectively bury disparities in violence and impede prevention efforts
williamsinstitute.bsky.social Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · May 5
The federal Bureau of Justice Statistics has removed all references to gender or gender identity from at least four federal surveys, leaving policymakers, researchers, and advocates with no valid information on the victimization of transgender people.
Trump DOJ Erases Trans People from Crime Data Surveys
Trump's Justice Department has removed questions about gender identity and trans people from at least four federal surveys.
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · May 5
The federal Bureau of Justice Statistics has removed all references to gender or gender identity from at least four federal surveys, leaving policymakers, researchers, and advocates with no valid information on the victimization of transgender people.
Trump DOJ Erases Trans People from Crime Data Surveys
Trump's Justice Department has removed questions about gender identity and trans people from at least four federal surveys.
theappeal.org

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Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · Apr 27
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.

No one has heard from you in 43 days.

As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
Andry José Hernández Romero

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judgeluttig.bsky.social @judgeluttig.bsky.social · Apr 15
On this day, April 14, 2025, the President of the United States openly defied the Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion of April 10, 2025, ordering him to “facilitate Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Apr 15
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 10
LGBQ people are six times more likely than the general population to be stopped by police in public spaces and more than twice as likely to be stopped while driving. bit.ly/PolicingLGBQ

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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 3
“We are about to lose knowledge about the LGBT population that has been essential for understanding policy, for providing advice to litigation, for providing evidence for courts. And to inform the public." - @ilanmeyer.bsky.social, Distinguished Senior Scholar
Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field
The administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBTQ-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter century.
www.nbcnews.com

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · Apr 3
Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBT health funding, upending research field

The administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBT-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter century.

My latest for @nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field
The administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBTQ-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter century.
www.nbcnews.com

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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 1
Join us on Friday for a discussion of what the first 100 days of the Trump administration mean for LGBTQ people. We'll address global LGBTQ rights, the future of gender recognition, and bans on gender-affirming care. RSVP today to join us via Zoom: bit.ly/AU2025online

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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · Mar 21
Transgender people in the US are victims of violence 4 times more than cisgender people
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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · Mar 19
Oh no so sorry I know she had a great age but it's always so hard 💕

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Ilan H Meyer @ilanmeyer.bsky.social · Feb 27
Federal data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity are essential for public health and policy. The removal of such data from the public record and the loss of future data would set the United States decades backward.

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https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/access-federal-lgbt-data/
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 27
On Jan 29, OPM issued a memo directing federal department and agency heads to remove webpages and documents that “promote gender ideology.” Huge datasets were removed before a court ordered them restored. Our new report examines the effects of losing federal LGBT data on research, law, and policy.👇
Impact of Executive Orders on Access to Federal Data
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